Doesn't sound good..
 
Keep us informed as to any developments.
 
Best of luck getting your baby back.
 
Shaun

Bummer mate,
 
Hope it all works out for you soon.
 
Matt

Exactly the same thing happened to me a few years back. The block that was in the car at the time had the engine number stamped out. The car was seized from Regency and taken to Ottoway for investigation.
Police could not find anything wrong and eventually issued me with a new police number that was stamped on the block.
It should be ok!!
Hope it all falls into place for you.

thanks guys, i can only hope that it all works out.  having no info as to why dosnt help. like people have said, its a well known car, you would think that if something had happened to it there would be info.
i have documentation to all work done on it and the last 2 owners names.
 
Rhys,
i bought the engine off a listed business and have receipts. i was told it had landed from japan a week prior to me buying it, though i have no proof of that.  
 
if it does end up being an engine issue and i have been lied to i will do my best to peruse it to make sure no one else gets stung.
 
cheers

called up today and got told i could pick the car up :)  although it had to be towed away as the clutch pedal had snapped. 
i quizzed them as to why my car was perfectly drive able when they seized it ,as i had driven it down there, to now having a pedal snapped but it was like getting blood out of a stone.  
so i rushed off from work, got a trailer and picked her up.  no one there was able to tell me what the outcome was and what my next step would have to be.
i had to call 3 different departments to try and get a report but no one could enlighten me as to weather i just need to go through roadowrthy or if there is more to the story ( when i got the call saying the car was realesed i was told "some requirements will have to be met." as to what they are, well i guess ill have to spend most of the day playing their game again)
 
so its been 25 days, i finally have my car back, all be it now with a mysterious snapped clutch pedal, and no info as to whats next. but at least its home.
 
i have contacted the ombudsmen and will be making aformal complaint as i feel i have been treated very poorly over the last 25 days. who knows if anything will come of it
 
 
cheers guys

Good luck.
I don't know what the cops do while they have your car. When I got mine back it was never quite the same after they had it.
Bit sus.

Good to hear you've finally got it back. Hopefully rego is not too difficult from here on in.
 
Rhys

Great news mate, glad you got your car back. Pretty ****ing rude damaging your car in the process, someone should be accountable for that. good luck with the rest of rego process!
 
Cheers 

thanks guys. i will be pursuing the whole matter further as i don't wish it upon any one else.
 
Got a call today,I have been supplied with a new engine number and I have to stamp it on the block and stamp a line through the old one. Once that's done (and I fix the pedal) it's back to the ID Inspection station for round 2.

Still no word what the actual issue was but the bloke I spoke to seemed to think I was lucky to get the engine back.

Cheers

hmm just sounds very dodgy on there part, id try get your id done before trying too recoupe cash for the clutch, as much as they have [link=mailto:f@$%d]f@$%[/link]ed you over you need them on your side