Dunno. Presumably, a body and engine comprises a majority of a car (51% rule?).
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> On October 28, 2017 at 7:47 PM Per Schoerner <per at schoerner.se> wrote:
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> So why do they ask for the engine to be in the car then, btw. some car brands
> don?t even have an engine number?
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> Per
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> Skickat fr?n min iPhone
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> > 28 okt. 2017 kl. 18:55 skrev Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>:
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> > "... How is it in California, id the engine number recorded in the state
> > car register, if it is I would understand the rule."
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> > Nope. CA uses VIN and plate# only--plates can change, for instance if you
> > pay extra for a 'vanity' plate--though it's conceivable engine# and VIN for
> > a car could have gotten mixed-up many years ago. Healey 'VINs' are
> > different than those for contemporary vehicles.
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> > Bob
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