Bogus Yenko sighting at Carlise

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For the most part Marlin and myself have the numbers for the 1969 Yenko/SC cars and the 1970 Deuces. The numbers for the 67 and 68's are harder to come by, even though we have some. The trim tag information is important as well, and will give the legit cars a very strong document to go with. The trim tag is often the most overlooked part. The information on the trim tag will reveal a great deal of info that the person wishing to clone a car would likley never understand. I am not just talking X-codes here. To give a certificate of authenticity over the phone is in my opinion worthless. Without an expert looking at the car in person it would be hard to determine if the car even exists, let alone has the majority of correct parts. Some will even change the color to a more "desireable" one in order to get a bigger buck. With restamped tags, blocks, engine parts,etc it is easy to come up with the correct looking parts at the very least. Most people in the hobby are honest I have found over the years, but some are not. That's just the way it is and will always be even if the numbers are released I'm afraid. A registry will help keep the cheats at bay. I for one am not against releasing the numbers and have helped many people with their finds. I have yet to help one person that had a good number and found the "good deal" yet. The cars that have been called in about have always had a strong past history with them and were legit. If the price is good, beware.