Bob,
I had the same issue. Both my JAL tag and vin tag was desolved by an acid
dip.
The answer to both is yes, regardless of what some will say.
The TAC will not be a problem at all. However, regarding the replacement
VIN tag it might depend on what state you are in. Admittedly, Los Angeles
might be a different story than rural North Dakota but I would love to meet
a cop in either place that would pull you over, ask for you to open the hood
and first inspect then determine the VIN plate was not original to the
Sunbeam Tiger and impound your car for eventual dismemberment/crushing.
Since I had the original title I went to the DMV and they issued a new
title, for my state, with the original VIN. I made a replacement tag and
all was done. I showed it to the Chief of Police in my town and he could
not have cared less nor could he, by his own admission, tell if it was
original.
You will hear lots of horror stories about a "friend of a friend" who had
their car impounded and crushed due to an illegal/replacement VIN tag I
doubt you will hear from a single person with firsthand experience.
Check with your local jurisdiction, be honest, show them the evidence, if
any. You will probably be surprised at the result. I was told that they
did not care what the VIN tag looked like as long as it had the correct
number. You could have a VIN tag made that looked original, as opposed to
the state issued replacement.
Good luck,
Lynn
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bob Dixon
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:17 PM
To: tigers@autox.tea
Subject: [Tigers] Replacement VIN plate
I suspect the answers are 'no' but here goes:
If a dumb-ass paint shop sandblasted the vin plate off a Tiger, is there any
way to legally replace it? Could a Tiger be TAC'd without it's original vin
plate? If a new VIN is issued by the state, could a Tiger still be TAC'd?
Thanks,
Bob
Currently Tigerless :-(
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