[Rick H]

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So let me se if I have this straight. I just found a 69 L78 that has been in storage for 20 years and is in excellent shape except of one area. The dash has rotted out because of the moisture that sits on them.

Show of hands that can relate to this scenerio.

Now I have to pass on the car because I can not legally remove the VIN tag, replace the dash panel and then reattach the VIN tag to the replacement panel? Technically the new dash is not original to the car.

Am I reading some of these responses correctly that once the VIN is attached to the car it may never come off the original metal it was attached?

Where do you draw the line on this??


Rick H.

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Difference is, did the tage get replaced into the original car again with matching hidden VINs? The I'd say you are safe. But, what if you decided to not pursue redoing your car that you found and bought a decent Plain Jane and moved all of your equipment to it (including tags)--that is what I'm talking about. However, you are probably going to get some criticism and questions about the legitimacy of the car with the non-correct rivets holding the tags in. All I am saying is that there is NO GOOD REASON to purchase or sell trim/VIN tags UNLESS you happen to find the person who owns the correct shell those tags should be in. And, chances are, if they were taken out at some point the car probably isn't even around anymore.

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Please reread what I wrote. All I said that was wrong was a rusted dash panel. Nothing more. I never said anything about adding a different tag to make the car what it is not as Sam illustrates above. Just replacing the dash panel nothing more.

Rick H