#176 beck, registration says PORSCHE 1953

i just purchased a BECK spyder, and to my surprise the registration says "Porsche 1953" why does a Replica spyder have a title that says 1953 Porsche, and not "Special construction" like most other cars? is there something that i missed? And how or who got this Replica spyder registered as a 1953? When this car was probably built in the early 90s.
Can any one shed some light on this mystery of mine, or am i just stupid and all Replica spyders are this way?
Thanks, Harold

Mine is registered and titled as a 1955 Porsche Coupe......as I submitted the paperwork it said "1955 Porsche Spyder 550 Replica". The answer I got from the license branch was "the registration book only had the coupe for 1955 so that was what it had to be".......

Some states allow replicas to be titled as "what they look like"..

mine is registered as a 1955 beck spyder (oklahoma title), but here in Georgia cars built before 1964 don't get a title so, no title or emissions testing either.
Daniel

Mine is registered as a 1955 Porsche Spyder Replica, but only says 1955 Porsche Spyder on the registration (evidently Replica was too many letters...).

Registered in Oregon. A fair amount of registration knowledge falls on the first registrant. The Oregon DMV initially tried to title my vehicle as a Rebuilt. In order to be "Rebuilt" it had to be a car to begin with. They also attempted to register it as Salvage etc. With no existing vehicle prior to my MSO, there is no possibility of either Salvage or Rebuilt titles. Took some arguing on my behalf and a discussion with several suspervisors, but in the end, the car was properly registered as a Replica.

Registration varies sharply from state to state.
angela

Mine was originally registered in Washington State as a 1955 Porsche Spyder. California accepted that same title as did Arizona. No questions asked.

Spydie is registered in Tennessee as a 1955 Beck Spyder. The words Porsche and replica aren't on there anywhere. Had to have a title and plates, but no emissions testing. v v