Re: Vehicle serial numbers

Posted by HH56 On 2010/4/9 14:26:49

Was there ever a common policy of removing number plates when a car was scrapped. I remember in high school (late 50's, New Mexico) a buddy wanted to get an old car from a junkyard-- had money, found a cheap car he wanted but when we looked and talked about it, yard said they couldn't sell that one and pick another. Of course all the others were "not cool" or out of his price range.

That yard had two sections-- cars that could be sold and was sort of like a used lot with mostly junkers and then those in the section where we found the car and which supposedly couldn't sell because they were no longer sellable. Forget the term but basically, all ID and papers had been removed and surrendered to motor vehicles so car was now only good for parts and scrap.

We always thought parents had found out his plans and told yard not to sell but after all the cars with missing plates seem to come up am wondering if there was such a policy.