A Porsche in the woods you say? Options

[Unobtanium-inc]

Accessible only by ATV you say? I know it's not a 914, but thought you guys might like to see one more saved, in this case an early Pre-A.
KTF-
Adam

[JoeDees]

So when is it a VIN swap?

Let's say I have a super rusted and wrecked (rolled and flipped) 914-6 and a rust-free and straight 914-4 parts car.

Scenario A: I cut the VIN tags off the 6, carry them across the garage and weld them onto the parts car.

Scenario B: I cut out around the VIN tags, carry all of the parts from the 4 across the garage and weld them around the 914xxx tags.

Scenario C: I cut the parts car into 100 pieces, cut the 6 into 100 pieces, mix them all together then weld the best of them together with the 914xxx VIN tag.

Scenario D: I cut the parts car into 100 pieces, cut all of the rust off of the 6 (90+% of the car), buy a few Restoration Design parts and put the 6 together with the RD parts and pieces of the donor 4.

Scenario E: I cut the parts car into 100 pieces, cut all of the rust off of the 6 (90+% of the car), buy every piece Restoration Design sells and puts the 6 together with the RD parts and pieces of the donor 4.

Scenario F: I restore the 6 by cutting one bad area off of the car at a time, repairing it with a good section from the donor car until I have a complete 6 with a 914xxx VIN tag.

Scenario G: I restore the 6 by cutting one bad area off of the car at a time, repairing it with either a good section from the donor car, some RD pieces, and some fabbed pieces until I have a complete 6 with a 914xxx VIN tag.

Does it matter if the VIN plates never leave "the car"? ie the section/pile/whatever of metal in that particular garage bay versus the tags getting carried across the shop, put on the work bench, etc.


This is why I think it's important for shops/restorers to present records and photos of work done and for buyers to demand it. Luckily the ethics of Frankenstein/Darth Vader cars are less so than with humans, and can be determined by informed buys who should and do pay more for original cars, a little less for ones with some work, etc.