[tirebird]

I love this thread. There is so much money running around on our cars that fraud is obviously part of the mix. I'll give my personal example to add to this brew.

A couple of years ago I sold my 69 RS Z28. I had orginal sales contracts, and receipts for repairs and the frame off restoration done by the owner before me. However, when this same owner restored the car he decided to freshen up the engine which unfortunately, included decking the original DZ 302 block. Well, he took the Vin# off the pad. We had the block date code, but the Vin# was missing.

My consignment dealer suggested we restamp the block. I told him that was foolish because we would have to disclose it to any future owner and I was unsure that any subsequent buyer would be told. He gave me a puzzled look and said that's his problem. Needless to say, I refused and the car still sold for a good price based on the date stamp and other information. I was amazed at how casual this and other fraud is. It's treated like a parking ticket.