Judge VIN tag put on regular GTO, opinions please.

[Steve_Hoog]

Just for grins, this is the RAIV that sat in a feild down in Muskogee since 1976. Yes that's right, an Okie from Muskogee GTO. Lt Blue is under the green and the pink stripes were still on the inside of the jams. HD M21 and HD 390. There were several things wrong with it, namely rust from sitting on the ground for 25 years.

[GOAT72]

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Just for grins, this is the RAIV that sat in a feild down in Muskogee since 1976. Yes that's right, an Okie from Muskogee GTO. Lt Blue is under the green and the pink stripes were still on the inside of the jams. HD M21 and HD 390. There were several things wrong with it, namely rust from sitting on the ground for 25 years.

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Steve,
I'm sure the GTO is now out of the field and getting the attention it deserves from a dedicated GTO hobbiest?

Also, there was a debate going on in HPP earlier this year because of engine re-stamping. What about this problem?
People are stamping ID#s on Pontiac blocks to make them "Numbers matching" cars.


I know a guy who claims to do this on a regular basis!

~GOAT72

[68z302]

There's been links from this site to ebay auctions in the past where gang stamps have been sold. Remember our Canadian Yenko 2's? I believe he was one of the buyers.
It's always buyer beware.

[Steve_Hoog]

I was told verbally that Black Gold accepts engine re stampings, I haven't looked in my rule book to verify that.

Even if it's there, I don't accept it.

[ChrisS]

NCRS (where I been a member for several years) accepts restamped engines for judging so long as they are struck "factory typical". I, however, believe that when a VIN appears on a block, that it is implied that it is the original engine that the car left the factory with.
A large percentage of state vehicle laws that I have researched forbid the stamping of a VIN by an individual on any drivetrain/body part. Some, like Illinois, allow it if done in the presence of the proper state authority. In Illinois it is still a violation of the motor vehicle law to even posses "rosette" rivets.

[Pantera]

There is a law on the books in Okla that says you must transfer the # over to the new motor if you change it out. Just goes to show the different states have totally different ideas about it.