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All the paperwork has gone off to DVLA to change from Triumph Herald to Sammio Spyder .....wish me luck. Once that's in place off for the MOT. Hopefully on the road by Christmas ray2:
After 3 letters and nearly 5 months, I have finally received a V5C with the original registration number for a Sammio Spyder .....
A final bit of tidying up and getting new stick on number plates and off for an MOT. Perhaps Goodwood Revival this year (if it's not raining).....
From my understanding it would only be exempt if the vehicle "has not been substantially altered" ....... It's still exempt for Road Tax as it is an "Historic Vehicle" . Hope to be on the road very soon.
That is my understanding too.
I was expecting problems when I registered my Daytona replica as MOT exempt. I was expecting to have to prove that the conversion had been done over 30 years ago but no mention was ever made.
Ing they do ever ask I cam across a magazine article on my car dated to 1988 showing the conversion and clearly showing the registration plate, without the article I would have had no way of proving the conversion date. I was very lucky as the car was the factory demonstrator.
My Formosa 120 GR, Scimitar based, was both Tax and MOT exempt. This goes back to the rebody concept of a car with historic status, with a chassis, which if it isn't modified, retains that historic status.
When I presented the paperwork at the post office they were happy that everything was in order. My car was also inspected by the DVLA at my home prior to the V5 being issued and the inspector was also happy with everything.
If your donor car was of Historic status then that should be passed on both for tax and mot exemption,
Hi Paul. Been a bit busy with other "domestic" things at the moment. My dear lady wife has her foot in a surgical boot following a planned op: so I'm chief cook & bottle washer. Hoping to get an MOT very soon. Watch this space. Thanks for your support.
Gentlemen: a question; which company are some of you with for insurance and roughly how much are you being asked to pay? I just tried Footman James and was quoted
Slartibartfast – I use A-Plan insurance for my Swordfish (following Mister Towed).
Initially, the no-claims discount I had built up on my ‘normal’ car didn’t apply.
Now I have a separate no-claims record on the Swordfish and it cost $180 last year.
(London, limited mileage and driveway parking.)
Cheers, Paul.
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Thanks Lucky; right ...... Footman James quoted me 103 pounds, which doesn't sound bad but they were pretty pushy and wanted me to sign up there and then. Sorry, but I wanted to see the terms and conditions before committing; so I terminated the call. So, who do you guys insure with? Let's hope I can get this sorted fairly quickly and get the The Old Chariot on the road for summer.
Footman James are well established so I'd be happy with a fully comp deal from them at that price. I usually go for an agreed value policy with kitcars and specials. At least you know where you stand should your pride and joy be totalled. They are probably having a slow start to the year because the weather is so bad nobody will be putting their cars on the road until it brightens up , you can understand them pushing their policies !
Good news..... I now have an MOT (with a couple of advisories ..) but the embarrassing news ...... it overheated and broke down half a mile from home on the way back, ! thankfully a mate was with me and he walked back and got his car to tow me back. I'm sure we can sort this fairly quickly; possibly a water pump issue. Again, watch this space
Ho hum ..... overheating still and blown the head gasket!! I stripped it down and had the head skimmed by about 5 thou and put it all back together with new gaskets all round. Now I have a new problem .... it starts, but then races away for about 10 seconds and then dies ....!
I've checked for leaks in the manifold .... I've checked and double checked the spark timing...... I've checked and reset the carbs ..... but it still has the same problem. Most odd because it was working fairly well before I stripped it down.
Any ideas from you guys much appreciated
Sounds like either an air leak between the manifold to head joint, brake servo pipe off or similar. Is the fuel pump / fuel line supplying a constant flow ?
Sorry I've not posted anything for some time. Had other things to sort out. My Rover P5B needed some work on it but that's now sported. Anyhow ...... the Sammio; with the weather being what it is I've not spent much time out in it. Although the engine is now running well and not overheating after rearranging the plumbing, she developed a wiring problem in so much as ALL the lights were flashing when I put the indicators on !!!! Once again, body off the frame (good job I bolted it on rather than bonding) and found the faulty earth connection. Now all sorted. Just need a fresh MOT. Report later .... I hope
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