[cicero819]

Unfortunately this is a scenario that is going to happen often in the coming year. I was purchasing a race car from a gentleman in Virginia and ran in some problems when he couldn't come up with the proper DOT ownerships after I had made sure he had them before showing up but unfortunately all he had were the bill of sale from the previous owner. He told me he never needed them after all these years racing the car. Anyways the car was found to have been stolen in Tennessee(where the owner was happy to get it back since he didn't have insurance when his corvette was stolen in 72. The FBI has a program they call Automated Vehicle Identification(AVI) which can go back to 1956. If you think the car your purchasing is stolen or has been modified with different automobile get in touch with your local FBI office for help., They've discovered many restored antiques dealers also caught up in this. The information that I've received from the FBI is that it is illegal to transport through any state,vehicle that has a VIN number without it's ownership. CR