rebodied with out salvage a title

[njsteve]

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And to really screw things up... Many first Gen Camaros have had their Dashes replaced because of rust at the base of the windshield. To do that you have to remove the vin plate from the old dash and attach it to the new one..Would that constitute a rebody ?

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In a word...No. In this situation you are repairing a car, removing the VIN and then putting it back on the same car. At least on most GM vehicles the VIN plate is rivited to something metal. The scariest thing are the e-body Mopars (cudas and challengers) the VIN plate is rivited to the dashpad which is completely unboltable from the car. I have heard of horror stories of many a bone-head pulling out their dash to be reuphostered by Year One or other companies and leaving the VIN plate still attached, then getting the dash back minus the VIN plate. Year One used to warn people that under Georgia law, if they received the pad with the VIN plate attached, they had to turn the VIN tag over to the DMV. -OUCH!

[Norm reynolds]

Charley I do not feel that would be considered a re body you are putting it back on the same car A re-body to me is when you take the vin and trim tag and put them on a different car or when some one takes the fire wall and weld it up to a different car

[sixtiesmuscle]

As a wise man said recently, opinions will vary on what a "rebody" is. We just have to agree to disagree, and, move on. The problem, as I see it, is compounded when a person who "heard about" what was done to a cetain car, takes that limited information, and, applies THEIR definition to the work done. My feeling is, unless YOU saw the work being done, or, accurate pictures to back up your opinion, it's better to keep your opinion to your self.