[elcamino72]

Les, I truly appreciate all of your comments and insight, it means a great deal to me. I understand the problems with pursuing these collector car cases however with the value of the legit cars going through the roof; the discrepancy between a legit car and a clone can be in the six figure range. I believe that a buyer of one of these vehicles should have a place to turn to get some relief. As a true enthusiast, I can empathize with the buyer and I feel strongly that this fraud in our market as go on too long. The prevailing hourly rate for our firm is less than $200 an hour. You are correct, making the other side pay the buyer’s legal fees may be difficult, but it is something we would certainly actively pursue.

This board’s enthusiasm is wonderful and I hope that by putting this out there, we can show that there may be a legal recourse after you find out the car you bought isn’t the car you thought it was. While buyer beware is the best defense, sometimes even a somewhat informed buyer can get tricked.