BAT - Twin-Plug 2.5L-Powered 1970 Porsche 914-6 Race Car Options

[gms]

Most Expensive chassis swap I have seen!

$92,000

Here

They didn't even try and hide it


dash vent hole...Not on a 1970!


1971 and later reinforcement

[Superhawk996]

This has been argued before.

VIN swapping is unethical and it is not legal. It's pretty simple really.

Race cars get into different territory since they often aren't registered with the state and are a means to an end on the track.

I don't know sanctioning body rules on VIN swapping. Is there a class where it the vintage 914/6 VIN would be required? If not, someone just paid 914/6 pricing for a 914/4 with an illegally pasted on VIN.

[ClayPerrine]

VIN swapping is unethical and it is not legal. It's pretty simple really.

Please clarify that... In the state of Texas, the official word is that the part of the vehicle the VIN is stamped into IS the vehicle. The rest of the chassis are parts that are added onto the vehicle.

So here in Texas, If I buy a right inner fender and a title, I legally own a 914. I can legally buy another chassis, and transfer the COMPLETE inner fender to that chassis and it becomes the 914 I own.

That is officially NOT a VIN swap. I am replacing parts on a car I own.

Now how ethical that is, well if I am not planning on selling the car, I don't care one way or another. If I disclose that the vehicle was repaired when I sell it, and I make it clear that it was an extensive repair, and outline all of what was done, then that is ethical.

But you need to rethink your "it is not legal" response. The legality is very much determined by the state you reside in.

Clay