Wanted ,Title for Shelby

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Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD

Power Surge;

The big deal is somewhere out there is a plain jane 68 Mustang convertiable with a VIN and title of another car attached to it.......Whether the VIN/title was from a Shelby or another plane jane mustang really makes NO difference in the eyes of the law........Switching VIN numbers and titles from one car to another is against the law in all 50 states.........There are a number of folks in Angola (Louisiana state penetentry) that have done the exact same thing, I happen to know a couple of them.......One did time in a federal prison, cause he was taking the cars to Nevada and selling them there, crossing state lines doing this makes it a federal offence...... he got 5 years.........

Who ever ends up with the "e-bay" car has an original Shelby, the VIN is marked in more than one place on cars.....Buying,selling or even possesing a car with a VIN that has been removed or even altered is also against the law.......I can put you in touch with a few folks that can attest to that fact also.........they too are in jail.......

Case in point; at the 35th MCA bash at Barber Motorsports Park,Unique Performance had a display of the continuation GT-350s , I was looking over one and noticed the original T- code VIN (6-cylinder Mustang), was told they could affix the Shelby VIN/numbers to these cars, but the car had to retain it's original VIN to be legally sold and registered and they were following the law to the letter..........

David

I suppose. I understand the legality issue, I just don't see it as a big deal. Then again, I've done the ole VIN swapperoo a few time in my teen years when I bought a newer car to replace the same car I had at the time, and didn't feel like re-registering it. Then again, that was a long time ago, and we're not exactly talking about "in demand" cars either .

I can see the issue with a limited production car like this one. I do feel the seller is being as up front as he can be about selling it. There's no law against selling a car with no title. But that's only half the battle as the buyer could be up to no good with their intentions, which WOULD be breaking the law.