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jbegood2000
post Aug 20 2005, 10:07 AM
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I know I'm probably not the first dummy to get a bad car so I was hoping you guys can tell me what to do with this. I bought "73" earlier this year, tuned it up and it ran like crap....so I took it to a shop and after $1,000 in parts and $850 in labor the car runs like new....so no problem there

I took the car home after being in the shop for two months and popped the front open and the VIN numbers have been filed off the car. I made the mistake of buying the car first and getting educated later now I find out my '73 has '70 or '71 interior (even the dash is a '70 0r '71) so I'm thinking maybe my car is a hack job with somebody making two cars out of one somewhere down the line. I'm thinking now that car is probably worthless and can't even be scrapped because the VIN numbers on the fenderwell are gone..the numbers on the headlight housing and the windshield state is a '73 but the evidence points that the car obviously is not.

My guess is that I may have to take all the new parts off and put them on my '72 and sue the guy who sold it to me in small claims for the difference (labor and purchase price for the car) as what was supposed to a valuable year model has been misrepresnted whether intentional or not. Have any of you guys ever had to go through this and maybe can give me some advice on what to do/not do ?

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Larry
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jbegood2000
post Aug 21 2005, 09:50 PM
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Okay...gotta update hear...I attached some pics hope they come through. I wire wheeled the fenderwell...the numbers are totally gone. I'm pretty sure it's a chop job but also pretty sure it's a '70 or '71. I grew up in Hayward and I remeber a guy with a body shop that was always making one 914 out of two wrecked by putting the good front half to the good rear half from and vice versa.

Pink Slip Says '73 VIN 4732910561
Headlight Bucket Says: 4732910561
Door Jamb Tag Says: 123531
Trunk Stamp Says: 123531
Fenderwell: Ground beyond smooth, concave in fact

Particulars:

Wiper Control and Washers on Dash not on steering column
Long Glove Box
No Retractable Belts
Passenger is stationary
All emblums/lettering are gold not silver like a '73
I bought a muffler for a '73 and now the valance won't fit (it's the big valance)

On the bright side the dealer who took the car in on trade (and gave it to the guy I bought it from) asked me how much I have in the car so far...so it sounds like he may make it right. He asked to pull all the stuff (#'s above) after I told him about you guys and your recommendations and get back to him. So I may be able to get rid of the car and get most of my money back and put the money it into my '72 instead (I hope).




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