There is nothing to "realize" later. My VIN clearly has been removed from the car and reinstalled. Any buyer can see that, even without ANY accompanying information. So if my car was sold 10 times after I sold it, it still shows that same way.
The car's history is what it is. I have the same title from 40 some years ago, and lots of pictures from my limited "restoration" I did in the late 80 and late 90s; it's pretty obvious I have owned it a very long time. If I ever did sell the car, it would be with all the history and information about it (and let's face it, the car is FAR from being a highly desirable Mopar - it's not a Hemi 'Cuda convertible). If I pass away and my wife or kids go to sell the car then all that information is still available. Personally, I think it's worse to try and hide any of its history - if I do that then I'm entering into fraud territory. Should I buy the special transfer decal and rivets to fix the VIN? Does that make it better? Assuming that's worse, then what do I do, just crush the damn thing???
So I guess my choice is to either crush it or drive it and represent it for what it is. I can't go back in time so I'll choose the latter...