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I read the article with great interest. Not wishing to sound rude but it was a pity it wasn't written by someone that knows how carbs work.

What's the Ace site?

Found this http://www.dvla.gov.uk/dvla/forms/~/med ... INF34.ashx and this http://www.dvla.gov.uk/dvla/forms/~/med ... inf26.ashx

Please can someone put my mind at rest? I bought a tax exempt mk1 escort last september. It was a standard 2 door rolling shell and came with a v5. I made sure I sorn'd it as soon as the v5 came back in my name. It had been off the road for about 8yrs when I bought it. I bumped into a mate who had been building and customising a classic capri over the last 15yrs. Yes, I know that's a long time! I was stunned when he told me he had scrapped it. He said that because it had been off the road for so long and that it had been modified from standard it will have to have an inspection similar to an sva test and his car would have to comply with modern standards for safety and emissions. Not likely with what he had planned for the car without spending a lot of dosh. He also said that the modifications would have voided the tax exempt status and could have ended up with a "Q" plate. Is any of this right? Am I about to waste a lot of time and money on my own personal white elephant? My car was not going to be a concours entrant so will definitely be modified. And it's been off the road for a long time. And when it was on the road it was a standard 1100L. The good news is that I've been given an essex 3l v6 with gearbox and an lsd back axle. The bad news is that it may be in vain. Please set me straight before a for sale ad appears in the for sale section!

4 months?!? Oh well, it's taken me 22yrs to get round to building my escort. Another 4 months won't kill me. Are Hadrian panels a good fit?

Where is the best place to buy body panels? There are plenty of suppliers and prices vary, presumably so does quality. So please can somone point me in the right direction?

Hi. It's been 22yrs since I last owned an escort mk1. Then, 2 weeks ago I bought a rolling 2 door shell. I don't know what took me so long.