[Racefan]

So, given all the headaches that are caused by someone revealing the potential "issues" with a car....how can someone who doesn't frequent this site do the level of diligence to avoid these problems?

In my opinion (if all this is true)--
1) Buyer should look toward auction house for initial resolution (which has been done)
2) Auction house should look to the seller for any fees due under the contract (which it sounds like has been begun)
3) Seller should pay fees due
4) Seller then has to go back to the seller to him for restitution
5) So on, and so on, and so on back to the "restoration" took place

I would say that the first person to be hurt by this car is PhilS. By Charley's account (which by his admission may not be completely accurate), PhilS sold the car at a reduced rate based upon the information found. Should be easy to see (if the purchase price jumped significantly somewhere) who did not disclose the information, no?

Would be interesting to see what VINs are in the other locations......

Makes a guy like me not try so hard to put away enough money to buy a car like this. Kind of leaning toward only purchasing known "clones"...that way I can get the same sensations from driving a car like this without the risk of substantial loss of funds on something that isn't as advertised. This is precisely the reason I have never been remotely interested in Corvettes......damn shame, really!