Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Espada S1 chassis plate

A few years back I brought a "77 V8 Vantage into Massachusetts.The title came back thus: Make: Astin.Model: Martin. It took several calls to the insurance company to make sure we were all *really* clear on what they were insuring. John Rosevear ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Storck To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [VintageLambo] Re: Espada S1 chassis plate "docmirror " wrote: > When I filled ou the "statement of certification" there is a box for > "date of manufacture". Since you can make up anything that you want to > go in the box, and when the statement is accepted, it becomes gospel. I registered a Peugeot 204 that previously had been titled in Lybia (don"t ask!) and produced a whole slew of documents in Arabic to my favorite DMV clerk, rather non-plussed after several other curious dealings, she declined to take the whole package and just asked for a document that had the year and VIN on it. I gave her the most impressive item, replete with multicolor engravings and seals, and got my Virginia title in return. Later showing an Arabic linguist the copy I kept, I was informed that it was registered using a Tunisian gas tax receipt. In "68 I bought a Cobra that had been registered in North Carolina as a "Fordconvertible". Sure helped with the insurance costs for a 24 year old Navy Lieutenant. Cheers, Bob