[Grumpy old man]

I've cursed all the hand sanding "around" the vin plate on these trucks many times but you never remove one ,It just leads to instances like this where a considerable value is lost forever . Time to take a trip to dmv with every single piece of documentation you have . This is just one more reason why I tag/title my trucks the day after I bring them home it's much easier to get a problem solved when the state already knows you own it .