12-16-2013, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Skippy
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Originally Posted by whunter
It depends upon who is viewing, and what their interpretation is.
There are hundreds of pages with further at times contradictory law on this topic, just on the US government level.
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Got links?
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Sorry, these tags are not engraved.
A special font stamp set was used, it is distinct to MB.
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Good to know. I would look at my A-pillar tag, but it's not there. I think it was missing when I bought the car.
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Selling across state or national boundaries can (if noticed due to a less than perfect duplication), become a legal nightmare.
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I agree that could be problematic. However, W123s have the VIN in multiple places. If they all match each other and the paperwork, then everything should be ok with the authorities, but I could understand how it could make a prospective buyer nervous.
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In the early 1970's, a car collector friend tried to drive one of his vehicles to an event in Canada.
The Canada border guard looked at his VIN# tag and pulled him for further investigation.
He was detained 24 hours, then allowed to leave, without the car.
Previous owner made a less than perfect duplicate VIN# tag, and forgot to mention or give him the original.
The car was returned after rotting outside during two years of legal battle.
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How many VIN plates did that particular car have, and did they match each other and the paperwork?
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Car show judges have also been known to catch less than perfect duplication, and reduce points.
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As well they should. I wonder how the points off compare between a damaged original like the OP has, a completely missing one like I have, or a good but not perfect reproduction. |
Bump this thread after January first, and I will try to answer more on the topic.
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