WB-

Thanks, but Texas doesn't seem to care. I've bought and sold a bunch of old cars and trucks over the years, and no one has ever looked at the VIN when titling.

I have a early 50s 2 1/2 ton truck on the farm that doesn't have matching VINs, no one but me ever checked, and it was several years after I bought it that I happened to check.

Perhaps it would be a different story if it were to be stolen, but I guess I can always buy one of those reproduction VIN number plates, and stamp it to match my title.

I expect I'll stamp a few ID numbers in hidden places as we go, just in case.