This is never right???!!!!

[Mexican Gerbil]

unless its a ford manufactured or ford licenced/approved then it cant retain the 5 points the original shell carried

Well 90% are fooked by that rule as most of us have had none "direct from manufacturer" panels.

[l j shaw]

The title of this www site is oldskoolford, rolls off the tongue and is a bit catchy, ....much better than, Ford car enthusiasts group for cars designed and released before 1980 which are fitted with metal bumpers ...bit long and takes a while to put in the search engine. So oldskoolford it is, it supports these cars from that age and shouldn't really dilute its ethos by changing the goal post, or it ends up loosing its identity

[Mexican Gerbil]

The FCEGFCDARBNWAFWMB Club. Sounds catchy enough to me. Ha ha ha ha

[eeb43]

Well 90% are fooked by that rule as most of us have had none "direct from manufacturer" panels.

the rules relate to the shell not it being repaired

[Ray]

and you tell me how many will declare the new shell, a big fat zero, if they don't have one, they will just buy a log book

[Ray]

so as I cant copy and paste lol

 

ref the kit car scenario, surely that counts for all major parts at least, not just the shell, making certain angleboxes with engines the name of which sound like milk bottles from the seventies (mentioning no names lol) exactly that, new build and a kit car

[eeb43]

so as I cant copy and paste lol

 

ref the kit car scenario, surely that counts for all major parts at least, not just the shell, making certain angleboxes with engines the name of which sound like milk bottles from the seventies (mentioning no names lol) exactly that, new build and a kit car

unaltered monocoque counts as 5 points if its altered as in the tunnel bulkhead etc the 5 points are lost and iva required more and more older cars are getting checked now by sgs sent out by dvla, doesnt matter if all the rest of the car is original the id is lost

[Mexican Gerbil]

So we all agreed new mk2 shells are no part of the OldSkool ford scene ?

[eeb43]

So we all agreed new mk2 shells are no part of the OldSkool ford scene ?

no only any good to build a rally car with

[colr6]

Well considering a lot of mk1 escorts restored only retain the roof of original ford product....it stuffs that one. .....is that one a 'kit' car?

[eeb43]

dvla and vosa make the rules and try and enforce them its up to everyone how they act upon them 

[Kenbex522]

From DVLA's own website and their leaflet.

 

You just need an invoice for a new bodyshell.

 

Keep a vehicle’s original registration number

A rebuilt vehicle can keep its original registration number if you can prove you’ve used:

• the original unmodified chassis or bodyshell (car or light van)
• a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original (car or light van)
• the original unmodified frame (motorbike)
• a new frame of the same specification as the original (motorbike)

You must also have 2 other major components from the original vehicle from the following lists.

For cars or light vans:

• suspension (front and back)
• steering assembly
• axles (both)
• transmission
• engine

[Danxr2]

Good question

[Danish]

 

• a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original (car or light van)

 

 

 

How do you prove that though?

[Kenbex522]

Same way as the mini and MG boys do I guess. Owners have to supply the invoice from the Heritage people that make them when rebuilding these cars if they want to retain their original number. BL doesn't exist anymore, so the current shells they supply cant be verified by them. 

 

DVLA dont count the last spotweld or check the holes are in the same places. I assume Higgins who supply/manufacture the Escort shells are a legitimate VAT registered company who give a sales invoice that will simply say one new Escort bodyshell.

 

Unless the rules have changed for this in the last two years, that what the wife says. She worked for DVLA until they closed the local offices.

[Tackleberry]

Went to a "retro" car meet tonight...place was wedged, with about a dozen classic motors.

[Mexican Gerbil]

Went to a "retro" car meet tonight...place was wedged, with about a dozen classic motors.

I'm going to a pre 85 meet Sunday so will see what's about and report back.

[Tackleberry]

Problem is some meets make it pre 95....so you get all sorts of plastic crap turn up... There were even standard Volvo's that had parked in the "show car park"...f'kin volvo's..!!!

 

How do these people define what's "retro" and what's "classic"?

 

Cos I certainly ain't showing my car parked next to a Swedish tank..!!

[Mk2Jo]

Vista and I had a conversation this year about the possibility of NOT having an OSF stand this year at C F Show but decided that we would if to do nothing but keep the old skool alive but I get the arguments on this thread both for and against.... we shall see this year how many takers we get and report back.

 

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[colr6]

Hopefully the turnout will be as good as previous years

[Mexican Gerbil]

How do these people define what's "retro" and what's "classic"?

 

I personally believe vintage is 50's and earlier, classic 60-70s, retro 80's early 90's. And as the years roll on a new category of millennia for 2000 era vehicles.

 

I don't have a problem with a ford show at Santa pod but to name it "classic" when 2001 focus' KA's and Puma's are eligible is wrong.

[Mexican Gerbil]

How do these people define what's "retro" and what's "classic"?

 

I personally believe vintage is 50's and earlier, classic 60-70s, retro 80's early 90's. And as the years roll on a new category of millennia for 2000 era vehicles.

 

I don't have a problem with a ford show at Santa pod but to name it "classic" when 2001 focus' KA's and Puma's are eligible is wrong.

[Tackleberry]

The day I go to a show and Johnny big potatoes turns up and parks his K f'kin A next to my Capri won't be a good one....I may find a use for my box of matches...!!!

[Danxr2]

I think pre 80s is classic 90s 96 retro any thing above is a modern I'd never take my 2002 focus rs to a classic show if I did it would be in the car park

[JP.]

Vista and I had a conversation this year about the possibility of NOT having an OSF stand this year at C F Show but ............

Its nice you had a convesation with Vista but you forgot the Dutch crew....