The only time I see anything wrong with clones is when someone tries to pass it on as the real deal. While the person who builds the car and is the first to sell it might in fact be an honest individual but that may not be the case with the next sale or sales. I feel there should be requirements on DMV titles that clearly specify the correct car. For example, a 1965 GT350 clone would have to say 1965 Mustang instead of 1965 Shelby GT350. It’s always been easy for someone to con a DMV attendant to change the title when re-registering a change of ownership.

I has seen this a thousand times…. Other than those who get burned in the process of buying a fake clone when they assumed they were getting the real deal, the only people who care are many of those who own the real deal.

The hardest car to detect is called “Air Cars”. These are cars that are built out of cars that were over 50% wrecked or by taking a donor car and having the vin plate attached to it. People pay premium prices for wrecked cars just to get some of the specialty parts that are still usable as well as the VIN plate just for this purpose. Done properly it is almost impossible to catch even by those of us who know these cars like the back of our hands. This makes official documentation all the more important not to mention buying from original owners a premium.

One needs to do his due diligence when purchasing any collector/muscle car.