It sometimes pays to not say too much. My VIN was faded on the 67 and
so I bought a Die set and pounded the same VIN on again harder so you
could see it. Show them the old paperwork and the VIN on the Chassis. I
also bought a new dataplate from BP and put the same VIN on it and THEN
went to the DMV and it got registered no problem. I had the old Pink
slip from 1986 but it had totally dropped out of the stystem. This was
the VIN I put on it. I'd pound on the VIN again where it sould be and
start again with the inspectors.
Kind regards,
Mark
brian girasoli wrote:
> hey there,
> brian's '67 88' checking in from cold Connecticut.
>
> Today, I had something happen that I've never heard
> of, and frankly, I'm wondering if anyone else has.
>
> As some of you know, this past summer I put a new
> (used) frame on because the old one was toast.
>
> Right now, the state of Connecticut has suspended all
> inspections because of some issues with the company
> that used to handle it. So, today I figured, I'll go
> get it registered even though it's currently not
> running (problems with the distributor). (You don't
> need to have the car present, just the title and
> insurance card).
>
> If some of are wondering why, it's because I live at a
> condo complex and I don't like leaving it out there
> without any license plates on. I had a 10-day
> temporary on it when I first purchased it (Sept. of
> 2001) so I don't have to worry about a bill of sale.
>
> So I go this morning, and they said I need to have a
> VIN checkout, since I bought it in New York (make sure
> it's not stolen, I guess). That's fine, I say.
>
> During smalltalk with the DMV person, I told her that
> I had given it a full restoration, including a new
> frame. She gave me one of those looks, "A new frame?"
> "Yep," I said. "Well, this changes everything." Turns
> out, because I changed the frame, I have to get the
> absolute entire thing inspected, at a place 90 minutes
> away!
>
> But here's my problem: I understand that there's a VIN
> number on the front part of the frame, on the
> passenger (right) side. However, I had changed the
> front clip with a piece from Rovers North because the
> current frame was set up for right-hand drive (it's
> used), but my land rover is left-hand drive. Of
> course, there's no VIN number on it, nor is there one
> on the current frame. That piece that got chopped off
> is long gone.
>
> So I guess my question is: What the heck do I do
> now???? Has this ever happened to anyone? Had I known
> about the whole frame issue I never would've opened my
> mouth. They obviously can't compare the VIN number of
> the car with the number on the frame, so I don't know
> what they can accomplish with all of this.
>
> Okay, that's all I can gather. Please respond if you
> need any clarification. I'm just wondering if you have
> or have heard of someone going through this in other
> states, not just Connecticut.
>
> Moral of the story: just look at the DMV people and
> smile from now on.
>
> -brian
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