...Cal has a good point, any "change" can be seen as an attempt to defraud even if that is not the intent.
If your state assigns a 1965 model year to the car because it duplicates a 1965-COOL!!! If your state makes the car a "2003" because that is the year of the MSO from Superformance, FFR, JoeBlow Replicas, etc. YOUR CAR IS 2003!!! No amount of jiggery-pokery will make it a 1965 car. If your state uses the engine as the year of mfr, once again cool! It is trying to subvent these regulations that cause the trouble.
It is a Federal offense to change or remove a VIN. Changing your "ABC1234" to "CSX9999" would be a violation of this. even though you had no intention of defrauding, no intent to sell the car ever and had proof of purchase for every nut, bolt and washer on the car tyou have violated Federal Motor Vehicle law. The "benefit" of a cooler, more original type VIN IS NOT WORTH THE RISK!!!!
DV has previously posted good advice NOT use a service such as TU as the risks are not worth it. It has been previously suggested that some of the DMV, Feds or other powers that be may be monitoring this forum. Word to the wise.....
All "real", "replica", "original" agruments pale in the shadow of having your car siezed or worse....Bottom line, as was posted before; talk to your head DMV and go by the rules.
Rick
