clone or no clone

In fact, in most states moving VIN and fender tags is against the law. It seems silly but I know a guy locally who had a 1970 GTO Judge with numbers matching engine and trans but the front end was gone (just engine and frame) and the rear end, floor pans, etc were rusted out. He had a perfectly good 1970 LeMans but couldn't use it...so he saved the firewall and cowl from the GTO and litterally cut it into the LeMans. Lots of money but a beautiful job. That, they say is still legal...but moving the tags from one car to another is illegal. Go figure.