Well, I’ve been frozen in Texas with no internet so I’ve missed all of your info you posted, Clint. My thoughts? Looks like this guy had a red 70 Challenger hull with no title. So, he had a title to another really rusty car. He swapped the terrible blue dash in and removed the body numbers stamped into the cowl and tossed the fender tag, if it even had one. Now , did he do it or he just buy it that way? Your options are a civil suit (you have to go to his county to file that) or call the law in that county. Again, it’s a big hassle. You will get you nowhere on both options.
I’ve had a law enforcement officer tell me that they are not worried if there are no numbers stamped on the body, but they are worried if they don’t match. Yours have been removed. After a restoration, it could be assumed the original body was repaired with another original body panel and the numbers removed. After all, these cars that are repaired with AMD stuff don’t have the original number stamped in them. Most people just remove the numbers and place them into the new AMD panel. Some people don’t like ever that. So, the lesson is too late but always check that stamped numbers on a car. It’s hard to give you advice on this one. I hate to see you loose you money. Absolutely done buy another car from the same guy. I just sold a complete, rust free 73 Cuda with all the body number and fender tag with no suspicious stuff for $9,000 so cars are out there. You just got lied too.
When you sell this car, you will have to divulge all this information or you could be sued. Tough call here, bud.
I’ve had a law enforcement officer tell me that they are not worried if there are no numbers stamped on the body, but they are worried if they don’t match. Yours have been removed. After a restoration, it could be assumed the original body was repaired with another original body panel and the numbers removed. After all, these cars that are repaired with AMD stuff don’t have the original number stamped in them. Most people just remove the numbers and place them into the new AMD panel. Some people don’t like ever that. So, the lesson is too late but always check that stamped numbers on a car. It’s hard to give you advice on this one. I hate to see you loose you money. Absolutely done buy another car from the same guy. I just sold a complete, rust free 73 Cuda with all the body number and fender tag with no suspicious stuff for $9,000 so cars are out there. You just got lied too.
When you sell this car, you will have to divulge all this information or you could be sued. Tough call here, bud.