Just to be clear, the girl doing the verification said that there has to be an engine in the car.  They don't care about the engine ID number or if it even runs.  It could be a frozen lump that you can't even rebuild.  Their rules just state that an engine must be in the car to verify the number.<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1509209952620">Mike MacLean<br id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1509209802888"><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Bob Spidell</div><div><bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> "... How is it in California, id the engine number recorded in the state car register, if it is I would understand the rule."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">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.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Bob<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--------------------------------<br clear="none">Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> On October 28, 2017 at 2:47 PM "<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de" href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de" href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de">josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> 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.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Josef Eckert<br clear="none">> Konigswinter/Germany<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> -----Original-Nachricht-----<br clear="none">> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] DMV No Go<br clear="none">> Datum: 2017-10-28T14:35:47+0200<br clear="none">> Von: "Per Schoerner" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:per@schoerner.se" href="mailto:per@schoerner.se">per@schoerner.se</a>><br clear="none">> An: "<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Hi<br clear="none">> 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.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Per, in Sweden<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Skickat från min iPhone<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> > 28 okt. 2017 kl. 03:15 skrev Michael MacLean <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net" href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>>:<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > I was told it had to have an engine in it to verify the VIN number.  <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">> Suggested annual donation  $12.75<br clear="none">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">> Forums: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/josef-eckert@t-online.de" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/josef-eckert@t-online.de</a><div class="yqt4235523894 yQTDBase" id="yqtfd24556"><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Support Team.Net <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.te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