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02-14-2019, 09:31 PM | #25 |
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google Vermont title loophole. get in contact with the guy you got it from and have him write you a bill of sale for the number on the frame. this guy explains it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_sg3oALtGc
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02-15-2019, 12:44 PM | #27 |
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I agree that life is to short and we should all enjoy our great cars. BUT!
At some point we become a seller or buyer. If you don’t have the correct paperwork, your buyer could walk and you have a no sale. Or you could walk from a car you really would like to buy. The path of least resistance is the way a lot of our cars have had there paperwork maintained over the years. Change an engine, no problem, I’ve got one in the barn. Numbers don’t match, no problem, I’ll just grind down the block and re-stamp. The lack of federal guide lines prior to 1954 also don’t help the antique hobby. If we really do own the car but it has some issues as far as paperwork goes. Getting it taken care of is really not a big thing. It might cost you some money, but once done the car is no different than a 2019, buy, sell, or trade. Your ready. 100 million cars are registered in the USA. There are multiple problems out there every day at every DMV in every state. Engines are changed all the time. Just watch Velocity Channel or the auto auctions on TV. Remember the cable guy saying, “get er done”? Enjoy. Last edited by WHN; 02-15-2019 at 08:28 PM. |
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I always wondered about the theft angle. What would be stopping someone with an engine and registration, say from a destroyed '30 coupe from stealing a real nice '30 coupe and swapping out the engine and calling it theirs?.
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I wonder what kind of a nightmare I'm creating for someone in the future ? I have a 1930 coupe title with proper numbers for the frame I'm using but I'm building a 1929 standard coupe . I asked the DMV clerk about changing the year on the title and got a head shake and raised eyebrows . I have plates to match title also so maybe just have frame numbers verified ? and not worry about what the future holds .
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That’s one of the problems with pre 1954 manufactured cars. Each manufacture had their own idea of vehicle ID. Some used the engine number, most used the frame number, and some like Ford used both. Think of the problems that Hot Rodder’s in California caused with there custom cars registered as antiques. Boyd Coddington and others. They are great cars. |
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Think of the problems that Hot Rodder’s in California caused with there custom cars registered as antiques. Boyd Coddington and others. They are great cars.
why it is sometimes good in life to leave well enough alone. we arent talking big money here. Would understand if it were a Mercer or a Stutz. Many people in life create their own problems and headaches. |
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Dennis; Go WITH the engine number and register ir as a 29 which for all practical purposes it will be. JMO
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Already registered as a 1930 on non opp I think I'll just have frame number verified before I drop the 1929 body on engine number does not match .
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Take pics of the frame # BEFORE you drop the body back on.
In my opinion the State issued VIN plate decreases the value of the car........... Paul in CT |
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I just bought a body number plate from a supplier, and stamped the serial number on it. When moving to another state had no issues with in during VIN inspection.
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I understand your situation, and wanting to do the honest thing here.
But tread carefully, because sometimes that VIN you are dealing with comes up on somebody's stolen car list, the cops show up at your door with a flatbed and if they don't bust you on the spot they will let you wave 'bye bye' to your car as it is taken away. And you get nothing. It has happened before. I'm just saying, be very careful what you do. |
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