Swaters last appearance in the sports car world was in an Ohio Courtroom where he was defending his possession of a very rare 1954 Ferrari 375 plus chassis 0384AM that was stolen from the U.S. collector Karl Kleve in the late 1980s.
A última aparición de Swaters no mundo dos autos deportivos foi nunha Sala de Xustiza deOhio onde defendía a súa posesión dun moi raro chasis 0384AM do Ferrari 375 plus de 1954 que foi roubado ao coleccionista estadounidense Karl Kleve a finais dos anos oitenta.