[bergy]

So...if you had a car (back when they weren't worth much - not today), and you wrecked it (or intentionally cut the cowl for racing alterations). You then decided to repair your car using parts from another car's cowl (remember - this is back when good cheap parts could be cut out of a car at the junk yard & re-pops weren't available). So you made the repairs that included areas of the partial VINs to YOUR car. All of which was totally legal & you haven't removed your VIN tag. Now you're back on the road with YOUR car. Fast forward to 2015 when some treasure hunter finds the old cut up pieces of your car complete with hidden VINs (believe me - this has happened with Cobras). The treasure hunter grafts the pieces that you discarded into another body (again - this very thing has happened with Cobras) - so now he has a different body with the original, factory, hidden VINs from your car. Finally, the treasure hunter comes to you & says "give me my VIN plate off of YOUR car because I have a car with your original, factory hidden VINs". Of course - you say "OK here's my VIN plate off of my $250,000.00 car that I've owned since new - I'll take the sheriffs VIN and lose $200,000.00". LOL!!!!

I know & respect you guys & for that reason - I somehow don't think you'd give it up that easily.