Hi. I'm looking for a pre 1980 correctly registered 7 replica. Something that's registered as maybe a locust or Robin Hood or w.h.y.
Tbh the worse condition and cheaper the better,even if it's a bag of bolts.
The main thing would be the V5 and it being registered as something resembling a 7 . Thanks in advance.
Where is my popcorn . . . . . . .
Made me think of this
A tale of two kits
Chapter One
Once upon a time Bill was clearing out his loft. A dozen 'What Car' magazines, dan old Roses tin full of badges, the big box of lego or
meccano (delete as age appropriate), all the classics were there. Then he came across a big folder, lots of old paperwork that was fit for the
shredder (or compost heap if your nitrogen/carbon ratio is messed up). But something caught his eye, a couple of old logbooks for some kit cars he
used to have. "Ha haaa!" he couldn't help but let out a chuckle. 'I remember these' he thought to himself. 'One ended up
in a ditch, a write off. The other I ended up using the engine and it ended up rusting away under a patchy tarp, both were chopped up or taken by the
scrapman. At the 'Crown and Cock' Bill mentioned his attic adventures to Nigel. "You can get some cash for those, Bill" Bill was
amused at first.
Later that night, Bill had put a couple of adverts up for the log books on the internet. He turned off the computer and went to bed. At sparrow's
fart he was up to have his cornflakes and cup of steaming hot stimulants as usual. He fired up the big biege box with the Pentium 450MHz inside
('if it ain't broke!' he'd say to himself) He had a few more emails than usual, even when taking the viagra and western union
scams into account.
'Your listing has been withdrawn as it was in breach of our terms and conditions'
"Oh come on, it's only a bit of paper for crying out loud!" Then he checked the rest of his messages. "Hi I saw your advert got
pulled but I was interested..." They all started like that. In the end Bill sold both his logbooks within a couple of hours and half a dozen
emails, and he had his money to squander of hard liquor and women
Chapter Two.
A bundle of letters thudded on the doormat, 7:30 as always 'Ken's always been a good postie' Kyle said to himself. That V5 had arrived,
great! Now he could get on with getting that 'creation' on the road. Kyle loved to cut corners and save money, and this V5 was an effective
time saving device. He wasn't sure about that front suspension, or the brackets on the rear axle. He knew the MOT test wouldn't pick up
certain things anyway. Not long now til I'm on the road! He finished his cigarette and popped out to walk the dog.
Chapter Three (these are short chapters, aren't they?)
Rob had met up with Bill a few hours after his email. He pulled out a brown envelope from his jacket and handed it to Bill, the exchange was swift.
Bill was keen to talk to Rob about his old days building cars, and was interested in any projects Rob might have. Maybe he could even pass on a few
tips to this budding builder? But Rob made his excuses and left, something about his son and the doctors. Rob arrived at his lockup and hung his
jacket up. He lifted up the tarpaulin and got to work.
The end?
For Bill, yes. And no, he hadn't really thrown away the money on booze. He was a good man who just wanted a new greenhouse, maybe a new garage
door and to take Marcia out for a nice lunch at a national trust place.
Kyle? He got his car on the road okay, his mate at the garage even gave it a 'Pass'. It was great out on the country roads, big blue skies
that went on and on. A stop for a bite to eat, a dozen or more times "nice car, mate" or "what's it got in it?" made him
smile. After a failure of the front offside suspension and steering at around 65mph on the twisties, he was lucky. Only a few cracked ribs, a broken
wrist and pretty bad whiplash. The lady coming the other way, she's gone. Gone.
Rob could now get his car on the road. Beautiful it was! Hayabusa powered, all the trick parts you could list. Quaife diff, a new hybrid turbo, high
end ECU, a sweet custom exhaust, I could go on for hours on the spec. The build had taken over 500 hours, I mean the detail on this thing was
unbelievable. Every bracket had seen a milling machine or the bed of a waterjet cutter. Powder coating, anodizing, polishing, CAD, enough carbon to
fill your coal scuttle. It had taken Steve 2 years to make this car, this machine. The only issue was, Steve was devastated. He didn't know where
his pride and joy was. It was stolen, trailer and all from a layby whilst he ran with his green fuel can to get some more petrol. 'How could I
have been so stupid?!' Beating himself up happened all the time, 'what ifs' and 'if onlys'. Building his car had been a form
of therapy for Steve, it had got him through some tough times, but now he had slipped into a deep depression. The police had done their best, the
adverts and forum threads where shared readily. But that was two years ago now. Rob got out his grinder and spray gun, this 'machine' was
about to vanish.
So you know who's buying that V5?
quote:
Originally posted by twalllvxt
Hi. I'm looking...........something that's registered as maybe a locust or Robin Hood or w.h.y.
Tbh the worse condition and cheaper the better,even if it's a bag of bolts.
The main thing would be the V5 and it being registered as something resembling a 7 . Thanks in advance.
Ah, I see now why the popcorn is necessary.
I'd be the first to agree with you duck, especially as I've been the motor trade doing bodywork for over 30 years and regularly see the
result of bad body repairs on vehicles. Thankfully my car passed the sva ( on second attempt ) in 07 and every mot since. But I can genuinely see the
reason you'd presume what you did.
quote:
Originally posted by twalllvxt
Ah, I see now why the popcorn is necessary.
I'd be the first to agree with you duck, especially as I've been the motor trade doing bodywork for over 30 years and regularly see the result of bad body repairs on vehicles. Thankfully my car passed the sva ( on second attempt ) in 07 and every mot since. But I can genuinely see the reason you'd presume what you did.
If it sounds like a ringer, looks like a ringer, smells like a ringer and tastes like a ringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . there is every chance that it will be a RINGER !
More popcorn please .
I appreciate the concerns. The car will be imported to Ireland for a repair/rebuild, it needs to be a certain age and identified properly as eg locust
etc to satisfy criteria for import and road tax. Cost is obviously a factor, the more work needed the more I can do, the less it costs . A bag of
bolts would be exaggerated but definitely something needing work.
Hope this clarifies.
Cant help but would have been better to clarify in the first place considering where you posted this.
I've Marlin Roadster that suits most of your requirements. Just not a 7.
Correctly registered as Marlin Sports on a 1972 "L" plate and in need of work. Not run for many years but
turns over on the starter and although the brakes were free enough to allow wheels to turn when I towed
it home I've never pressed the pedal. Lights are present and most work. Will need new fuel hoses and bit
of body work and a paint job.
Worst is lack of front clamshell wings. Never got them with it.
Yep, can't deny the original post sounded suss when I read it back, so apologies for any confusion. The whole process of registering of a new build here is a grey area. So the more sensible approach is to import an already registered car for restoration or repair, whichever. There's no point in arriving at the import/registration centre with a 7 registered as say a triumph herald on the V5. Pre 1980 qualifies as vintage, lower import duties plus vintage tax when the vehicle is completed.
U2U sent Nige