Sometimes I wish my state (Indiana) allowed me to swap original vin plates and body tags onto a replacement body like that. I'm sure my restoration would be coming along just as quickly as yours then. When I was all done my Lemans could be worth as much as a GTO too. However, I'm stuck with fixing my car the hard way by replacing what's damaged or rusted without removing any vin tags. In Indiana if the body or frame is changed, the resulting vehicle requires a new state issued vin. The restoration takes a lot longer, and when I'm done my Lemans will still only be worth the going rate for a Lemans (for some strange reason it's only about half of a GTO, even if my Lemans is equiped better than a GTO in the end). Luckily I'm not restoring my Lemans for the money, I'm doing it to make my car the way I want it, with the equipment I want. Although my insurance company won't see the value that way. Anyway, congrats on a fast moving restoration - it's looking good!
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