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> From: Mark J. Blair <mblair@gruumsh.irv.ca.us>
> To: MV List <Mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Subject: Re: [MV] M151
> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 9:35 PM
>
>
> To: "Scott Watson" <swatson@jps.net> wrote:
>
> > To register a vehicle in California for the first time the Vehicle
> > Identification Number/Serial Number must be verified! I know that
> > the Data Plate on the dash is marked with the serial number but the
> > California Department of Motor Vehicles requires the frame and or
> > engine to be marked as well? I know the 151 has a unibody/frame, but
> > I would think there must be more Identifying Marks than the dash
> > Data Plate?
>
> Maybe this is a dumb question, but what if they don't match? What if I
> buy a vehicle that was built from random parts, or build one myself,
> or replace a missing dataplate with another one? (I live in CA, and
> would like to get my first MV in about a couple years, so I'm
> wondering what kind of hassles I might have with my state's DMV).
>
> In aircraft, I think the number on the dataplate is all that
> matters. I know a guy who builds P-51 Mustangs from scratch, starting
> with nothing but a dataplate. I think the engines are rebuilt, but he
> makes the frames from scratch from brand new aluminum stock
> custom-ordered from Alcoa. As I understand it, the old dataplate makes
> the plane legally a vintage P-51 Mustang in the eyes of the FAA, even
> though most of the structure of the plane is brand new.
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair KE6MYK
> e-mail: mblair@gruumsh.irv.ca.us
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