Restorer/Driveline

[Warren F.]

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Now that this post has been hi-jacked, lets get back to the posters original inquiry. I'd like to know as well, why some of the ads do not include the full VIN as is stated in the guidelines for posting ads.

[Jim K.]

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Thanks for taking us back to the original question about the VIN's If I don't have top share VIN I would rather not...

[John H.]

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Thanks for taking us back to the original question about the VIN's If I don't have top share VIN I would rather not...

Why would you rather not?

[Jim K.]

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Probably just my paranoia that someone would be unscrupulious with it.

[Joel F.]

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Probably just my paranoia that someone would be unscrupulious with it.

As a related anecdote, a few years ago someone here (Geoff Coenan?) uncovered a couple of cars from very old Drivelines with small blocks that were now being marketed with original engine big blocks. In that sense, disclosure helps the buyer.

[Bruce B.]

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John;
I always find it strange when people are secretive about the vin of thier car. I see that in advertisements and on Ebay. In addition, in pictures people cover up thier license plates. Why?
If I own the car and have the title it's my vin.
The same goes for license plates.
Bruce B.

[Brian M.]

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Covering the license plate is very important.

John;
I always find it strange when people are secretive about the vin of thier car. I see that in advertisements and on Ebay. In addition, in pictures people cover up thier license plates. Why?
If I own the car and have the title it's my vin.
The same goes for license plates.
Bruce B.

[Bruce B.]

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Why is covering the license plate important?
Bruce B.

[Ian H.]

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FYI... My copies arrived on Friday May 23 in Ontario, Canada.

[Ridge K.]

[Terry M.]

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The original intent of including the VIN in for sale ads in the Driveline was to prevent the sale of stolen Corvettes to members. Have times changed enough that that is no longer a conecrn?

[Ridge K.]

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Terry, the discussion reminds me of the term,

Caveat emptor is Latin
for "Let the buyer beware".[

I would only say this, what buyer is not going to throughly check the Corvette he or she is considering to purchase, extremely through, including a VIN check, along with careful inspection of the VIN plate. Or the other side of this argument, who would blindly purchase the Corvette, simply based on a VIN being stated in the advertisement, which may be, or, may not be the correct VIN the Corvette left the Chevrolet assembly plant with? This in no way imputes the integrity of NCRS members, but what if they inadvertently purchased a stolen Corvette, with a phony VIN number, and are innocently reselling the car. They could easily be inadvertently stating a VIN number, which is the one stamped on a repro VIN tag. I have read several posts on this board in the last six months, that were critical of a certain large, well known, Corvette dealer, possibly putting repo tags on 1957 Corvettes.
In my humble opinion, stating a VIN in a publication print medium, has the potential for problems, with little possibly of doing good. Just my two cents worth. Ridge.

[Terry M.]

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I agree with you Ridge, one should do due diligence prior to purchasing a car -- ANY used car. But one of the underlying themes of this thread is the desire to trust fellow members before one trusts others who may not be members. But what of all the threads wanting NCRS to police member advertisers in The Driveline? Should not the parts buyers also do due diligence regarding the parts they are purchasing from the Driveline, and the business practices of the member sellers?

Did we not all jump on the bandwagon when someone keeping records of the VINs in The Driveline posted that a Corvette with a rare high-horsepower engine was once offered for sale in The Driveline with a small block?

If you don't want to reveal the VIN of the car you are selling in The Driveline, ask your Regional Director to change the rules. Until the rule is changed ALL the car for sale advertisers in The Driveline should be held to the same standard..

Just my two cents.

[Ridge K.]

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Terry, you and I are in full agreement on the matter. I likewise think that every person advertising in the DrivelineNCRSNCRS

[Bruce B.]

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Ridge:
Thanks for the information.
Any way that sort of fraud situation can be avoided is worth the effort.
Bruce B.