[talwell]

Quite simply put a rebody is illegal. Rich hit it on the head that it is illegal and the end result is a counterfeit.

I am sure that there must exist some legal method to allow the transfer of a VIN to another body based on the current condition of the original body. Although I am sure this exists, I have never seen anyone provide any legal documentation to validate that the transfer of the vin to the new body they are selling was done correctly. With this being said, I would conclude that all the rebodied cars are illegal and the DMV would must likely have the person who created the car arrested. In NYC we have a section of the police department called Auto Crime. If these guys caught you doing this or caught you with a car that has had the vin swapped I am very sure you would be arrested and the car confiscated. In NYC they do not tolerate any of these questionable swaps.