Steel stamps - numbers

[Michael Winters]

Our car did not have the original fenders and I want to stamp in the last 3 numbers of the chassis into it.
When you looking to the type/layout of these numbers you can see that these have a typical style.
For example the '3' looks like this.
I think that the size is 8mm

[Frank Beck]

Speechless.

Why do you want to stamp them?

[Michael Winters]

Frank,

It is my personal car and I just try to match the details like they did before.
Maybe it's just the idea or look...
I know it are not the original fenders that were on the car but I don't see the problem why not doing it?

[Frank Beck]

For starters:

It has the appearance of fraud.

No matter what your real motive is the optics scream misrepresentation. Let's say you tell the next owner that you did it but he came down with short-term memory loss when he sold the car. (Funny how memories get clouded when $$ are at stake.)

There's a restored RS in the U.S. with a counterfeit case number. The owner may or may not know. If he sells the car for seven figures and the next guy finds out that the real case is out there he's not going to be very happy.

[Michael Winters]

Frank,

I understand you and you have got a good point.
When you do this with chassis/gearbox/engine you are 200% correct.
I don't go to start a discussion what you can't/can do with your own personal car (in this case headlight bucket).

But thanks for the advice! So I understand it's better to don't do it.

For starters:

It has the appearance of fraud.

No matter what your real motive is the optics scream misrepresentation. Let's say you tell the next owner that you did it but he came down with short term memory loss when he sold the car. (Funny how memories get clouded when $$ are at stake.)

There's a restored RS in the U.S. with a counterfeit case number. The owner may or may not know. If he sells the car for seven figures and the next guy finds out that the real case is out there he's not going to be very happy.

[Frank Beck]

Keep in mind:

Someday your car will be someone else's car.

[johns4949]

For starters:

It has the appearance of fraud.

No matter what your real motive is the optics scream misrepresentation. Let's say you tell the next owner that you did it but he came down with short-term memory loss when he sold the car. (Funny how memories get clouded when $$ are at stake.)

There's a restored RS in the U.S. with a counterfeit case number. The owner may or may not know. If he sells the car for seven figures and the next guy finds out that the real case is out there he's not going to be very happy.

WOW Does this sort of thing really happen

[doigthom]

Fraud is the intent to deceive with the hope of financial or personal gain. Dog leg fender repair. Fraud if not revealed? NOS part replacement if not revealed. Fraud? Original headlight bucket inserted in another fender. Fraud? Dashboard repainted and yellow crayon vin number redrawn. Fraud? The act of not revealing is the fraud. Full disclosure cures all possibility of fraud. Caveat emptor/buyer beware are not recent inventions. Probably 50% of all Porsches from our coveted vintages are frauds by your standards. Sistine Chapel cleaned and repainted. Catholic church a fraudster? Watch out Eric. They will be coming for you when a purist discovers a pair of your perfect plyer repros in an alleged original tool kit. By the way shouldn't we close down the for sale section of this site to avoid further fraud. Get real.

Retired lawyer