[RedBarchetta]

Randy, I think to the DMV it's more of a matter of control nowadays. My car had a 17 digit VIN as issued by the Superformance dealer that originally registered the car. Along the way, the last owner (in Texas) was able to officially register the car with a period correct "11" digit (early) VIN code by using the last 11 digits in the 17 digit string. The car was also registered as a '65 Ford convertible. Well, CA DMV noted a "VIN verification" and sent my azzz to the CHP. That's when I had to go the full SB100 route (hindsight...so glad I did!) and they removed the old tags and assigned their own. The CA VIN is a unique 8 digit code - "CA" followed by 6 numbers.

Boy, sorry for taking this thread so far off topic. HOC seemed like a nice group of guys. I figured if anything serious happened to my car they were local and would be the obvious guys to go to. Not anymore!