go for it brian.to hell with bureacracy.thats for mercedes owners not alfisti.
--- On Wed, 6/8/11, Brian Shorey <[email protected]> wrote: From: Brian Shorey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] VIN # VS Model Year To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "AD" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 3:49 PM We're not talking theft here. If I bought a 1975 Alfetta, and used 99% of a 1976 Alfetta to restore it, who cares? I don't see any law breaking going on here.. bs Sent from my iPad 3 On Jun 8, 2011, at 12:29 PM, [email protected] wrote: > "(1) knowingly removes, obliterates, tampers with, or alters an identification > number for a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part; or > "(2) with intent to further the theft of a motor vehicle..." > > I believe this is the key difference as to how one, especially living in CA., > would 'make use' of a set of '75 or earlier VIN numbers. Yes, technically it > is 'breaking the law'. That said, not sure when it was first enacted but CA's > original smog test exemption law was to be a rolling 'any car over 25 years > old is exempt from the semi annual tests'. > > But since there was a lot of politicking - political business as usual - by > smog stations, mechanics, and environmentalists, eventually 1975 and older > became the only cars exempted from the tests. I'll add there is almost an > ongoing attempt at repealing the '75 exemption, but so far hasn't made it into > law. > > I can't think of any other reason than an Alfa is about to be sent to the > crusher, that someone would sell a set of VIN numbers in the first place. And > logically enough they would be going on the same model, let's say an Alfetta > GT. It is easy enough for the DMV to run the numbers through and let's say the > numbers came from an Alfetta 2000 (sedan) - the numbers would 'bounce' because > they use a different set of VIN numbers than the GT's. So the numbers would be > going on a virtually identical car. > > Yes, this is a what if, but had the CA legislature stuck with the original > rolling 25 year exemption, meaning as of now an '86 and older is exempt, I > doubt much we would be having this discussion. > > Then there are the situations where two, and occasionally three, collectors > own valuable classics all with the same registration number (I don't believe > they called it a VIN number 'way back when'). Toss a coin and have the loser > executed? > > Biba > Irwindale, CA USA > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
