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I'm confused, I thought there was only one documented canadian ZL1. Whats the story on the other 4, are they canadian?
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In 69 there were several ZL1s (5, I think?) that were stolen from a dealership never to be seen again (this was after they sat for an extended time due to the unbelievable sticker price). Speculation over the years is that the theft was staged and that they were crushed for an insurance settlement on the cars since no one was buying them.
Recently someone in Canada applied for titles for all 5 VINs. So, the going theory is that they are creating a papertrail for non-existant cars in the future anticipation of cloning them and passing them off as real. Which is rather dumb since the moment one of them surfaces, they will be siezed and the winner will be the insurance company that originally settled the claim. And if you think that's unlikely, just look what happens any time a large sunken treasure is located. You have insurance companies from claims made 500 years ago claiming their maritime rights over the recovered booty. So, a 38 year old claim is a cakewalk for them to research.
The guy registering these titles is basically creating his own do-it-yourself, self-incrimination kit. Not too swift in a legal sense.
