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Originally Posted by LMH
Wow! Think of the mess it will be when the lawyers and the government get involved. And of course, the money it will take to straighten it out. The car has/had a California title
which shows the chassis number as 3016. There won't be any previous title history from CA as they don't keep records for more than ten years. ( I've been down this road already trying to find my bosses old CSX)
So what car is this one for sale?
Larry
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A number of falsely identified cars have had their identity cleared up without much complication or expense. It comes down to how reasonable the owner is in simply removing the incorrect number from the car. The DMV history is irrelevant, that is not what determines ownership.
Yes, having the identity surfaced of the car that was used to make this one may be the best way for the owner to minimize loss. While there is no doubt a new replacement car wearing that number, there would still probably be more residual value in the Syosset car if it were conveyed as consisting of the majority of the chassis number that it started life as.