Time for a good rant

you see them advertised all the time as(model As) not as a replica
but you know to each his own .I personally couldnt sleep at night knowing I miss represented something like that,so I would rather sleep.
the old adedge buyer beware fits nicely here
 
How about posting some info so we (anyone who so desires) can inform Pennsylvania authorities of this fraudulent (not one '29 Ford part on it), illegal (altered/forged VIN) activity? License plate number? It's in plain view on the car. Address? House number is in plain view, on the mailbox, no doubt. Street? It's on the street sign. Name? It's in the phone book.
If any of you unknowingly bought a car that had been flooded by Hurricane Sandy, you'd scream bloody mrder and be looking for that rope, right? How is this any different?
 
Not defending the actions above, but I have noticed that in some states, even a car that was built from scratch can be titled as whatever year the car "resembles".

Therefore, a Brookville roadster body on a TCI frame with an SBC engine 350 ****** with a Jag rear end, Vega front end can be titled as a '32 Ford Roadster, without a drop of Ford blood in it.
 
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Carl, yes and no on that observation. In this state cars like what you discribe are supposed to be titled as an "Assembled Vehicle". However here is the way around it most use to build vehicles you disribe. The owner builds the car and gets a Bill of Sale from out of state. There are several title services out there that for $300 will send you one with all of the paperwork with basicly whatever info for year and number of cyl's etc. with the VIN numbers you provide them. Along with the Bill of Sale you also get a copy of the states statues from that state which shows a Bill of sale is all that is needed. Then when the builder goes to get a title the DMV types up the title as Original after it passes the VIN inspection. If the inspectors (Sherriffs Deputy's) went by the letter of the state law that uses the engine number only as the VIN for pre-1948 vehicles this would stop alot of them from getting Original titles. Not complaining, just saying how it is. Rod
 
Many states have different laws obviously. But often cars are pieced together "I call it Frankinstiened" and serial numbers or vin. numbers (stamps, plates, and stickers) will be left on door jams and dash panels by someone who thinks that by doing so they are disclosing the true history of the vehicle. When in fact they are causing a tremindous headache down the road and possibly misleading others who check only one location for a number thinking that it is the true number that will identify the car.
I personally have had to resend auction sales after finding as many as 2 different vin #s on a truck neither of which matched the title.
I once even found a vin. plate atop the dash of a new (never sold or titled) truck that did not match the sticker on the door jam.
Never was able to figure that one out, my best guess was someone a the assembly plant was working after Happy Hour.
 
Fred said:
MIKE, That was GREAT !!! How true it is !!... Maybe the "GURU OF S-IT" will buy it..
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Fred, Dog:cool: here,
"LIMITED VOCABULARY"??? Bill's laughin' silly! He's been called worse by friends and LAUGHED about it! Lighten up, Fred, life's SHORT.
Buster T.:cool:
 
BILL WILLIAMSON said:
Fred, Dog:cool: here,
"LIMITED VOCABULARY"??? Bill's laughin' silly! He's been called worse by friends and LAUGHED about it! Lighten up, Fred, life's SHORT.
Buster T.:cool:
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I'm trying to lighten up!
If I loose 25 more pounds then I'll be able to slide under my Model A again.:D:p
 
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