[VintageLambo] Re: Espada S1 chassis plate

Youse guys... I think you"re having fun at my expense {:->). It all sounds so familiar. DMV clerks are evaluated based on "through-put", i.e. number of vehicles processed per shift. Not on accuracy. Boy does it show.... Doc BTW, what do you know about the Lagonda. I"m thinking of getting one. --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "John Rosevear" wrote: > 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