Rebody poll part 2

I think the first choice should have been split into two choices or appended to say "if all the K-specific components were swapped over".

Whether I would even consider would depend on how complete the transfer was. We’ve seen examples where the only thing swapped over was the VIN, some with correct drive trains and some without. There’s no way I would even consider such a car. My thought is the purpose here would be only to maximize profit and such sellers usually won’t own up to the car’s status.

However, if all the unique body and frame components were swapped as well AND the seller was up front about the car’s condition, then I would CONSIDER if the price was right. I would want proof the original Kar existed and that the VIN was not altered by changing the fifth character to a K. My thought here is if someone went to this extent, then the original car was probably so far gone it was the only way to resurrect it. Even then I would be hesitant to purchase. Either way, I think correctly rebodied cars should come at a significant discount.

Regardless of what we think about such actions, the reality is these cars exist and their proliferation will increase commensurate with their values. The best we can do on this site is try to identify them when they surface and hope the registry folks keep track of them.

BP

Edited by - PorK on 05/11/2007 05:51:19