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| posted on 10/3/07 at 01:09 AM |
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not about kit cars .
Question on behalf of my brother but not about kit cars .
If you build a car using new parts ( a car that is still in production ) would there be any problems registering it eg copyright or with the sva as it
would be identical to the production model
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ayoungman
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 01:15 AM |
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What is it ? If its a Landrover product and you use a new chassis, it would need an SVA test to be registered as a new vehicle. Even if you build it
up as new using an existing chassis, I believe VOSA are getting very hot on these things and might require a test.
this forum has a thread on this if you search.clicky
[Edited on 10/3/07 by ayoungman]
[Edited on 10/3/07 by ayoungman]
"just like that !"
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smart51
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 09:23 AM |
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There was a story on midlands today a few years ago about a Landrover employee who was sacked. An almost complete Defender was found in his garrage
made from parts stolen from work. Your brother doesn't work in Solihull does he?
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cossiebri
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 09:53 AM |
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Seen a escort cosworth built from new parts with a new reg a few years ago, also there was a sierra 3 door cossie that was built from new bits that
also had a new reg (got a few funny looks,a 1986 car that was on a 2001 plate!)
If it doesn't fit MODIFY it!!
Cheers BriF
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ReMan
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 09:55 AM |
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Johny Cash springs to mind!
Can you be more specific?
ie My Brother  who works for "insert manufacturers name here" has collected various parts from the skip at work , brought them
home in his lunchbox and now has enough to build one of these all of his own. But doesnt know whether the SVA/DVLA will notice that this remarkable
home build looks identical in every way to the ones leaving the factory gates but with a different name and will not alert the authorities to his
skills?
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 02:44 PM |
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If the parts were 'scrapped' they may have been considered unfit for use.
Also if 'out of a skip' why not ask to buy the bits at scrap value to avoid hassle? Most companies allow this. Or would the skips be
filled with top spec engines?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 02:50 PM |
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As it hasnt been stated i fthe parts are new with receipt or just acquired ill give benefit of the doubt. Can you prove the parts are new. If so id
say SVA followed by first registration and then you should get it on the road. The V5 will probs say made up from parts to distinguish it from a
serial production and type approved car. I would doubt you would get away with using the OE trade name and model designation from the type approved
version.
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andyps
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| posted on 10/3/07 at 03:05 PM |
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It would probably depend upon the car you were trying to build as to how easy it would be. If you built a new MGB or original Mini for example using a
new bodyshel and as many other brand new componeents as you could get you may be able to get away with naming the manufacturer as the original
(although that might be difficult for either of these examples!) but how easy it would be to get it through SVA is quesionable as they would be very
unlikely to meet a lot of the requirements in original spec.
Alternatively, unless you had access to very cheap parts, buying all the components to build your own Mondeo or something would no doubt be very
expensive compared to buying new. With a genuine Ford Mondeo bodyshell bought from Ford I am sure you would be able to call it a Ford Mondeo, and
actually would probably not be able to call it anything else. You would probably only have a problem with copyright if you started with a few sheets
of steel and created an exact replica. In which case, why replicate?
[Edited on 10/3/07 by andyps]
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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