Originally Posted by Rhinodart
Originally Posted by ZIPPY
Originally Posted by dragon slayer
how the data tag became such a think, is a little bizarre to me since it was exposed metal and can easily be rusted or removed and lost.


Some folks are stupidly judgemental of vehicles that don't have a tag.

Only way to stop is to put a tag on.

The vin will tell you, "you've got a 1969 Hemi road runner built at X plant".
For many of us, that is really enough to start with and we can figure out the rest.

Elitist snobs aren't ever happy with just the VIN, they will lose their minds that you can't prove it was an original 4 speed car or whatever detail they choose,
because there is no tag.

To some extent, putting a car up for sale invites that activity. But I've seen it happen on display vehicles that were not for sale.

A repro tag puts a stop to most of that.


Stop using sense, it does not work with the elitist snobs on this board and elsewhere. If it is not 100% correct by the tag that they say was born with the car then it is a fraud and should be snubbed by the muscle car community... eyes

Not just snubbed, the car should be confiscated by the authorities, and crushed, and the owner charged with a felony!
There is a ton of details that affect the value of a car, and all the plusses and minuses must be considered to determine where the car falls in the value range before buying one.
Some people are only proud of owning a car that is a survivor with all original paperwork, on the other end of the scale, some are proud to own a somewhat thrown together clone. Most of us lie somewhere in between. If someone desires a rare car but has a tight budget, a real car with a made up tag showing some unverifiable options might be affordable to them, and they'd be proud to own it. Not sure why I should lose sleep over that?
And looking under a cars hood and seeing no tag looks bad. Too me it's not much different than looking into the interior of a car and seeing the carpeting is missing or side interior panels gone. Underhood needs a tag to look factory.