What would happen if someone came in with a Ferrari that was stolen, had a
new vin plate on it and told the DMV that he had just welded 2 junks
together?
There is no doubt that some states are much easier than others. I think
it comes down to the fact that before you buy a car with a swapped vin, you
had better know what you are getting into. For example, in Vermont I
wouldn't buy one unless it had previously been registered in Vermont.
Don't want to bore you with the details, but I once owned a $50K car that
I couldn't register and couldn't sell. No, it wasn't a stolen car.
Mark
In a message dated 9/8/2010 4:29:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cars@wt-inc.com writes:
Not true where I live. It is about full disclosure (which this guy has
done). Mike is right. Cars have massive work done like this all the time
and they get them registered or re-registerd. If a guy welds two cars
together and brings both tags to the DMV I and explained the situation, I
would bet that he would get it registered with whichever tag he desired. I
know he would in Utah. I built a replica cobra and California let me
register it as a 1965 shelby cobra. They simply used a number that was
stamped into the tube frame (not a CSX number). My Tiger had the tag
destroyed in a fire in Oregon. Oregon took too long to get the owner a new
tag so he went to Alabama via the mail. They registered it with a new
number and sent him plates and a new title. I bought the car and took it
to
Utah and registered it with the original tag number. It took me about 10
minutes. I still have the Alabama license plates. Some of you people are
giving the state employees WAAAAAAAYYYYYYY to much credit. I have never
heard a FIRST person account of someone that had their car confiscated,
crushed, burned or even their tires peed on. It has always been a "friend"
or a "friend of a friend". I would love to hear a story from the actual
owner of a car where this happened. If it has happened to someone on this
list please share the story.
Can you imagine the litigation from someone that had their Ferrari
confiscated or crushed because the tag was removed during a full
restoration? It would NEVER happen.
Just some random thoughts from a guy that occasionally sees black
helicopters hovering over his house.
Lynn
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of CoolVT@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 9:31 AM
To: mikeflbmer@yahoo.com; Tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] ALGER vin
Nothing wrong if you plan to use the car for "off-road use" only. In
most states if the DMV knows you have removed and/or swapped the tag,
they
either will not register the car or will confiscate it.
Mark L
In a message dated 9/7/2010 12:18:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mikeflbmer@yahoo.com writes:
Why would you worry so much and lose sleep over "would if's"? who cares
what
was swirtched and where how if? The guy used two junked cars to save
one
and
used the vin that matched most closely to what he created? It happens
all
the
time and in every state......Nothing wrong with it if it is diclosed
when
/if
it is sold.....Mike
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