VIN swap discussion Options

[scotty b]

FIRST PLEASE READ THIS POST IN IT'SENTIRETY BEFORE RESPONDING !!


This thread is NOT meant to be a discussion of the legality of a VIN swap. We all know it is illegal to simply swap the numbers from one car to another.


HOWEVER this comes up for discussion often as is the case in this thread
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=195530

So the HYPOTHETICAL scenario FOR DISCUSSON ONLY is this. I have 2 cars. Both legally obtained, both with clean titles and history. One is a rusted out pile of a 6, the other is a perfect example of a 1.7 4.


Now to " restore " the 6 would take many thousands of dollars, most of the metal on the car would be replaced with reproduction pieces, interior recoverd etc. So in the end very little of this car would be REAL factory built Porsche, and would in fact be a resconstruction

on the other hand I could professionaly change the vin from the six to the pristine 4 tub, have an all original factory correct chassis, then only have to swap over the few other 6 only pieces, and duplicate things like the undercoating etc tht would have to be done on wither tub. This ends up with a proper factory built 6, with original metal


The question. How do the purists among us see this. Would you rather see the original chassis completely cut apart and have brand new aftermarket panels put in, or would you rather see the vin swapped and have a TRUELY original untouched ( save for the VIN area ) Porsche body