russo and steel chop job camaro copo

[quick-bowtie]

Are the hidden vins (under heater box and wipers changed?) I remember one of the old owners being suspect of the car but didnt really know forsure..

[deuce-less]

wasn't this car owned for a while by corvette mike's out of so. cal?

[quick-bowtie]

Its had alot of owners over the past couple of years.

[deuce-less]

i believe that besides the canadian doc's, it also has c c vin certification.

[NovaMob03]

I don't think it's a buyers responsibility to find out whether a car is a fake. After all, whoever switched the tags committed a crime right?
Would they actually let you remove the cowl to check the vin before you bid? Don't think so It's not the 1st time a car's been laundered thru an auction...buyer beware

[Rick Cell]

What did the vin number read when you looked at the cowl?

[quick-bowtie]

I for one never take a description on what it says, I think a buyer has to take some responsibility, look at all the cars that are restamped and being sold as numbers cars (way to many to count) there are way to many crooks thats why the serious collector has to do homework on the cars hes interested and think twice if a deal seems to get to be true, or hire an expert.

Say for instance this COPO was restored 10 to 15 years ago when COPOS were bringing 35k to 50k, jump ahead 15 years and who takes it in the shorts?? I bet the original guy who did the car would take it back for 50k wheather or not he disclosed it was a re-body (and make money today again on it), Im sure the car has had many owners that didnt know the history and sold it not knowing.. so does it start with the current owner getting his money back and go on down the line from there until the builder ends up with the car? Just curious on everyones thoughts??

This car was sold on 07' at Barrett for 160k plus the juice so someone took a 50k loss already on it.

[427king]

The reason some cars go thru auction is if there is a problem, the auction house says they are only a venue which cars sell thru, and the seller claims that since the auction house sold the car, they are responsible. Therefore as a buyer you are normally out of luck unfortunately.

[firstgenaddict]

Why was it rebodied? Wreck? rust? Drag racer?
Was it burned in Reggies fire then rebodied?

[real-muscle-1]

the vin # on the cowl has been cut out and replaced by the real copo vin # , but it is a terrible job and if you take a mirror and look under it you will see the welding all around the numbers ----- the worst part about it is the way russo and steele does bussiness , they wanted their money anyway and did not care, drew threating me by saying that he was going to call the cops and charge me with a stolen car,, maybe what i should has done was call the cops my self and they would have taken the car by (auto-theft police) and destroy it.