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Reply to "#6462 - 1973 Pantera"

In some states, if a VIN plate has been altered in some way, the DMV will assign a State Issued VIN. In most cases, it's the same as the original VIN but it's the DMV's way of saying they've investigated the matter fully and all is above board. In the case of the VIN plate in the photo, the owner installed a dashboard from a new Camaro into his '68 restomod. He removed the VIN plates from both dashboards and installed the VIN plate from the old dash onto the new dash. Knowing this was potentially a problem, he went to the DMV to get their stamp of approval, which they gave him. They just need to be 100% sure nothing nefarious has occurred.

If the owner of the Pantera is so sure everything is above board, he should go to his State's DMV and have the State assign a VIN to the Pantera. He'd be crazy to do it because the car will likely be seized and destroyed but you could suggest it to him. It's a criminal offense to own a car with an altered VIN but trying to sell a car with an altered VIN is much more serious.   

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