[Matt Monson]

Several years ago I sold a 1972 914-4 front clip to repair a very well known racecar that had been in a major front end collision. The front clip was sold without any title and was sold as a part. When it was installed on the other 914, obviously they are going to want to maintain the provenance and history of the racecar. The door pillar kept the original vin, and the vin plate was moved over to the new clip. As for the stamped in vin on the front cut? I don't know what they did with it and whether or not they cut out and installed the original stamped vin, scratched it out, or just left it and the car now has a non-matching vin stamped into it's front end. I've never looked at it that closely in person. However, regardless of what they did with the vin stamped into the front cut, the car is still under the original vin.

No, I won't tell you what car this is. But I'd bet $100 that 95% people who would ever look at this car on display at a track event would never know it's been clipped. Good work is that good.

If the 911 in question was repaired in the same way, you might not be able to figure it out unless someone documented the work.