Thread: vin tag and title rip-off

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Folks, this is a federal offense in the making. Any time you move a VIN from one car to another without government approval (get it in writing from a state official at the very least), it is considered GRAND THEFT. I've got the complete tag set for a 1968 GT500KR convertible that I've been offered unbelievable amounts of money for just so someone could build a car around them. Thankfully SAAC has already been notified by myself and others to the cars demise, so no chance of it ever showing up should someone decide to reproduce a set of them from scratch. Again, this is a federal offense in the US. Not sure of other countries, but I would think there are laws governing this practice outside the US as well.

Bill S.

You see this a lot in chopper building, you cut the neck off your bike with the VIN number attached and then restore the frame around it. After all the hoops I had to jump through and ridiculous fees I had to pay to someone who knows nothing about the engineering that goes into it, I would probably do that if I ever build another. It cost me about $1000 in the end and took half the summer.

So if you cut the section of the body off with the tags on it is there a law that tells you how much of the car you can restore??? It's just a giant patch panel for the door sill, wheels included .

Sean

Originally Posted by sgo70

You see this a lot in chopper building, you cut the neck off your bike with the VIN number attached and then restore the frame around it. After all the hoops I had to jump through and ridiculous fees I had to pay to someone who knows nothing about the engineering that goes into it, I would probably do that if I ever build another. It cost me about $1000 in the end and took half the summer.

So if you cut the section of the body off with the tags on it is there a law that tells you how much of the car you can restore??? It's just a giant patch panel for the door sill, wheels included .

Sean

Don't see it too much with bikes( I work in a bike shop) I do here about wood boat restores where a sliver of wood is reused and a new boat built around it. If I build a '32 thats much safer and better than the original and can get my hands on a title or registration, you bet your posi rear end I would use it. Better resale better chance of insurance and better chance to finance it too.