Registering, was: <VV> Surviving '69 Convertibles / Registry

[airvair]

Of course I'm speaking theoretically, but just to make a point that it
COULD be done. The consequences, if and when discovered, are another
tale. And sometimes (often?) the originator of the car gets away without
suffering any consequences. Sad to say, crime DOES pay, and quite
handsomely. IF you feel lucky. LOL! Me, if I didn't have bad luck, I'd
have no luck whatsoever. What's worse, IF I did try anything, I'm the
one they'd make an example out of. THAT's my luck.

-Mark

AeroNed at aol.com wrote:
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/13/2007 5:08:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> airvair at richnet.net writes:
> 
> Suppose,  for example, I had parted out a '69 convert (and
> I have, BTW) and saved all  the components, including body and VIN tags.
> Then I got a cherry '68 (or  maybe an earlier one) convert, and dressed
> it out with the '69's stuff.  Then registered it. (Note that the parts I
> salvaged were not, nor ever will  be used like that.) What then?
> 
> You would, theoretically, go to jail. It is a felony to tamper with a VIN.
> Now if you were to sell the car a represent it as a 69 and the buyer found out
> that it wasn't, you could then be sued for fraud.
> 
> But I know no one would ever do that....
> 
> Ned
>