Reconstructed Vehicle VIN swap

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Wouldn't the VIN swap law apply to the purple Hemi Cuda that was sold at the BJ auction this year? They said the car was burned up in a fire and "rebodied". I was surprised when they announced it, as I thought "rebodying" was illegal.

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Yes it would. I was flaberghasted when I heard the announcer call it a rebody on the air. Nothing like admitting to a felony in front of a couple million people.

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Steve,

I think your point gets to the heart of the matter. If B-J
can do it for high dollar car(s) ( and get away with it ),
others will follow suit as it appears to be an accepted way
of restoring a high values performance car. I'll say it
again, all those dis-embodied VIN's & cowl tags out there
are going to start showing up as rebodied cars for major bucks.

And, if B-J can rationalize the auction of these types of
cars, then they have another potential whole crop of muscle
cars to start pushing on the public.