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"Vin numbers in the side by the oil filter-----79n695386---- Trans"
Can this be (restamped) faked, like the front pad?
[/ QUOTE ]The VIN numbers on my former COPO's engine were crisp and clean. stamped into Rough Casting, It would not be an easy chore to pull off. I am not saying it is impossible to fake, but if you remove the paint from the area in question, you should be able to tell if it has been modified or not. in my opinion, the price that guys are charging for Clones these days he may as well call it that and he might get a Buyer! trying to pass off a car as Real when so much is against it does not seem like the "Smart Move"! maybe he cannot admit to himself that he got burnt? Rule no.1 : when you find yourself in a Hole, "Quit Digging"!