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Old 12th July 2021, 16:57
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... next weekends big event at Shelsley Walsh, I'm going on the Sunday !
If you fit black and white/silver plates you can pose on the front row .



Regards, Mick
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Old 12th July 2021, 17:17
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That’s interesting, I’d have thought registering a rebody would invalidate tax exemption? Mines a 63 Vitesse based build that’ll come together over this winter, it’s on SORN and still registered as a Triumph.
It's the chassis that counts and that it remains unmodified. That's also the reason you don't need an IVA test. The DVLA regs identify it as the original car, despite the replacement body. Also the year of manufacture remains that of the donor car, not the rebody date, hence the exemptions. That's my understanding anyway, don't quote me !!
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Old 12th July 2021, 19:27
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Thanks, I’ll tread carefully, I’ve mixed experiences at best with DVLA!
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Old 12th July 2021, 20:05
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Make sure you fill in the V627/1 form correctly , provide a receipt for the kit, some before and after photo's , you should be ok !
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Old 12th July 2021, 22:13
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i see it’s now for sale

what’s next?
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Old 12th July 2021, 23:20
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Not sure ! Plenty of jobs around the house need doing, lol !
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Old 13th July 2021, 11:42
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Not sure ! Plenty of jobs around the house need doing, lol !
ha ha

earn the brownie points then pick a project
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Old 13th July 2021, 13:22
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Yes, that's about right !!
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Old 13th July 2021, 21:27
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If you fit black and white/silver plates you can pose on the front row .



Regards, Mick
Getting to the venue at 6.00am works in your case Mick !!

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Old 16th July 2021, 21:55
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Got the car back from the body shop today, buffed to perfection !!
I gave the 38 DGAS Webber carb a service as well and its running sweet as a nut !

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Old 18th July 2021, 18:40
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The Classic Nostalgia event at Shelsley Walsh today attracted some great cars, both in the competitive hill climb and in the spectator area.
When I arrived I was parked next to an immaculate, original AC Ace. Most of the competition cars were 60's, 70's and 80's plus a few earlier ones and specials. A Cummings powered Railton Special was the car for me. 6.6 litre with supercharger and turbo charger in series ! Apparently 950nm of torque at 1500 rpm ! The guy wasn't shy to drive it hard either !
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Old 19th July 2021, 00:40
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Very very smart
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Old 19th July 2021, 07:10
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A Cummings powered Railton Special was the car for me. 6.6 litre with supercharger and turbo charger in series !
This one?





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Old 19th July 2021, 08:44
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That's the one !
Where were you Mick, thought you had tickets ?
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Old 21st July 2021, 11:25
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That's the one !
Where were you Mick, thought you had tickets ?
I did have a ticket, but I'm heavily committed building a fence along the side of my daughter's garden next door. It's the triplet of the ones I built either side of my own garden. However, this was over ten years ago and it seems that the 9' concrete H posts and 12" concrete gravel boards have got a lot heavier over the years. Anyway, I had a touch too much sun on Saturday and the thought of being stuck in a traffic jam in the Monaco on the way back tipped the scales .

More on the Railton here (towards the bottom of the page).

Regards, Mick

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Old 21st July 2021, 20:57
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Everyone was melting by the close on Sunday !
Prescott Vintage Sports Car club event is on the 7 - 8 August, I've booked the Saturday, maybe not so hot for that one !
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Old 27th July 2021, 18:45
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I've got my car listed on ebay and the car&classic website. Lots of interest and page views ! The car needs to be seen in the flesh, the reaction at Shelsley was extremely positive and I wouldn't be surprised if I don't get a sale at one of the shows coming up.
The price I'm asking is £35k but obviously open to offers ! Having spoken with Gary he suggested that I'm in the right ball park but so few Scimitar based examples have come to the market its hard to value., we will see !
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Old 27th July 2021, 20:54
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I was hoping to see your car at Shelsey Walsh, I was there on the Sunday and looked all over but just couldn't find it. It was a really good day out anyway so thanks for the recommendation.

Good luck with the sale
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Old 27th July 2021, 22:58
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I parked on the edge of the spectator parking in the morning then moved into the club area for the afternoon. See the photos I posted above to work out where I was !
Plenty more events coming up, Shelsley again this Sunday , Prescott, Tewkesbury and Broadway coming up in the next few weeks too. Might see you at one of those. I've posted more details in the General Chat section.

https://www.bromyardspeedfestival.co.uk/ For the Sunday event this week.

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Old 28th July 2021, 22:19
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Think I need to go to Specsavers. Will keep a look out more carefully if I'm able to get to any of the other events
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