re: "164 Spider"

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:42 PM +0000 7/13/03, alfa-digest wrote:
> He registered it by going to the DMV and
> telling them that it was a "164 Spider."
I've pondered similar scams, but don't they have a range of valid 164 
VIN #'s?  I mean, a 'Sud Sprint looks a lot like GTV-6 to a DMV 
goon...  Could an SZ be a 164 variant too?  Can I get a Maserati 
3200GT and tell them it's a 4200?  Can a Peugeot 205GTi be a 505GTi? 
The possibilities are endless if only the manufacturer and model year 
have to coincide.  Of course, I imagine that this is borderline 
fraudulent, but I wouldn't have any problem registering an R5 Turbo 
as a "Le Car," and that's a car that I could actually own some day.

But that makes me think of something--besides trying to register an 
RS200 as a Taurus--what keeps 959 owners from registering them as 
911's?

I think the real issue may be getting it into the country in the 
first place, something that the Navy Captain didn't have to worry 
about.  Passing the local smog check is no big deal, even on a gray 
market '83 3.5L BMW with no catalyst or oxygen sensor...

-Joe
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