Unique Performance BAD NEWS!

I found this link too.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ustangs_06met.ART.State.Edition2.41f4dc5.html

I've also heard a rumor that UP is basically the fall guy...

mdjay said:

I found this link too.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...ustangs_06met.ART.State.Edition2.41f4dc5.html

I've also heard a rumor that UP is basically the fall guy...

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Fall guys for who....?

Ok, I know that someone else already brought this up. But isn't this the same thing that Shelby did back in the 60's and that was perfectly fine, now that they are doing it to the same vehicles some 40 years later, it's illegal? I'm confused, shouldn't this be more about bilking people out of money rather than changing the ID tag to reflect a Shelby ID? I haven't bought anything from UP and really didn't think that I would be able to afford an Eleanor, but this sounds more like it's coming up on an election year and a County Prosecutor is looking to get a big case under their belt just before elections.

You're right. The big issue is that numerous people have given them hundreds of thousands in deposits and have nothing to show for it except empty promises.

One thing to wonder is if the cars they have already sold are determined to be washed salvage titles, are they still going to be considered Shelby's or expensive rebuilt salvaged cars?

The difference is Shelby did not grind off the original VINs.
http://www.classicmustang.com/tech support/shelby_VINS.htm

3 - Ford serial number stamped into inner fender panel; one covered by Shelby serial number plate, other two covered by edge of the front fenders, not visible when the hood is open.

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Grinding off the originals is not only un-Shelby, it seems like a very shady thing to do. What purpose would that serve, other than erase the complete history of a specific vehicle?

Are we talking about newly issued VINs or swapped VINs? Everyone knew about the new VINs. Having an 'Original' Eleanor was part of the appeal. But the article seams to indicate that there was some VIN swapping going on?

"What we believe they're doing is purchasing a Mustang of the same year, buying Mustangs around the same year that don't have salvage titles" and replacing the VINs on the cars that had salvage titles, Cpl. Taylor said.

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I'd think whoever is bringing the charges knows the diference, and what is legal. Unfortunately news articles usually aren't very acccurate.

And I thought the Fall Guy was played by Lee Majors. He's not involved with Unique? Is he?

There are allegations of "VIN washing", which is registering the salvage car out of state, then bringing it back in as a fresh, non-salvage title. The video also clearly shows the original VINs ground off.

More News - Foose has cut ties...

http://www.01vu.com/2007/11/12/were-out-too-foose-design-also-cuts-ties-with-unique-performance/

Day-um... they are dragging the names and reputations of Shelby and Foose down with them.

There is all sorts of stuff, stories, and ugliness surfacing.

At the Charlotte Auto-Fair this past April Barretts was autioning off a red 1965 Mustang F-B with a mutilated VIN that you could not read if your life depended upon it. When I asked their rep about it he just laughed it off as though it was nothing.