[69 Post Sedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: HiHorse</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This discussion needs a Canadian viewpoint....&quot;A car’s legal VIN number is what is stamped in the metal, not the VIN plate&quot;
My opinion may differ from what is legally acceptable. There is only one VIN. The VIN is used to title a car. A VIN derivative is not on the title. The VIN is riveted on the dash. The stampings are not the VIN. Stampings are VIN derivatives. Under stampings are cowl stampings, block stamping and transmission stamping, all determine pieces that belong to a VIN. So if I have the original transmission to this YENKO, I would not be the legal title holder to the VIN, same with the cowl stampings. But if a theft occurred and the VIN got separated the VIN derivatives are used to identify pieces that belong to the VIN. If a past owner to this YENKO decides to change a damaged part on his cowl and in turn loses a VIN deriavative, the VIN is the VIN. If I hold the original cowl pieces with the VIN derivatives to this Yenko it does not make me the legitamite owner to the car.
While on this topic my view on rebodies: If I decide to sell my original motor which has the VIN derivative to my car , I believe this is the same as taking my car body with original stampings and swapping it for a dynacorn. I believe this should not be illegal. When a buyer is looking for a original car, one checks all VIN derivatives. It should be illegal to restamp a VIN derivative on a part, this is fraud...because the VIN derivative is used to identify original pieces to a VIN........

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Well said! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]