Looking for a project....

It is really easy to get a Wisconsin State VIN, I did it for a 67 GTS back in 1990. You get the title in your name then have a State Policeman check it out, if everything is good then they send you a VIN plate with the original number on it but is says State of Wisconsin below the VIN. If I lived in Wisconsin now I would have done it already, but I live in Illinoise where the Gestapo rules...
It is worth looking into. If it is, indeed, easy to get a VIN, this might be an option for you.