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I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

But I'd love to have it anyway.

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    I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

    But I'd love to have it anyway.

    But isn't the Ute a RHD model? I'm assuming the wrecked G8 could have given its LHD dash? Could it be a Middle East Ute (are they LHD)?

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    Disappointing it's an automatic...

    eBay shows the vehicle history check as follow:

    Event date 	Location 	Odometer reading 	Data Source 	        Details
03/06/2009 	NEWNAN, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/08/2009 	NEWNAN, GA 	39                      Motor Vehicle Dept. 	TITLE (Title #:9550090980027)(Lien Reported)
03/04/2010 	SHARPSBURG, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/11/2011 	SHARPSBURG, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	TITLE (Title #:5738110427027)
                                                                               REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/14/2011 	GA 	                                State Agency 	        REAR IMPACT REPORTED 
                                                                               SEVERE DAMAGE REPORTED

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    4-door sedan according to the VIN, with a history of a severe rear-end collision.

    So, the front clip/interior/VIN is all that's left of the sedan.

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    I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

    But I'd love to have it anyway.

    But isn't the Ute a RHD model? I'm assuming the wrecked G8 could have given its LHD dash? Could it be a Middle East Ute (are they LHD)?

    I'm sure that the G8 and Ute bodies were both designed to be RHD or LHD. Or they could have grafted rear of the B pillars.

    Also, 36k on it and they want $31k? The price one has to pay to play.

    36K ain't nothing. If you want something like this, you have to pay for its rarity... or pay to build it. I doubt one could build one for less than 31K, counting the G8 donor and the shipping of the Ute body to North America.

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    Wouldn't be very hard to do, but the key to its legality is the location of the VIN.

    Not a problem if it is on the dash below the windsheild - the two could be joined seamlessly at the factory weld points. I seem to recall that that is where it is.

    An "A" pillar VIN would be a tad more difficult.

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    Wouldn't be very hard to do, but the key to its legality is the location of the VIN.

    Not a problem if it is on the dash below the windsheild - the two could be joined seamlessly at the factory weld points. I seem to recall that that is where it is.

    An "A" pillar VIN would be a tad more difficult.

    The NHTSA 1981 VIN standard is based on the ISO 1979/1980 standard, which most of the world seems to follow now, in slight variations. All VINs should be in on the dash below the windshield, regardless of country of origin.

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    Hey James, glad to see you here!

    At the moment, it's difficult to find the time to be anywhere ...

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