Judge VIN tag put on regular GTO, opinions please.

[Steve_Hoog]

I was told verbally that Black Gold accepts engine re stampings, I haven't looked in my rule book to verify that.

Even if it's there, I don't accept it.

[ChrisS]

NCRS (where I been a member for several years) accepts restamped engines for judging so long as they are struck "factory typical". I, however, believe that when a VIN appears on a block, that it is implied that it is the original engine that the car left the factory with.
A large percentage of state vehicle laws that I have researched forbid the stamping of a VIN by an individual on any drivetrain/body part. Some, like Illinois, allow it if done in the presence of the proper state authority. In Illinois it is still a violation of the motor vehicle law to even posses "rosette" rivets.

[Pantera]

There is a law on the books in Okla that says you must transfer the # over to the new motor if you change it out. Just goes to show the different states have totally different ideas about it.