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The Australians are fighting the menace of VIN number tampering with new VIN stickers which cannot be removed or altered without being destroyed, making vehicle reconstruction and title washing significantly more challenging. Although we're not sure what's bigger news here, the fact that a cheap $2 AUS decal can markedly deter car thieves, or that the Aussies call VIN tampering "rebirthing." Join us for a collective shudder, and the full afterbirth details after the jump. Although we expect automakers to scream about the new sticker destroying profitability and requiring at least 10 years of development work to implement, we expect the program makes some serious sense. In fact, the numbers we've seen peg the potential savings at $240 million US dollars. Not bad for a cost per-vehicle of just $1.90. Apparently, some automakers have already recognized the writing on the wall. Hyundai is installing the new tamper-resistant stickers on its entire Australian fleet, and...
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We stumbled on the Australian Devaux Coupé many moons ago, but because our ADD addled brains forgets faster than they remember, it's only now you get to see it as well. The Devaux takes it's styling from so many sources it's tempting to call it a mongrel, but that would be a betrayal of what we consider one of the best styled boutique cars in the world. Featuring a GM LS engine (could be a 6 or 7, we can't tell) riding in a fiberglass over steel chassis with a wheelbase stretching out for over nine feet, the luxo-liner certainly fulfills the boulivardier image. galleryPost('deveauxext', 6, 'Devaux Coupé Exterior'); galleryPost('deveauxint', 6, 'Devaux Coupé Interior'); galleryPost('deveauxdet', 6, 'Devaux Coupé Details'); Fancy brightwork and an interior a few notches above the fray, stainless steel suspension and classy 16"" wire wheels round out the Devaux. The only real weakness is the lack manual transmission...
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