and that of course, is what is both rediculous and wrong with buying and selling 'intellectual property rights'
i hate to say this, but: "death"; if YOU created a car, all by yourself, from scratch, with your own knowledge, skill, tools, craftsmanship, all with your own hands, and actually managed to get it registered and legal to drive; why does it have a chevy logo on it?
it's more of a transformation.. This car rolled off the line 20 years ago completely identical to millions of other chevy luminas.. now, after 20 years of tinkering, this car is as unique as a snowflake, so yeah, I created it.
someone offered me a 94 cutlass with the 3100 motor.. It may have the same or a compatible transmission. it may be a better idea to take the engine out of the lumina and put it in the cutlass. either way these two cars could make a good running car, provided the parts are compatible