[GTJIM (R.I.P.)]

Too Much Honesty...

The primary VIN identification for a GT is the alloy plate with the number stamped on it - the other numbers (which either should be the same - or NOT THERE) are not so permanently afixed to the body work
Be careful that it is "legal" to remove a VIN tag, in your jusrisdiction, to paint under it when you do a restoration - some places seize a car if the VIN tag attachments have been tampered with in any way! The moral of this story is: use the tag that you have title for on the car you wish to keep - and make it look as if it has never been disturbed .... and make sure NO OTHER numbers appear anywhere on that car.

 

[GTJIM (R.I.P.)]

Admitting Liability for Debt

Well, twenty years, at $20 a day, is $146,000. LET him claim it, and then go buy a Ferrari 360 Modena.

Yes. If the previous owner says: "That is my car and I want it back." He is openning himself up to liability for the storage debt. He will still be liable for any outstanding amount over and above the amount realised by the sale of the car (may be $2,000?) ....... Still owing $144,000! I would think he would quickly realise his mistake in identifying the car as his.