(09-03-2015, 01:26 PM)Poodle Wrote: You know q-plates are just for exactly that right? Ie cars built from scratch...

(09-03-2015, 01:26 PM)Poodle Wrote: You know q-plates are just for exactly that right? Ie cars built from scratch...

(09-03-2015, 01:35 PM)Paul_13 Wrote: isn't it they can't establish the country of origin?

(09-03-2015, 01:42 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: Close.  It's usually where the age or identity of the vehicle cannot be determined, often stolen/recovered where the original VIN etc have been removed and the original registration unknown.

They're often on kit cars because too many used/reconditioned major parts have been used (you can have one IIRC) to get a new age-related registration.  It's perfectly possible to do a kit car and not get a Q-plate though.

(09-03-2015, 03:49 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: Yeah you need to have like 70% of the original running gear to get age related on kit cars.. Or new parts ive forgot now i did look into it with my kit car but its still unfinished haha. The westfield mega blade we had was age related (2006) but had a 919cc fireblade engine in which they stopped around 1997 so not sure how that worked.

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Along with freelander diff, and brakes etc lol

(09-03-2015, 04:35 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: As I understand it, to get a new registration, the bulk of the car must be new (including the chassis/monocoque) and a single major component may be used/reconditioned - often this is the engine or gearbox, which is I suspect how the Megablade above was done.

With a single-donor kit (Sierra based was the classic in the late 90's) if you use enough of the major parts from the donor car thus scoring enough points and have a new chassis/monocoque, you can get an age-related plate.  As I understand, they really shouldn't be running around on the original registration/V5 from the original donor car.

It's all there on the DVLA website somewhere.

(09-03-2015, 02:27 PM)Paul_13 Wrote: There's one similar in the court car park across the road.

There's a mint white Austin maestro which I pass every day on the way back from work

(09-03-2015, 04:57 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: You can re-shell using a new "Heritage" shell and keep the original registration, which is common on Mini's.

(11-03-2015, 04:59 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Procta's Metro senses working quickly there!

(09-03-2015, 04:48 PM)procta Wrote:

(09-03-2015, 04:35 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: As I understand it, to get a new registration, the bulk of the car must be new (including the chassis/monocoque) and a single major component may be used/reconditioned - often this is the engine or gearbox, which is I suspect how the Megablade above was done.

With a single-donor kit (Sierra based was the classic in the late 90's) if you use enough of the major parts from the donor car thus scoring enough points and have a new chassis/monocoque, you can get an age-related plate.  As I understand, they really shouldn't be running around on the original registration/V5 from the original donor car.

It's all there on the DVLA website somewhere.

makes me laugh when mini owners "Re shell" their mini coopers. As some of them are bit like triggers broom. only thing that's stayed the same is the Reg. So another thing you got to watch with classic cars, is it a proper sports one etc not some reshell poverty specd one done up as a one and passed off.
I can name a few cars like that, ford escorts with the XR series and the cosworths.
  

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(09-03-2015, 02:27 PM)Paul_13 Wrote: There's one similar in the court car park across the road.

There's a mint white Austin maestro which I pass every day on the way back from work

the last Austin maestro in sunderland disappeared last year I think, The fella who owned it was a british Leyland fan, had a couple of classic cars, a old mini and an I think an mgb, too. The Austin maestro was on a J plater and was well tidy too! In fact it came from down south, as the lad went all the way to get it. Used it as his daily for too. 

(13-03-2015, 09:52 PM)Orta Wrote:

(09-03-2015, 04:48 PM)procta Wrote:

(09-03-2015, 04:35 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: As I understand it, to get a new registration, the bulk of the car must be new (including the chassis/monocoque) and a single major component may be used/reconditioned - often this is the engine or gearbox, which is I suspect how the Megablade above was done.

With a single-donor kit (Sierra based was the classic in the late 90's) if you use enough of the major parts from the donor car thus scoring enough points and have a new chassis/monocoque, you can get an age-related plate.  As I understand, they really shouldn't be running around on the original registration/V5 from the original donor car.

It's all there on the DVLA website somewhere.

makes me laugh when mini owners "Re shell" their mini coopers. As some of them are bit like triggers broom. only thing that's stayed the same is the Reg. So another thing you got to watch with classic cars, is it a proper sports one etc not some reshell poverty specd one done up as a one and passed off.
I can name a few cars like that, ford escorts with the XR series and the cosworths.
  

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(09-03-2015, 02:27 PM)Paul_13 Wrote: There's one similar in the court car park across the road.

There's a mint white Austin maestro which I pass every day on the way back from work

the last Austin maestro in sunderland disappeared last year I think, The fella who owned it was a british Leyland fan, had a couple of classic cars, a old mini and an I think an mgb, too. The Austin maestro was on a J plater and was well tidy too! In fact it came from down south, as the lad went all the way to get it. Used it as his daily for too. 

 
You can't fake an escort cosworth because it isn't really an escort it's based on a sierra so the cosworth is bigger and longer than the standard escort.