Once the VIN is cut out of a car, there is no way to prove it wasn't stolen or acquired in an illegal way.
The only time I've seen it done legally was when the state on NJ confiscates a 'drug' car, they remove and re-assign a new VIN number. I assume it is so a criminal cannot track down their old car.
That 'Cobra/66 Merc' could have been inspected and receive a title from the state. How does he explain it to the police officer if he gets pulled over, shows his registration, and the car is not a 66 Merc? Perhaps that worked in the 60's, but today I would expect the officer might impound the car thinking it's stolen.
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Originally Posted by Kroggers
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But if I was to then cut the vin out from my crashed shell and move it over to the shell I purchased so that I can continue to have "my" car - then this is not legal, correct...
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Not legal here in the US.