ejparrott Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 AVCIS are aware of it....new owner might get a nasty shock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Regardless of the legality of the vehicle has anyone noticed the rear tube of the roll cage? What they have done to it to get a little longer side flap for the rear section seems a bit silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikec Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 So what, the guys avoiding paying a few hundred quid in tax fair play to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Smith Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 As they admit it was built so recently, it would indeed not be legal. But sometimes you have to be careful with build dates, if it was built before SVA came in it would be perfectly legal, I was involved in the building of many kit cars in the '80's and then you got a Q plate most of the time, but provided the man from the licensing centre was happy you could register it on the number of the donor vehicle, even if you didn't use all the mechanics from it. I still think you would have struggled to get this through without a Q plate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespanner Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Regardless of the legality of the vehicle has anyone noticed the rear tube of the roll cage? What they have done to it to get a little longer side flap for the rear section seems a bit silly. What about the manky looking bits of box to mount the rear ARB? I'd want something a bit prettier on a 23k vehicle. And that diff guard on the Salisbury gives it about 3" ground clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Good point! I'd forgotten about the diff guard .... it looks like a boat ..... plenty of space to hold mud and water. The ground clearance doesn't look good either, although it might just be the grass... The box section ARB supports do look like something knocked up in a bush garage when compared to most of the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I dont get why you'd put all that effort into a build, then put it on a dodgy plate to save what is in the grand scheme a totally inconsequential annual fee for the tax disk. Theres enough defender parts there that theres clearly been a defender donor vehicle used, so why not just use its ID. Unless its all nicked stuff? Furthermore, even if it WAS all nicked, surely less attention would be attracted by getting a cheap, rotten defender and using its ID, than using some tax free thing from the 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 ^^ Totally agree, unless of course the dodgy plate allowed them to pay a lot less to the RAC for a carnet to tour Africa? Not sure how the RAC deal with the vehicle value but if it is purely on age then this might be why.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudmonkey Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Preparing for a zombie apocalypse? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-PROJECT-NO-RESERVE-Landrover-ROLLCAGE-off-roader-/230978176759?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35c75f46f7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I like: "CHASSIS IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION (needs one very small patch of welding)" Fantastic means something different to me??? "I have included a few pics of what it used to look like." Versus "Take a good look at the pictures, they are a good representation of how they look and condition" Maybe the second statement refers to the photos themselves, not the vehicle? I think the Zombie Apocalypse must have come and gone in Nottingham. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 worryingly, someones actually placed a bid on it at £450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I could make a better rollcage than that & I haven't done welding for over 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Chainsaw may be listed shortly in the meantime his "Stands high and goes everywhere and anywhere Discovery Bobtailed/ Bobtail On/Off Road 200 TDi " http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261214976899&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 Class work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heath robinson Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Preparing for a zombie apocalypse? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-PROJECT-NO-RESERVE-Landrover-ROLLCAGE-off-roader-/230978176759?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35c75f46f7 Someboby got visited by the chequerplate fairy then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Chainsaw may be listed shortly in the meantime his "Stands high and goes everywhere and anywhere Discovery Bobtailed/ Bobtail On/Off Road 200 TDi " http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261214976899&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123 Class work looks terrible, some better all round photo's would help, can't tell anything from the carp pics in the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I actually quite like the way the rear end has been bobtailed. It's not pretty and it could be better, but it isn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Oh God But I love " I should say i am not a mechanic so I have had to pay a mechanic to compete all work for me. So all work has been undertaken by a professional mechanic in a proper garage" Glad it wasn't bodged then when you PAID for all that work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 as ive said before, just because you can, doesnt mean you should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Oh dear. It's nice and local! .............we could go and have a look.............or not...... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Says it is fitted with Amazon directional tyres. Seems he must spend most of his time going backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deej Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 So the chassis, engine, gearbox, axles and bodywork are all from more recent vehicles. Has a lovely tax exempt windscreen though http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1966-LAND-ROVER-200TDi-HYBRID-DISC-BRAKES-COIL-SPRINGS-TAX-EXEMPT-OFFERS-/251274162678?_trksid=p5197.m1998&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D18%26meid%3D7810881945839715490%26pid%3D100017%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D5%26sd%3D140976853371%26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Smith Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 If it's pre SVA then it is perfectly legal, we all did this in the kitcar world and they only needed receipts to prove you owned all the parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 So the chassis, engine, gearbox, axles and bodywork are all from more recent vehicles. Has a lovely tax exempt windscreen though ...and roof, front wings, rear tub and doors. The chassis has probably been shortened to suit the 88" series body, as opposed to being 92.5"! Been there, done this 20 odd years ago. The main difference was we used the tax exempt RRC identity and reg number, as that is what the majority of the parts came from. It certainly shouldn't be on the series reg number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deej Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 If it's pre SVA then it is perfectly legal, we all did this in the kitcar world and they only needed receipts to prove you owned all the parts. I have to say this is not something I know a lot about, but surely it's never been legal to have a vehicle registered as something with which it shares no parts other than the reg plate? I'm aware the one in the link above shares a few parts but none of the 'critical' ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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