On Nov 26, 2007 1:30 PM, Steve Crawford <scrawford@pinpointresearch.com> wrote:
> I'm sure someone has defined a "vehicle", but I don't know what number
> applies when you've pieced together a rebuilt engine, salvaged
> transmission, junkyard hood and so-on to get a working car. I think
> custom builders end up applying for a new VIN but I don't think that
> applies to repairs. Of course defining when a vehicle becomes a
> different vehicle is a problem that remains regardless of choice of key.
There's a small car building company in the west that buys the old
VINs / chassis to Shelby 350 / 500GTs and builds whole new cars with
those VINs. Course, the older ones are in the junkyard by then.
