23-03-2021, 06:49 PM
The DVLA application for 1st registration is a minefield and full of grey areas. I have just navigated it with a totally original and unmolested 1964 military Land Rover.
They grey areas include statements such as "if a non-original engine is fitted then it can be allowed under the scheme if the original engine is too difficult to source, and the replacement was of a type likely to have fitted as an upgrade within 10 years of the cars original build date."
This, if applied to the rear axle, would mean it qualifies as the late Ruby used the heavy axle that the Big 7 used.
In the case of a Land Rover it allows for a Perkins 4203 diesel engine to be fitted instead of the Land Rover engine as it was a popular swap. Ultimately, be aware of the rules, work to them and be prepared to defend your choices. Questions of the subject chassis may be asked, but I think they have a good defence.
They grey areas include statements such as "if a non-original engine is fitted then it can be allowed under the scheme if the original engine is too difficult to source, and the replacement was of a type likely to have fitted as an upgrade within 10 years of the cars original build date."
This, if applied to the rear axle, would mean it qualifies as the late Ruby used the heavy axle that the Big 7 used.
In the case of a Land Rover it allows for a Perkins 4203 diesel engine to be fitted instead of the Land Rover engine as it was a popular swap. Ultimately, be aware of the rules, work to them and be prepared to defend your choices. Questions of the subject chassis may be asked, but I think they have a good defence.