TMCP #516: Ask Rick – Is Removing the VIN Tag a Good Thing or Bad

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Happy September! Football is here and we can let the Fall celebrations begin. I once again got to catch up to Rick Schmidt from National Parts Depot to ask the burning questions that are on your mind to get his opinion on the burning questions we need to know most. Specifically, pulling VIN tags off of clunkers for a restoration, and Rick’s take on buying a 2023 HEMI car as an investment hedge! To cut to the chase on the HEMI cars; Rick’s take is to skip the hype and pick up when in a few years. They’ll be plentiful and a better deal. As a total aside, Rick know’s the company (Drop Top Customs) that will be doing all of the 2023 Challenger convertible conversions!

Regarding the VIN tag issue, recently Barrett-Jackson worked with representatives in Arizona House of Representatives to pass Bill 2480 to change the law to allow VIN removal on 1981 and older vehicles for repair or restoration. Kansas just adopted a similar law to solve the same issue, and to prevent cars from being impounded if they’ve had a VIN tag removed for restoration. My understanding was always that VIN tag removal, even for a restoration, has always been forbidden. Rick pointed out that’s not necessarily true and not the case in Florida at all. Plus, practically speaking, VIN tag removal has been a common practice for almost as long as car restorations have happened. Most states were likely unaware it happened.