Is this legal?

[miller]

In the Chicago craigslist, someone is selling only the vin and body (fender?) tags to a 69 R/T

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/pts/2228418839.html

[greenpigs]

Re-read it, it says title also.

[MoparManJim]

I don't think that is legal at all.

[68X426]

It may be perfectly legal to sell. It's probably completely illegal to use! 

[FLG]

Someone get the vin so we can keep track when it get rebodied.

[HOTROD]

It may be perfectly legal to sell. It's probably completely illegal to use! 

[MoparManJim]

Someone get the vin so we can keep track when it get rebodied.

[1968_Charger]

i know im gonna catch alot of crap for this, not saying i agree with it. but what is the difference in putting these on another body and taking a rusted shell of a car and replacing all the metal with amd stuff? its still not original in any way. the only thing different is whats being replaced.

again I DON"T agree with doing that kind of thing, but really how is it any different than taking a car that would be unrestorable without replacing 50% or more of the metal and putting new metal on it? and thats done a lot.  once the car is unrepairable what difference does it make anymore? what really makes the car is the motor and body.  i know that doing this kind of thing is like counterfeiting, but if its not represented as original numbers matching why is it such a big deal.

basically what im saying here is anyone who has a lot of metal work done to their car is basically rebodying it anyway.

[pipeliner]

Yeah,now that Unicorn or Dynacorn or whoever is reproducing the Chally bodies aint going to take me long to sell the T/A stuff I salvaged from a creek bank Chally 

[64dartgt]

In some states "finding" a VIN tag like that may be the only route to using one of those Dynacorn bodies.  I heard they are like $18K though and you would still essentially need another Challenger to build one.  A lot of part are available but not enough to build a whole one new.  Imagine the parts bill if you could?   

[HOTROD]

OK say you go to the junk yard and strip a car u get every thing -dash with vin build sheet under the seats and etc. hay any one want to buy
I guess anyone can do any thing if they can get away with it!

[Troy]

i know im gonna catch alot of crap for this, not saying i agree with it. but what is the difference in putting these on another body and taking a rusted shell of a car and replacing all the metal with amd stuff? its still not original in any way. the only thing different is whats being replaced.

again I DON"T agree with doing that kind of thing, but really how is it any different than taking a car that would be unrestorable without replacing 50% or more of the metal and putting new metal on it? and thats done a lot.  once the car is unrepairable what difference does it make anymore? what really makes the car is the motor and body.  i know that doing this kind of thing is like counterfeiting, but if its not represented as original numbers matching why is it such a big deal.

basically what im saying here is anyone who has a lot of metal work done to their car is basically rebodying it anyway.

The difference is how the law is written.
Replacing parts = ok
Swapping identification = felony

Pretty simple if you ask me but apparently it's common enough for a lot of people to look away.

Troy

[warpspeed]

I heard about someone who tried to take a rebodied car across the northern border, i.e., Canada, and almost got put in jail.  If I remember correctly, his car was confiscated untill he could prove it wasn't stolen.