"... How is it in California, id the engine number recorded in the state car
register, if it is I would understand the rule."
Nope. CA uses VIN and plate# only--plates can change, for instance if you pay
extra for a 'vanity' plate--though it's conceivable engine# and VIN for a car
could have gotten mixed-up many years ago. Healey 'VINs' are different than
those for contemporary vehicles.
Bob
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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA
> On October 28, 2017 at 2:47 PM "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at
> t-online.de> wrote:
>
>
> When I bought my 100 about 30 years ago the engine number was stated in the
> US title (imported from the US) as the car number, even the chassis number
> plate was still with the car. Was some work to get it right as the customs
> tax documents also showed the engine number as the official car number.
>
> Josef Eckert
> Konigswinter/Germany
>
>
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] DMV No Go
> Datum: 2017-10-28T14:35:47+0200
> Von: "Per Schoerner" <per at schoerner.se>
> An: "rrengineer.mike at att.net" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
>
> Hi
> Strange rule, the engine doesn?t have anything to do with the identity of the
> car itself. Unless the vin and engine numberd are the same. Over here the
> engine number id not even recorded anywhere. How is it in California, id the
> engine number recorded in the state car register, if it is I would understand
> the rule.
>
> Per, in Sweden
>
> Skickat fr?n min iPhone
>
> > 28 okt. 2017 kl. 03:15 skrev Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>:
> >
> > I was told it had to have an engine in it to verify the VIN number.
>
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