Not sure how much of a hassle it was for my PO, but my SV has no VIN plates.
What it does have is a very discrete badge from the State of California
Department of Motor Vehicles inside the door. When I was just starting out
with the car someone pointed out that the DMV assigned number includes the
original Rootes number and was therefore able to correctly identify the car,
its manufacture date, and several other features (I appreciated this). Now
I am sure I will never win a concours event because of this but I am OK with
that.
My $0.02? Try the 'legal' route first, it can't be that bad. If you truly
want a concours car, get one with pure providence or else you'll never be
happy anyway.
-Patrick
SV
----- Original Message -----
From: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
To: "Thomas Wiencek" <wiencek@anl.gov>
Cc: "alpines" <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: Title (a different story...)
> Thomas,
> I'm thinking that they want to inspect the car before giving you the
> title. I have been through that by buying a stripped motorcycle (motor
> and frame) from a Government auction for $25 (wo/title). After about
> $500 in used parts, I have completely restored the motorcycle. It was
> titled from the manufacturer originally, so I just need to have it
> inspected (for safety or checking hot VINs? I don't know why). The
> inspectors were State officers and HAD GUNS! After the inspection, they
> gave me a document and said to proceed to the title bureau with the
> document and accompanied with the part's receipts to show that I paid
> State taxes on the parts. The bureau made out a title for the
> motorcycle.
> Jan
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