RE: Converted 4-door

[dwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Tom Watters wrote:
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> How can you tell its a converted 4-door body?
> 
> http://www.moparsbymosher.com/projects/tonys64dodge/body&paint/undercarriage-03.html 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> dwalters@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > oparsbymosher.com/projects/tonys64dodge/body&paint/undercarriage-03.html 
> > 
> > rear '64 Dogge
> >
> > I'd never spend that kind of money on a converted 4 door body. But hey, 
> > nothing a little VIN/SO swapping wont fix...
> >
> > Dave Walters
> > Aurora, Co.

Hey, Tom. Good to see you're still nosing around in the hobby. I should 
stop by to see you on the way to the Fall Fling. You heard DJ (Prowler) 
was shot and killed in his house, didn't you?

To answer your question, if you look at the progress pics all the way 
back to when the car was dropped off at Mosher's you'll plainly see it's 
a converted 4 door car. IMO, if it's just going to be an anonymous race 
car, no problem. Unless the VIN tag is swapped how is this car going to 
pass any sort of state inspection? VIN tampering is a Federal crime. 
There's a guy here in Denver that can't get rid of an "A990" car because 
he swapped the VIN tag and the package tray containing the partial SO 
number. If you don't swap the VIN tag and you're stopped by the police 
and they notice the title/registration shows a 4 door vehicle instead of 
the Post car that he pulled over, then what?

Most cars leaving Mosher's shop have $100,000 in them. I know I wouldn't 
want to gamble that amount of money on an "understanding" buyer. And I 
can't imagine a converted 4 door bringing the same resale dollars that 
an original Post car would. 

[gets off of soap box]






Dave Walters
Aurora, Co.


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