Sounds like someone had lost the title and had a lost title made up.
Here in Washington the state patrol gives the car their own serial # and
removes the old one. The only catch is there should be a Vin plate from
the state somewhere on the car that matches the title and registration.
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>From: PsychoDad7@aol.com[SMTP:PsychoDad7@aol.com]
>Sent: Thursday, September 19, 1996 8:22 PM
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Cc: british-cars@autox.team.net
>Subject: MGB Serial #'s
>
>Hi,
>
>A friend of mine recently bought an MGB. The car is registered as a '65 and
>the body # on the inner fender is MGB 059195. The engine # is 18V890AE-L744,
>but the VIN on the pink slip is DRS 82806 - shouldn't this start with a GHN?
> The ID plate for the VIN is missing - just two holes left in front of the
>radiator, where it was. Can anyone give me any info from these numbers?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Nelson
>'64 AHS MK III
>psychodad7@aol.com
>http://members.aol.com/psychodad7/index.htm
>
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