In a message dated 06/28/2000 4:33:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tr6@mac.com
writes:
<< From the DVLA web site it seems that a car with new chassis and body
shells require proof of originality in the form of receipts from a
dealer or manufacturer. Naturally Triumph or BL are no longer around
to provide these, so remanufactured Chassis/bodyshells may result in
a Q plate. Nobody at the local registration office is prepared to
commit themselves to a decision without seeing the completed car, >>
And how would anyone at DVLA know that you had replaced the body shell?
Take it to them when finished and assure them that you hammered out the sheet
metal and only used a tiny bit of bondo on the bad scratches.
Am I missing something here?
RH
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