I know you guys will tell me like it is ..

[njsteve]

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steve i never said anything about removing the Vin or trim tag .
your close enough do you want to inspect the restoration if i buy it >??

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Any time someone uses the term "rebody," that is a legally defined term that presumes that they took the VIN off of one vehicle and placed it on another.

As for the cars never having been siezed or anyone arrested, I could probably arrange an interview for you of one of several upstanding citizens who are either now, or have been in prison for that crime.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau NICB (the same people who keep records on where every car built was originally shipped) specialize in investigating this crime and once they gather the evidence of a VIN swap, they forward that info to the criminal auto theft investigtaors in the nearest state or Federal law enforcement agency for that area.

I'm not here on my high horse trying to lecture anybody, I am just giving you the information you should have to make an educated decision on a possible purchase. My advice would be to let this car go and find something with no legal baggage that will follow it forever.