 Vin plate help wanted, trying to rescue a 71!! |
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| MassTeener |
 Jul 6 2011, 07:13 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 25-December 10 From: Mass Member No.: 12,519 Region Association: North East States  |
How do i get this reg'd, titled?
I'm trying to rescue a 71 that was taken off the road in 86 and the previous owner(who died in 91) didn't want his ex-wife to get the car in their divorse so he pulled the vin plate and ground off the id stamps (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Nice original car that deserves to be saved, but I need to title her.... Thanks for any help!!! |
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| bdstone914 |
Jul 6 2011, 08:00 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,520 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Im not sure what you want to do is legal. Did you try contacting the local DMV and see what they could do for you?
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| 914itis |
Jul 6 2011, 08:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Jul 6 2011, 10:00 PM)  Im not sure what you want to do is legal. Did you try contacting the local DMV and see what they could do for you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) unless the state of massashusetts is diferent .. I'd check with env first |
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| brant |
Jul 6 2011, 09:20 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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it would be very illegal to sell you a vin plate..
maybe bond the car and get a salvage title? brant |
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| Mr.242 |
Jul 6 2011, 09:21 PM
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May your glass be smaller so it's always FULL! Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Seattle Member No.: 9,160 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
WOW....Don't do it unless you want to lose both the car and some Constitutional Rights! It's not legal regardless of what state you are in....Even the State of Intoxication.
There is a way to recover the original VIN, if you don't know it. There are some pretty cool way of recovering, probably on YouTube as well. Even if ground off....the pounding that put the numbers in the metal change the propery of the metal. Something like an acid etch on that area can help show the old numbers. In the State of WA, they can reissue a made up number if you can prove ownership and that the car has not been stolen. You recieve a registration only for 3 years with an electronic title. After the 3 years the car becomes yours with a paper title. This allows for anyone to come forward to claim the vehicle in the event it is a stolen recovery. Your state has to have something like that. Where are the pictures of the car? |
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| MassTeener |
Jul 7 2011, 04:18 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 25-December 10 From: Mass Member No.: 12,519 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks!
If I buy the car all I'm getting is a bill of sale, so finding out what the original was sounds like the best approach! Thanks! |
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| Cairo94507 |
Jul 7 2011, 06:04 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,758 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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I would work hard to try to locate the correct VIN number by running a history on the owner's name, the license plates if you know them, service records, old pictures, etc. Once you have that, and the bill of sale you should be able to go through your local DMV to begin the process of having a new VIN assigned to the car. Anything short of that, would likely be illegal.
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| KJW |
Jul 7 2011, 08:02 PM
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I'm new here ... Group: Members Posts: 0 Joined: 16-June 11 From: Santa Maria Member No.: 13,203 Region Association: None |
Swapping VIN's is not legal at all. All vehicles sold in the U.S. after the late 1950's have multiple VIN's on the car. All State Highway Patrol or whatever they call them in your State have Officers that specialize in VIN's. If you buy it with a Bill of Sale and the person is local you can always go back after them if it is stolen. Maybe you can locate the confidential VIN and run the number on NICB.org and you can see if it stolen.
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| Cairo94507 |
Jul 7 2011, 10:22 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,758 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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NCIB.org- pretty cool, I just ran my VIN for fun, no hits. Nice.
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| Mr.242 |
Jul 7 2011, 10:36 PM
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May your glass be smaller so it's always FULL! Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 10-June 08 From: Seattle Member No.: 9,160 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have been on the site long enough to know from looking at everyone's rebuild pages to know there aren't any hidden confidential VINs hidden on our cars.
Unless I've missed something..... Good Luck on finding the old info on your car. It will be the best way to get the car up and running again. |
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| MassTeener |
Jul 8 2011, 04:28 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 25-December 10 From: Mass Member No.: 12,519 Region Association: North East States |
Even if ground off....the pounding that put the numbers in the metal change the propery of the metal. Something like an acid etch on that area can help show the old numbers.
Kool! How do you do the acid etch?? |
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| Cairo94507 |
Jul 8 2011, 06:53 AM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,758 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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Nice! Looking forward to pictures.
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