Interesting VIN number on 68 Barracuda

jimharvard said

451 cuda...

thank you for saying what went through my mind the minute i saw this car.

i sent an email to gateway classics bringing this issue to their attention, however, they did not respond.

to all the FABO community, i would strongly advise you to NEVER consider buying ANY car that had a significant VIN number question. as an attorney, if i had a client that came to me with this car, i would advise him to take the car back to the seller and get his money back. in any state that has a law against altering vehicle VIN numbers, i do not believe you could register and/or obtain a title to this car.

if i were gateway classics' attorney, i would advise them not to sell this car unless they have obtained some kind of "opinion letter" from the Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles.

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If you sent them an e-mail and had they responded they would be trapped. As it stands they can simply say that the e-mail (from you) must have gone to their "junk mail" folder or was never opened, again releasing them from any liability. Had they responded they would have been trapped (or at least had fewer options)!
Even in their car description they cleverly (accidentally on purpose) stated that the car was a '68 and a '69 so the '69 doors fall right into their description. I caught that the first time I read it but since they make no absolute claims about the car's authenticity it makes no difference!!

However....the VIN and fender tag do not lie!!! Once someone makes them acknowledge (preferably in writing) that the VIN and/or fender tag don't match the car they can't "legally" sell it without being liable????

treblig