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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX
Just my point. Replicas are assigned DMV issued VIN #'s. Originals are allowed to keep the original VIN #'s. Doesn't this fact identify a replica, regardless of who produced it?
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The difference there, is that one is a vehicle, and one is not.
An original Cobra was a complete car, sold as a complete car, with a manufacturer's VIN. You take it to the DMV and register it.
A replica or CSX4000 car is a component vehicle, NOT sold by the manufacturer as a complete car, and therefore must be validated as a complete car by the DMV. They can elect to use the manufacturer's VIN, or issue their own. However, this is not just subject to home built cars, they would issue their own VIN on something like a rebuilt car as well.
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