VIN looks legit?

[meXEco]

What do you reckon?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-Mk1-2-0-Pinto-5-Speed/333470057565?hash=item4da45d445d:g:Wl8AAOSwDABeFKB9

[notenoughtime]

Questionable I’m thinking lol 

[YellowTaxi]

I have bought a few cars from Car Cave, he's a very decent guy and very knowledgable too.

Price seems high to me but them Mk1's are crazy money. I doubt he is trying to dub it as anything other than an imported 2 door base car thats been done-up.

[meXEco]

Decent and knowledgeable maybe-but that's not a proper stamped VIN plate anyone should know that it's just a stamped bit of plate with a chassis number on it (and not that shells number at that) and warning bells should be ringing-plus that shell aint a March '68. DVLA would be all over this.

[khanlad]

In these days that you can buy ford vin tags and have them stamped whats the difference? 

[meXEco]

The difference is that isn't a Ford VIN tag it's just a bit of plate with only the chassis number on it-would you spend £20k on  a car like that? Doubt it...

[notenoughtime]

It’s not an early shell that doesn’t help 

[khanlad]

4 hours ago, meXEco said:

The difference is that isn't a Ford VIN tag it's just a bit of plate with only the chassis number on it-would you spend £20k on  a car like that? Doubt it...

My point is ford copy  from ebay or bit of metal they arent the proper tags so why does it matter? Its obviously not an original car so what ever youre buying youre buying on what its like not what it is? 20k probably is too much but in tbis crazy world who knows?

[YellowTaxi]

I suppose the question really is..is he trying to mislead anybody?

Knowing him and his company I think probably not.

[RWL81P]

how many old fords have had there vin plate off for one reason or another? probably 90% of em.  how many rally cars have been re shelled and kept the reg number? probably 99% of em. whats the difference as long as it not a stolen car. 

[katana]

2 hours ago, YellowTaxi said:

I suppose the question really is..is he trying to mislead anybody?

Knowing him and his company I think probably not.

Hardly misleading as its clearly shown ! Now if he'd gone and got a replica plate and had the info stamped up would anyone be bitching - probably not! If you are buying and spending that sort of money - 'caveat emptor' (buyer beware) - go with knowledge and ask questions!