At 06:59 PM 3/26/2004 -0500, Mark Andy wrote:
>If the car is updated to _be_ a 2004 model year car, I believe its legal.
>I don't believe that a VIN plate is required. The shock allowance would
>cover the different valving and I would think C&C would certainly cover
>the decal kit and probably would cover embroidery on the seats.
Mark,
I believe it is against the rules to "present" a Stock class car as being
say a 2002 which has been "converted" to a 2004. I believe the "assumption"
in Stock is that the car year is defined by its VIN and/or registration
and/or manufacturing date/spec label. How else? If legal it would mean that
update/backdate is legal in Stock and we know that it is not. In addition,
it is probably against the law to claim an original 2002 car is "now" a
"2004" because you have updated some or many parts whether or not you
switch VIN tags, labels, etc. Beats me what to do about separate body/frame
cars where both are available as replacement parts either new or from junk
yards and the VIN is attached/stamped to/on one or both (such as Lotus).
Dick
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