>> As you can see, here's there's a VIN plate
and then there also should be a VIN plate
up in the drip pan here, right under the windshield wipers.
The actual VIN number for the car here
was probably defaced, so we could not trace it back.
This is the VIN that we were able to locate on the car.
The import specialist decoded this VIN number.
They discovered numerous discrepancies with the vehicle.
>> This is a marking on the windshield that shows this vehicle has an airbag.
The 1988 mini-Cooper would not have an airbag,
so this is another factor that shows that
we think this vehicle was made closer to 2000.