Just curious, if I were to buy a 1975 car or motorcycle, radically modify it or not, and then apply for a new VIN or have the year changed on the old VIN from 75 to 2019.Is it doable?
only if its a custom chassis and has dmv approval. ive done it. otherwise, illegal. :twocents:
And how hard is the DMV approval.
has to be inspected by the dmv, depends on your state. some dont allow it. I have to ask, whats the reason for this? I see -zero- benefit. i did it on a custom built frame. (not the one i've recently been working on either, that's registered as an rd) because i needed a title and they needed to see it, so the dmv made the year it was built (was '94 at the time)
If your a triple AAA member some of their locations are authorized license branches.
You can go there and get it inspected however if approved it usually ends up getting titled as a "special construction." I agree with Mike what's the benefit of changing the title?
If it were mine I'd just leave it as a 75 because it's not worth the headache :twocents:
Quote from: mavguy on June 18, 2019, 12:38:47 PM
Just curious, if I were to buy a 1975 car or motorcycle, radically modify it or not, and then apply for a new VIN or have the year changed on the old VIN from 75 to 2019.Is it doable?
you cant change to a 2019 vin because they have 17 digits. you can change to an earlier year if it helps getting a transferable registration in your state. the holy grail of tags.
actually, at least down here, the vin IS technically changed to 17. they add zeros to the vin after the original one. But, that becomes the VIN on record. :twocents:
I have read this thread a few times and still don't get it.
In almost all scenarios that I can think of, you would be much better off keeping the frame, and bike as a whole, titled as a 1975.
AGREED. it is perplexing. :umm:
Quote from: pdxjim on June 21, 2019, 11:33:02 AM
I have read this thread a few times and still don't get it.
In almost all scenarios that I can think of, you would be much better off keeping the frame, and bike as a whole, titled as a 1975.
you want a transferable registration. in my state putting '72 will save you 50$ in title fees. thanks h1pete.
The deal is the vehicle needs to be exported, but the importing country has a requirement that the vehicle can't be older than 3 years, that means nothing before 2016.so was trying to find a way out if possible.
I'm pretty sure any reasonably intelligent inspector will realize that the vehicle (and rd i assume) will be fraudulently labeled as newer than it is. that's SUPER risky and likely to be seized. :twocents:
In PA it depends on your inspection station.
My father for example has a '67 Mini that's mid engine and rear wheel drive using a VW Vr6 sitting in a full tube frame. When he took it get it inspected they inspected it as though it's a '67 Morris Mini.
According to the letter of the law he should have had an "enhanced inspection" which basically re-vins the car as a modern car. You might be able to exploit this.
Obviously, this is all hugely dependent on your state.