David Dymaxion wrote: > Thanks Vince, that was just the kind of document I was looking for. I > think the kicker is this statement: > > "... is a qualified vehicle if ... It has never been used as a > nonelectric vehicle." > > So does getting a new title make a vehicle "brand new" in the eyes of > the law? Common sense says no, but maybe legally there's hope, might > be a good question for a lawyer.
In my case, the two vehicles I titled were a scratch-built EV (never had a title before), and a 1980 ComutaVan that had been junked (title turned in to the state). Both obviously met the "never been used as a nonelectric vehicle" requirement. In your case (converting a Porsche 914), you can probably re-title it as a "2002 Dymaxionmobile" to create the legal fiction that it is a "new" vehicle, never used as nonelectric. But if audited, you'd probably lose. The honest way to do it would be if the car was substantially modified; built out of parts from Porsche 914's and other cars, but with substantial parts of it new or from different vehicles. For example, if it weighs 3000 lbs, and less than half that weight is from the original 914, I think you could honestly say it is primarily a new vehicle. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
