[rescue] My new toy in Laurel MD!

[Mike Hebel]

Patrick Giagnocavo +1.717.201.3366 wrote:

> IIRC, you need to have the little metal plate that has the VIN stamped
> on it.  When you assemble the FrankenHummer, whatever piece of chassis
> that has the VIN is the VIN of your new vehicle.

Been done and on the news - that's why people don't do it as often now. ;-)

> People would sometimes buy an old junker VW Bug that was
> pre-emissions-ban, cut off the chassis part containing the VIN, go to
> Mexico and buy a new Bug, then cut out the new VIN, weld in the old
> VIN, and be able to drive it and register it legally in the US - as an
> old "1964" or whatever year vehicle.

It's also the way that people get turbo-diesel Pinzgauers into the 
country.  If you're found doing it you'll get fined, imprisoned, and 
have to watch your nice new shiney vehicle get crushed by a large compactor.

Mike Hebel