Historic Restoration [WAS [ROVERNET - UK] Fuels and cars]

[Steve Pepper]

I would have thought the key words in the Quote is "major component".

Replacing a coil or distributor with one from another manufacturer especially a brand that was available when the car was originally
made, isn't a modification.

If however you where replacing the electrics with a Silver box that has a "made in Japan" label on it that's different.

It's just a case of using period parts on a period car.

Keeping a car original is nice, but it's far more important to keep it on the road and off a trailer!

Now what would really be nice is a law that's forces the oil companies to sell petrol to us at the price it was when the car was 1st
registered.

Steve 
-----Original Message-----
From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Dave Read
Sent: 10 September 2005 11:15
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: Historic Restoration [WAS [ROVERNET - UK] Fuels and cars]

Hi Scott
May not have a choice here in South Oz.
I will have to look up the rules.

<looking, looking, looking .... later>

Quote from
http://www.austinseven.org.au/Rego_Scheme.htm

WHAT IS A HISTORIC VEHICLE?

For the purposes of the Motor Vehicles Act and Regulations, a historic 
vehicle is a motor vehicle:

     * where 30 years or more have elapsed since 1 January of the year 
in which the vehicle was manufactured; and

     * that has not been modified from its original design to any 
significant extent.

(A vehicle will not qualify for conditional registration if 
modifications to the vehicle prejudice the historic integrity of the 
vehicle. For example, a vehicle fitted with an engine or major 
component/s from a different make to those originally installed, would 
be considered to have been significantly altered from its original 
design, and would therefore not be eligible for conditional registration 
as a historic vehicle).
<END QUOTE>

Replacing the Lucas products could be deemed to be a "different make to 
those originally installed"

Also the approved club person that certifies the integrity of the 
vehicle is making a statutory statement incurring penalties if false.

Cheers
Dave
South Oz

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> Scott.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Read" <defender110 at ozemail.com.au>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:09 AM
> Subject: Historic Restoration [WAS [ROVERNET - UK] Fuels and cars]
> 
> 
>> Dave Read wrote:
>> > Plan A is to put my P6B on historic rego. To do that, I
>> > have to dump the Holley, Edelbrock and the wheels.
>> > ( I already belong to a historic registered club)
>>
>> If I take plan A .....
>> Does anyone have a heap of pix of an original engine bay that I could 
>> use for reference for an under bonnet/hood restoration?
>> Looking at my pix, I guess I will also have to get rid of the Bosch 
>> alt and HEI dizzy and find Lucas ones <shudder>.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Dave
>> South Oz
>>
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