VIN tag swapper busted!

[Alaskan_TA]

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/297884 

[Old Moparz]

   That's awesome.


"But officer, I didn't do anything wrong, I did a safer restoration to my car." 

[nvrbdn]

sweeeeet!!!!

[41husk]

The old ID was probably to worn to reuse

[68X426]

Dragnet lives on. 

[tan top]

 

[chargerboy69]

That is great.  So many of the people that do this are never caught.

I do know of a 69 Charger SE that was re-bodied as a black on black with red stripe RT/SE.  I told the current owners what they really had at Nationals a couple years ago.  Either they did not believe me, or they were in denial as they just dumped a ton of money in the car. 

[rav440]

cool i hope they bust alot more of these sluggs .

im no writer but i think rrobinson@lnpnews.com lacks skills did he have to put " POLICE SAID " after every line i think a simple paragraph with " POLICE SAID " at the end would have made a little easier reading . 

[Ghoste]

I wonder how the rebody proponents feel about this? 

[Old Moparz]

I wonder how the rebody proponents feel about this? 

So far it's been quiet but I'm sure it won't be for long. 

Maybe I should offer my new invention here too. 

(Sorry, no youtube infomercial yet)

There is a right way & a wrong way to do a restoration. You can't simply remove a VIN tag from an undesirable 6 cyl vehicle, then put a more desirable VIN tag from a V8 vehicle on it & call it a restoration, or even a rebody. It's a VIN tag swap. The proper way to do it is to buy my new & patented "Roto-VIN-Saver" for only $99.99 plus shipping & handling.

It holds the GOOD VIN tag from the dash board in the correct location with an adjustable arm. It also holds the sheet metal from the trunk lip (rain gutter) & the radiator support. You then cut away all the bad metal even if it's the entire car & slide the solid body, I mean patch body under it & weld & rivet away.

Order it before midnight tonight & I'll even throw in the custom deluxe, properly shaded, white out for broadcast sheets.   

[stripedelete]

That is great.  So many of the people that do this are never caught.

I do know of a 69 Charger SE that was re-bodied as a black on black with red stripe RT/SE.  I told the current owners what they really had at Nationals a couple years ago.  Either they did not believe me, or they were in denial as they just dumped a ton of money in the car. 

There is a hell of a lot more out there than people think.   In the early 80's I had a carved up, scavenged to the bone,  68 shell, behind my dad's business.  One day I walked in and he laughed and told me that he sold it for $250.   We both shrugged.

At the time there was no internet and not many other old mopars in the area.  I was mopar island.  So it took my naive, non-criminal butt, about fifteen-plus years to realize what a fender and vin tag for a red 68, r/t, 4spd, dana, was worth!!!  Even back then it would have made a $1000 car a $3500 a car and nobody was proclaiming them a "clone".  

Again, this took place 25 years ago. That's a lot of time, to switch a lot of tags, before the terms clone and re-body entered the hobby.

[Todd Wilson]

The old Dodge Power Wagon guys do VIN swaps all the time. The VIN's are just screwed on. They will even cut the serial# out of the frame and reweld it into another frame.


Todd

[Vainglory, Esq.]

I wonder how the rebody proponents feel about this? 

So far it's been quiet but I'm sure it won't be for long. 

Maybe I should offer my new invention here too. 

(Sorry, no youtube infomercial yet)

There is a right way & a wrong way to do a restoration. You can't simply remove a VIN tag from an undesirable 6 cyl vehicle, then put a more desirable VIN tag from a V8 vehicle on it & call it a restoration, or even a rebody. It's a VIN tag swap. The proper way to do it is to buy my new & patented "Roto-VIN-Saver" for only $99.99 plus shipping & handling.

It holds the GOOD VIN tag from the dash board in the correct location with an adjustable arm. It also holds the sheet metal from the trunk lip (rain gutter) & the radiator support. You then cut away all the bad metal even if it's the entire car & slide the solid body, I mean patch body under it & weld & rivet away.

Order it before midnight tonight & I'll even throw in the custom deluxe, properly shaded, white out for broadcast sheets.   

This is hilarious.   

[nvrbdn]

I wonder how the rebody proponents feel about this? 

So far it's been quiet but I'm sure it won't be for long. 

Maybe I should offer my new invention here too. 

(Sorry, no youtube infomercial yet)

There is a right way & a wrong way to do a restoration. You can't simply remove a VIN tag from an undesirable 6 cyl vehicle, then put a more desirable VIN tag from a V8 vehicle on it & call it a restoration, or even a rebody. It's a VIN tag swap. The proper way to do it is to buy my new & patented "Roto-VIN-Saver" for only $99.99 plus shipping & handling.

It holds the GOOD VIN tag from the dash board in the correct location with an adjustable arm. It also holds the sheet metal from the trunk lip (rain gutter) & the radiator support. You then cut away all the bad metal even if it's the entire car & slide the solid body, I mean patch body under it & weld & rivet away.

Order it before midnight tonight & I'll even throw in the custom deluxe, properly shaded, white out for broadcast sheets.   

and i have a question, does this also come with the fender tag arm option? i would really like to get it as a complete kit so i wouldnt have to do any altering after delivery.

[Old Moparz]

and i have a question, does this also come with the fender tag arm option? i would really like to get it as a complete kit so i wouldnt have to do any altering after delivery.

No, a support arm like that would just get in the way.

[41husk]

Am I to late on old Moparz offer?  For just $99 I can make my Daytona real Does that price include the new VIN and other markings?

[Old Moparz]

Am I to late on old Moparz offer?  For just $99 I can make my Daytona real Does that price include the new VIN and other markings?

A new VIN tag is an extra $5 plus $19.95 shipping & handing. I use the "Paint" program in my computer, so you can have the tag in any color you prefer.

Here's a sample....

[68X426]

Old Moparz: you are brilliant.


The broadcast sheet offer clinches the deal for me. Check is in the mail. 

[Old Moparz]

Old Moparz: you are brilliant.


The broadcast sheet offer clinches the deal for me. Check is in the mail. 

Brilliant?  Not really, I'm just trying to offset the cost of parts these days. 

[41husk]

I wouldn't take a check to much chance for fraud

[nvrbdn]

wow, i been spending all this money for horse power and all i needed was this new tag with extra lettering. am i stupid!!!

[Ghoste]

Thanks, I just spit coffee on a work computer.

[Bob T]

Thanks, I just spit coffee on a work computer.

Similar result here.

Can i take two, that should cover Pacific rim franchise area  

I wouldn't take a check to much chance for fraud

Yes you're quite correct. Maybe I should overpay you and get you to refund me the extra $1000 .ok 

[PocketThunder]

Thanks, I just spit coffee on a work computer.

Ya me too!..         

[Back N Black]

I wonder how the rebody proponents feel about this? 

So far it's been quiet but I'm sure it won't be for long. 

Maybe I should offer my new invention here too. 

(Sorry, no youtube infomercial yet)

There is a right way & a wrong way to do a restoration. You can't simply remove a VIN tag from an undesirable 6 cyl vehicle, then put a more desirable VIN tag from a V8 vehicle on it & call it a restoration, or even a rebody. It's a VIN tag swap. The proper way to do it is to buy my new & patented "Roto-VIN-Saver" for only $99.99 plus shipping & handling.

It holds the GOOD VIN tag from the dash board in the correct location with an adjustable arm. It also holds the sheet metal from the trunk lip (rain gutter) & the radiator support. You then cut away all the bad metal even if it's the entire car & slide the solid body, I mean patch body under it & weld & rivet away.

Order it before midnight tonight & I'll even throw in the custom deluxe, properly shaded, white out for broadcast sheets.   

That's funny! where do you come up with it? and the Gorilla eating boogers is very distracting.