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Originally Posted by 66gtk
Classic Recreations and Unique Performance - look them up. Good examples of VIN swapping / title washing gone wrong. There are many reasons why a KIT car would be initially titled with a different VIN such as an old Mustang. Tax savings is only one of the possibilities. The ease of registration without inspection, annual registrations, smog inspections and others come to mind. In the end, there can't be two vehicles with the same VIN, so that's why it's illegal.
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Yep, that's why I stated "at a minimum" with regards to the possibilities of what seller/owner's goal in using an old Ford title. Without any doubt, emissions avoidance is probably #1 here in CA over the years, but our emissions standards are tougher than most states. I'm sure there are some people who still avoid the SB100/SPCNS process because it's time consuming.