Hi
We have a 3000 in Sweden with a chassienumber of DMV36854CA. Apparantly
it had an accident, and the chassienumber was issued by the High Way
Patrol in California. Sorry, have not seen the car so dont know the
model, it's not a BJ7/8 anyway. It has 3 carbs, so could be a BT7 MkII.
Per in Sweden
BJ8 Healeys skrev 2013-04-15 21:35:
> That kind of thing was the reason for my comment a few days ago about why
> manufacturers seem so casual sometimes with putting VINs and serial numbers
> in vulnerable places, or otherwise not permanently marking the cars and
> parts in more than one place with its original identity. I know of one DMV
> that gave an owner a hard time with registration because the VIN plate was
> attached only by screws.
> I wasn't saying that all cars turning up with mismatched identity plates got
> that way by criminal intent. But in all cases it WAS intent to deceive
> someone about the correct identity of the car, if only to make them think
> the body plate on the firewall was its original. And yes, I appreciate that
> sometimes deceiving the DMV is the only way to get another car back on the
> road.
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