The problem becomes people changing them to reflect more desirable options, paint, drivetrain.

I think you meant to say "accepted". [/quote]

Correct:-)

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.

I put the fender tag from a 1968 VIP I found in the junkyard on my 1969 GTX for awhile.

From a distance, I've caught 4 or 5 people trying to decode the tag over the years. Hope they had fun with that.

So, third time's a charm, anybody know what the current website is for whatever Data Tags has become?

Agbackeast@gmail.com seems to be the only current contact for Brett Stoutenberg/also try 18608774440

MikeG

Mike, thanks. I'll give it a shot.

In today’s market, a fender tag is a valuable asset. For many crooks, they’re just looking to add value to the car.