2,2S VIN in a 2,0E tube... your opinion...sell?

[MaRu]

Hello,

I need your opinion. A friend of me bought a what he thought 2,2S in America . Now the car arrived and he asked me for my opinion. He was told that the car was started to restored 20 years ago and then stored, it was still in primer. I drove to him looked at the car and was more than confused because I found a sportomatic tank in the engine compartment. I know that there have never been spotomatic transmissions in an S car. So we checked the production code behind the ashtray. And we found out that this code is from 1969, together with some other minor things I am 100% sure that someone sometime changed the VIN. -we havenīt scratched the paint around the VIN away. Like it is now you cannot see anything. I talked to a friend who is lawyer and ask about what to do, because that is what my friend asks himself, too. He said that from his understanding it is not a crime to sell, as long as the sales contract clearly say what happend with the car/VIN. My friend says that with knowing the history at the moment he is more into selling than keeping it. For me it is a shame, because it looks rust free and without any signs of welding on the floor, tank support,...

What would you guys advice and the more important question...Would there really be someone willing to pay for a car with this history??

[Matt Monson]

Vic Elford raced a Sportomatic S back in the 60's. Everything was made back then. Just depended on what the customer ordered.

That said, we don't really have enough details. Post pictures. Trunk vin. Dash chassis number. Vin plate on the trunk latch. Etc. engine #?

[techweenie]

Don't scratch the paint away from the stamping. Use paint remover. Disturbing the metal surface will raise more questions. Your friend may just have a 1969 Sportomatic S, which has significant value. If it was a '69-built car and not registered in the US until 1970, the registration could be the only thing wrong.

[MaRu]

Thank you for your comments. From the VIN it is clearly a 2,2S Coupe.
He is in contact with the seller right now, who of course bought the car from another one,... But I cannot post the VIN before the it is clear what the seller will do, how he react. The problem for me is that the car was offered to me and I forwarded it to my friend. So I feel responsable for this, too. The car has no engine, but believe me it was no bargain... But for a rust free unwelded S you can pay some money, even without engine...

[pors1968]

The temp gage on sporto is diff sporto 50-150 scale manuel 60-140 scale.And could be dec 69 production last S was 9110301744.might explain production 119........on dash.

[MaRu]

But are you sure there have ever been a 2,2S with sportomatic, and when the VIN does refer to the "Porsche year" from werks holiday after august to next years werks holiday , does the production code year is from 1st january till 31th of december?

[pors1968]

I was talking chassis number dec 69 9110301744 You can call PORSCHE dealer with vin he can tell you if it a sporto and date MGF or delevry date