The point is the same. cops look for stolens, not that every number matches. If they did, don't you agree every pre 69 car without a fender tag would fail the inspection, because you can't prove that dash VIN belongs to that car., as the numbers don't match, and the car is now suspect. Ask any cop to crawl in the trunk and look at 8 digits, and say it isn't numbers matching, and deny a title issue, not likely. . They know that number isn't a factor in getting a title. Just like no radiator support number won't stop you from getting a title, or the wrong number on the engine. a number turning up stolen will. I have had cars and titles from all over the world my self and yes been in plenty of out of state places and all where not as you are saying. Yes many including the authorities overlook all kinds of things it happens and this is the reason there are as many e-bay envelope cars floating around these days.
I'm sure the police in your state is the same as all the others, they look for stolen cars. my 70' challenger went to PA, and all the body numbers were off one digit from the Dash VIN#. he had no problem getting a new title.(2007) I've also restored mopars for forty years, and bought cars from all over the U.S. I've been in countless title offices, from new Jersey to California. The rules were all the same. Good title, good VIN# on the dash, you got a new title. The gentlemans car was well documented, even if he had found the wrong number there, there was no reason to assume that the car was possibly rebodied.
In a nut shell, that was my only point to my original post, like several of the others.
