[Bob Gaines]

If you are concerned about concours competition I will tell you that with the short period of time normally given to judges to judge a class there are usually so many other issues with a judged car that the owner is not aware of or forgotten about, the VIN number on the block is usually the last thing that is looked at or thought of . I see it all the time a owner will get caught up in some small detail and forget about all the other more visible problems. I think the most important thing is to prioritize the things on a show car to fix which the most important are the things people see the most. For instance it wouldn't make sense to be concerned about your wiring under the dash if the chrome on your bumper was weak. Then work down the list to the things that are the least seen. in most cases the VIN on a engine block is one of the things that is least seen. I am not saying the VIN on the block is not important but in the context of concours competition there are are a lot more things that are much more noticeable that a car owner can have points deducted for. If you have solved all of the other problems or almost all of the other problems of your car then I would worry about the VIN on your block.