77 registered as a 69...question.....

[matt930s]

The ad reads: 1977 Tub – registered as 1969 w/ matching VIN Tag 911 T - $30K OBO

These cars always seem like a hot potato. At what point did this 77 tub become a 69? This seller is straight forward, but as the car changes hands later, does the car start showing up as strictly a 69?

The question begs: if you have two rollers that are used to create one car, which car becomes the "identity"? I'm sure this happens quite a lot lately as the values have escalated.

MattR

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/906333-1977-iroc-look-v8-swap.html

[Rick Brooklyn]

I guess if you have the vin tag of a wrecked 69 you can graft it on a 77 roller and still call it a 69?

[techweenie]

I was asked to look at a tub a friend of a friend wanted to sell... it was a bare Carrera chassis with a 71 T VIN tag welded in... and the CHP had accepted that number for the state assigned ID tag. The friend had bought the shell not knowing it was misidentified. I told him to sell it back to the guy he bought it from. Legally ID'd or not, no shop would want that thing on their property.

Hot potato is a good description. Very hot potato. Run away.

[faapgar]

Hi,at the very least it looks like a ball to drive.Nicely set up.But I am not sure if it would be legal.I used to have customers from N.Y.that had one made from two.Maybe the laws there were different.Fred

[2ndTARGA]

A lot of recent work was covered here:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-engine-conversion-tech-forum/892281-911-v8-conversion-redo-build.html

Just completed. I'm always somewhat curious when huge projects get posted for sale with almost no miles on the end product. I would want to take it on a long long test drive before deciding.

[dad911]

I wouldn't touch a chassis with a swapped vin# Google vin tampering.

[CountD]

Originally Posted by techweenie

I was asked to look at a tub a friend of a friend wanted to sell... it was a bare Carrera chassis with a 71 T VIN tag welded in... and the CHP had accepted that number for the state assigned ID tag. The friend had bought the shell not knowing it was misidentified. I told him to sell it back to the guy he bought it from. Legally ID'd or not, no shop would want that thing on their property.

Hot potato is a good description. Very hot potato. Run away.

Best advice here. I wonder what ever happened to that Englishman who bought the '65 that ended up being the '67.

[goodtogo]

Originally Posted by CountD

Best advice here. I wonder what ever happened to that Englishman who bought the '65 that ended up being the '67.

"La vengeance est un met que l'on doit manger froid"
The French diplomat Talleyrand (1754–1838)

Tim