rebodied with out salvage a title - Page 2

**firstgenaddict** · #1 02-12-2004, 07:49 PM

Now what about the 32 Ford all steel streetrods?
These are not made by a recognized mfgr. And someone did one up as a restored car and tried to enter it into an AACA national meet. They went crazy.
So now that The Parts Place is going to be offering complete 69 Camaro Convertible body tubs all completely welded etc. (They will be offering Coupes at a later date) what is to stop some one from just putting a SN on one of these ...as a matter of fact that is exactly the senario they use in their ebay ad. "Will make it much easier to rebuild that rusted away COPO" or something like that.

jfkheat · #2 02-10-2004, 02:43 AM

At what point should a car be considered a rebody? I think if over half of the car has been replaced it should be considered a rebody. It seems to me that things are different when a $100,000 car is involved. If this were a $20,000 Camaro everyone would be talking trash about it. This is just my opinion.
James

jimbo · #3 02-11-2004, 12:32 AM

It is my understanding in Michigan that a firewall with a VIN is a car. You can replace anything forward or back as long as the VIN tag does not come off.A rebody ,in my eyes, would be removing the VIN tag and putting it on another body. If a VIN tag is removed, replace a dash panel on a Camaro or a windshield pillar on a Vette the state issues a new VIN and title. I believe it will be an assembled title.Street rods usually have VINs like this.

**Charley Lillard** · #4 02-11-2004, 12:39 AM

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 ?

**njsteve** · #5 02-11-2004, 02:53 AM

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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 · #6 02-11-2004, 12:52 PM

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** · #7 02-11-2004, 02:42 PM

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.

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