The Illinois Sec. of State investigators showed up at the well known Northern Ill. Resto shop where my Superbird was.

Owner of shop calls me up and says "where is your dash vin plate"?

I said you have it, your boys removed it when the dash frame was repainted and the dash pad was sent out to Just Dash's.

I got in my truck and rushed over. After turning the place upside down we found the vin plate where the owner had put it months ago.

Sec. Of States people left happy.

I pulled my car shortly thereafter.

Owner never learned, as this sort of stuff kept on happening with other customers cars. Titles/B.sheets/fender tags were always being misplaced.

Place went out of business and this was one of many reasons.

Beware of this stupidity and never let it happen to you. Only trust yourself with anything even remotely important or irreplaceable.