new to madabout kitcars please play nice

craig400sm · #1 3rd March 2009, 17:33

hi there people im new to this site and also new to kit cars as a whole!! so forgive me if i sound a little supid ! ive just purched a little kit car off ebay for only £300 which i dont think was to bad only thing is i havent a clue wot it is !? it has all grp panels bonnet wing ect.. all the running gear out of a capri im told it just needs engine box and lights to get BACK on the road i say this because this is my question ! if the car ive just bought has already been on the road will it still need the dreaded sva test once ive fitted engine box ect to mot it and get it on the road !! any help would be great
thanks craig

limpabit · #2 3rd March 2009, 17:47

Hi Craig and welcome.

If the car is already on the road and registered with a number plate, you don't need to SVA test. Just the usual, MOT etc.

Any pictures???

craig400sm · #3 3rd March 2009, 18:27

hi mate thanks for the reply , the bloke i bought the car off reckons he sold the id when he sold the engine and box so not sure were i stand ! as for the pic it wont let me up load it as the file is to big !! i pick car up on fri so am goin to take pics then and try again

limpabit · #4 3rd March 2009, 18:33

hmm sounds suspect. "selling the id".

I would ask the DVLA for advise.

craig400sm · #5 3rd March 2009, 18:37

yea thanks for that ! will have to wait till fri to see wot ive bought hope im not stuck with a ringer

chrislandy · #6 5th March 2009, 11:26

have you got the link to the listing?

If you can get a reg. number and the chassis number is there you should be able to get the V5 for it, as limpabit says though best talk to the DVLA first and see if you can trace the registration via chassis number (if it has one!)

If it isn't already registered you will probably have to go through an IVA now not an SVA

craig400sm · #7 7th March 2009, 07:20

hi mate thanks for the reply ! i picked car up yesterday maybe not as good of a deal as i thought ! there is no id on the car at all so basically ive got a rolling chassis and body. can i stilll get this on the road ? im going to try get a pic up today to see if any one can shine any light as to wot it is..
cheers craig

chrislandy · #8 24th March 2009, 12:51

Any update on this?

martin butler · #9 27th March 2009, 21:28

craig, firstly, i dont understand selling the vehicles id with the engine and box, that does sound a bit strange? there should be chassis number somewhere ,if its been on the road previously
i cant think of a kit that is capri based,other than one, and that was an aston clone is it a jeep? in which case look at the chassis, there should be a number stamped somewhere also if you have any documentation that might show an identying mark, you will need to show this to dvla
all the best , with what ever it is you have bought

madoldbugger · #10 29th March 2009, 04:28

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Originally Posted by craig400sm

hi mate thanks for the reply , the bloke i bought the car off reckons he sold the id when he sold the engine and box so not sure were i stand ! as for the pic it wont let me up load it as the file is to big !! i pick car up on fri so am goin to take pics then and try again

Hi Craig, try using another program such as Photobucket to post or failing that send it to me and I'll see what I can do