So....What is YOUR opinion on VIN swaps ?

I personally dont have a problem making a silk purse out of a sows ear. I have pieced these cars together my whole life. I could never afford to buy one of the high dollar ones. So i would build my own. A piece from here, a piece from there. Every one of mine have been frankensteins. So what if my slant sux coupe will be a formula S "fake" it retains the slant sux vin. That goes back to "caviet emptor" Let the buyer beware. I would never pass it off as legit. If i did have money flowing outta my *** and was in the market for an original hemi car etc, yes i'd want to make sure it wasnt fraudulently represented.

I think this is the double edged sword. On one hand you have people who cant afford to buy the high dollar ones nowadays, so they build their own "tributes" to enjoy. And you have the guys who can afford the original ones and want to make sure they are getting what they pay for. And in the middle you have the thieves and counterfeiters looking to swap vins and numbers from rusty and wrecked beyond repair high dollar vehicles to good bodies to make a quick buck.

I agree with mr jimharvards statements. Dont use intent to decieve. If its a rebody of a valuable car all vins swapped etc, then disclose it to a potential buyer in writing. Maybe even take and keep pix of the rusty and or wrecked cadaver the numbers were pulled from to show it was way beyong repair, thus the reason for the body swap.

These cars are now way beyond just used cars, the rarer ones are now bought and traded as investments. Nobody in that circle wants to pay full price for a diamond only to find out later its just cut glass, and in that case fraud lawsuits can and do happen.

The rebodys are great. I am glad the aftermarket is able to do this for the more popular models of muscle cars. I never thought i would see the day where repop bodies for these would become available. However It certainly does open up a can of worms for fraud though. I dont know about y'all but i dont have a pair of balls big enough to pass off a swarvoski crystal as a diamond. Do you?