Bob, thanks for your input. Shot down my last ray of hope, but I would rather have the truth. I really do appreciate all the input received here. I just wish I had not trusted the seller’s explanation of a rebody. I was ok with a rebody, but it appears the truth is, there was no car to rebody. It was just built from scratch. There are no stamped VINS anywhere. The fender, door and dash tags are fakes. The pictures posted from ebay match the car. Uneven door and quarter gaps match, as do the cracks in the door latch screw holes.
Again, I am ok with the car itself considering what I paid for it, but the possibility of having purchased something illegal that could come back on me is unacceptable. I just wish I had not trusted what I was told. In reality, I am not sure the seller knew all the details. Since it was not trying to be passed off as an all original car, I was not too concerned. But the VIN issues as a totally faked car are a whole ‘nother story.