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Old 02-20-2015, 04:07 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by JeffK5 View Post
And that's illegal per the DOT. A tube chassis rail buggy doesn't retain the floor pan of the original VW so it's no longer a Beetle and it should be issued a builders title. You might get away with it ...until you run into the wrong cop.
So a frame swap invalidates the VIN? Do you have a source for that?

I'm not doubting you, but that's about what I planned to do with my '46 Willys, and I'm curious if I'm going to run into trouble...
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