Some years ago, someone posted an email to this list (see link below),
which describes a lawsuit in which the bulk of a car was seperated
from its VIN tag and the owners of each both claimed to have the
original car:
http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/wilma_hiliter/mgs/199604/msg00976.html?line=27#hilite
Simon
On 4/28/05, Gosling, Richard B <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com> wrote:
> Well, sort of. This heads right into the thorny question of how many things
> can you change on a car and it's still the same car. I believe there is
> some sort of points system - transfer enough "points" into your new shell
> and it's still, as far as the DVLA are concerned, the same car. I can't
> remember how many points are involved, but I guess you'd probably need at
> least the engine and gearbox from the old car for the new car to be
> registered under the same registration.
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