but if no one whant's what the thief has stolen then he won't steel another
But this rusty mini is obviously not stolen and has a v5 and if you brought a brand new heritage shell that also is not stolen so surely no car theft has gone on through this process just a lovely condition mk1 has come out of it. I'm also sure that in a crash that the brand new shell will hold up a lot better than a rusty shell that has been patched up or had new non genuine panels put on etc. But i do see your point someone could nick a mini and strip it and take its identity away