Trim Tag for Sale

[Pacecarjeff]

Some where out there someone may have the real tag on their car.
By keeping a registry of fake body numbers, how would you protect the innocent owner of the "borrowed" body number?

It is almost like identity theft.
Wouldn't be right to publish a list of bogus body tags by number.
You really should have the VIN of the phoney car also.
That info really should be compiled by the CRG, and kept private.
They can verify if you ask.

[Lynn]

Pretty sure Jonesy is keeping a file on all the fake tags spotted, as well as a list of all the real tags that are separated from the original cars. At least the ones that show up for sale on ebay, or are brought to his attention from elsewhere on the net.

I know that Mark C. at CRG points out several a week, but not sure if he is keeping a database.

Lynn

[Mark_C]

I've got a couple of thousand images, mostly 67 and 69's real and fake, attached to cars and loose.

[Lynn]

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I've got a couple of thousand images, mostly 67 and 69's real and fake, attached to cars and loose.

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Mark>:

Just curious, have you ever run across "twins" ie a real and a fake with the same BDY number?

Lynn

[Mark_C]

Yep, couple of times, including one recently that was almost indistiguishable (sp?) from a real tag. Went from an X11 to an X33. Theres a new tag maker in the game.

If theres a tag image (or engine stamp, or transmission stamp, etc) out there and I find it, I keep a copy of it.

[Lynn]

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Yep, couple of times, including one recently that was almost indistiguishable (sp?) from a real tag. Went from an X11 to an X33. Theres a new tag maker in the game.



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Boy, am I sorry to hear that. "Almost", but I surmise you can still find some clues? Please say yes. The day they get these perfect..... well, it will be a sad day indeed.

Lynn

[DarrenX33]

How do you like this one?

[Mark_C]

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Yep, couple of times, including one recently that was almost indistiguishable (sp?) from a real tag. Went from an X11 to an X33. Theres a new tag maker in the game.



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Boy, am I sorry to hear that. "Almost", but I surmise you can still find some clues? Please say yes. The day they get these perfect..... well, it will be a sad day indeed.

Lynn

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There is something just a little off on the tags, but I haven't quite figured out what it is, and you certainly wouldn't see it if you were just looking at the tag. I didn't know until I went to save it and found the original one already there.

BTW the VIN is 124379N596610 Body number is NOR258994 should anyone run across it.