I think the legal fears are that someone will be able to change the
commission number to hide the fact that the vehicle was stolen.
As far as making a Hemi Cuda out of a regular Barracuda, while you might be
able to fake a VIN number to make it appear the vehicle is real, the factory
keeps records of all the ones that were produced and the addition or change
of codes within the VIN will nor bear out under a numbers check.
The same applies to someone who makes a Sunbeam Tiger out of an Alpine.
Joe
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of James Henningsen
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 7:22 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Tire Size and Commission Plate Questions
Listers - thanks for the info on the tire size for my TR4 and some good
sources to purchase. Also, as an FYI, the source recommended to stamp an
exact replacement of my origi 62 TR4 commission plate stated he is no longer
doing this due to fed law concerns. He did recommend using the 1/8" Harbor
Freight steel stamp set.
I'm just curious, is it against the law to have an exact copy of your
original
commission plate made during a restoration? I thought restorers were doing
this to make the restoration as perfect as possble. I also understand that
the
process can be misused to create higher value cars (e.g., creating a hemi
cuda
from a 318 cuda).
Jim Henningsen
Mailtand, FL
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