Question for the Mustang nuts out there

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The main issue (regardless of the craftsmanship) is the legality of the build you are planning on buying. The 1967 and earlier Mustangs had the VIN in only the driver's side shock tower (one visible and one under the fender).

Where you get into big trouble with the resto-mod shops like Unique performance, Gateway Classics, this guy in PA, the guys in Oklahoma (Classic Recreations) is what are you getting for a title??? Are you getting a title to what used to be a 67 Mustang that is now completely replaced with a Dynacorn body? Are you getting a shell of a 67 that had just a new front Dynacorn clip put on? Are you getting a VIN plate that was cut out of a complete basket case and was welded back in place on what used to be three different cars pieced together with a combination of Dynacorn parts???

Yes, Dynacorn makes complete service replacement bodies for both GM and Ford products. There are very specific processes in place, which varies state-to-state, which regulates how the VIN is supposed to be taken off the original body and placed on the new service replacement body. This has to be done in the presence of a police officer, sometimes a state trooper, to verify that VIN tampering/washing (what ever you want to call it) is not happening. If a shop is doing one car a year they can usually keep track of this process. If they are a ton of them then problems arise and next thing you know you're in the news for title issue, like with Unique and a few others have encountered with the 67 GT500E conversions.

http://jalopnik.com/cars/breaking-ne...ing-319267.php

http://jalopnik.com/5582902/police-r...r-vin-swapping

http://jalopnik.com/5608672/classic-...ck-in-business

The other issue is that some shops, like Gateway Classics use a complete Dynacorn body with a new state issued VIN. This is really the best way to go in my mind because there is no assumption that the car is an original 1967 Fastback Mustang, real Shelby, or any other issues/questions that may arise down the road. How one registers a car like this in a state like CA from emission standpoint is a different story. I don't know if you need a SB100 exemption for a Dynacorn built car with 2010 VIN.