Raven 666

some inspiration ...........

02m2

Nice job !! You painting the inside wheel wells body color?

Raven 666

Not my car but I think he went black wheel wells and engine bay .....

Amber Gramps

Talbot yellow w/history....very interesting history at that:

https://classiccars.com/listings/vie...lifornia-92660

02m2

UPDATE: car went out to media blast so that we could start over.....got a big surprise..at some point my car got a vin switch and it clearly was not a 72 since the oil filler door has been grafted in as well. To say shocked is an understatement .....well the shell is worthless unless someone wants to make a race car out of it. What I find surprising is that the car was suppose to have been media blasted before my project started and a blind pig could have seen that both the vin and oil filler door were switched. Investigating.....and very Pissed off...

mooty

^ W O W, this is down right fraud.....

tcsracing1

id say the tags, title and oil door came from a rusty car and was put into a less rusty tub.

I wonder what the tub was before the swap? most likely a 69-71 T.

As a hot rod, it would be fine to use the body since you are doing color and powertrain changes.

Tremelune

The VIN certainly matters for resale value, but far less on a car that is in no way original anymore. The value in a car such as yours is in the materials used, time spent, and quality of the work performed.

Whether ignorant or nefarious, that is an unfortunate find.

02m2

even if the vin was not the result of a stolen car and someone along the line pulled it out off a wreck or rusty heap it is not really a 72 that came with that vin. To me it is same as having a stolen car and would never want to be on chain of title knowing it was not legit. I have tons of expensive parts and can go find another legitimate shell and then but it all together or just part it out and call it a day. Also discussing options with the builder of the car.

cobalt

No luck with these cars. Too bad it looked like a great project.

NickyP

Wow, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you have some recourse to pursue.

02m2

Better to have found out now before it was finshed and subsequently sold and not knowing until I was served with papers for fraud.

Edgy01

Sorry to hear that there are people out there willing to do anything to make a buck off someone else--and to butcher a Porsche is sacrilege.

My vote was for Charturuse. It's a stellar color. Don't give up. Just find another body and start again.

Aubergine was also a great color but being dark takes more effort to maintain.

Don't dispair! Move on.

(My P.T.S. Blue Turquoise 997S. Now four in the country.)

02m2

Thanks..we will see. Luckily I have my 964 to hold me over...

GTgears

Well damn. That's a super bummer. I probably wouldn't use it either. I'm sorry.

I've recently been seeing a string of different owners all posting chartreuse 914s on a FB group. What a cool old color.