[rustedgoat]

Seems like reconstructing cars from the firewall back are ok with the Chevy, Ford and Mopar guys, so why should it different with us. If the law says moving a vin PLATE is illegal, it is. A repair to a vehicle is a repair, the originality is gone but it is still the vehicle. Grey areas exist where someone interprets it as I can cut 2" around the sheet metal and swap another shell under it. They technically did not remove the vin PLATE.

My opinion which is worth nothing legally, is the main structure where the the vin plate is attached to is not being altered so the vin would be legit. Your car is not original, its repaired. It is still a judge (which is tied to the vin) with a non-original drive train.

I remember a few times seeing building getting knocked down but they left the front wall and entrance. Put up a new building around it, then changed out the entrance area. I'm sure that was for some type of loophole.