Dutton kit car roadster
Discussion
smokey mow said:
If it IS a Dutton and already correctly registered, then no IVA will be needed.
If it’s anything other than a Dutton passing itself of as something it isn’t by using a Dutton V5C then an IVA would be needed.
Yes, there seemed to be a spate of this.If it’s anything other than a Dutton passing itself of as something it isn’t by using a Dutton V5C then an IVA would be needed.
Do you have any photos of it? Most Duttons are fairly... distinctive in appearance, so it should be relatively easy to make a call on.
And what does the V5C specifically say it's registered as?
It should say Dutton on the V5C, and it should actually be a Dutton.
Element 1, back in the day, you could build a kit, and keep the registration paperwork as the crusty old Escort or whatever you based it on. When they tightened up the rules with things like SVA/IVA, there was an amnesty on existing kits to basically launder such registrations into being properly recorded as what they were. If you have an old kit whose identity wasn't "fixed" in this way, and the V5C still says its a Ford Escort, it may well be no issue, but if you're the one holding the bag when someone goes "hang on a minute, no it bloody isn't", you'll have a lot if fun and expense getting an old school kit through current testing to properly register it.
Element 2, because of the expense and hassle of doing the job properly, some people took to building their Seven style kit or similar, and rather than go through the full inspection etc, found a tired cheap Dutton that was already properly registered, bought it, put the registration on the car they've built, and disposed of the remains of the Dutton. To most people, this would now look like a "properly" registered kit car, but it's technically just a ringer.
Why Dutton specifically? Basically, because they were one of the most common kit brands, and so if you set out to find a cheap and ropey old kit to sacrifice for such an endeavour, it's quite likely you'd find a Dutton.
Element 1, back in the day, you could build a kit, and keep the registration paperwork as the crusty old Escort or whatever you based it on. When they tightened up the rules with things like SVA/IVA, there was an amnesty on existing kits to basically launder such registrations into being properly recorded as what they were. If you have an old kit whose identity wasn't "fixed" in this way, and the V5C still says its a Ford Escort, it may well be no issue, but if you're the one holding the bag when someone goes "hang on a minute, no it bloody isn't", you'll have a lot if fun and expense getting an old school kit through current testing to properly register it.
Element 2, because of the expense and hassle of doing the job properly, some people took to building their Seven style kit or similar, and rather than go through the full inspection etc, found a tired cheap Dutton that was already properly registered, bought it, put the registration on the car they've built, and disposed of the remains of the Dutton. To most people, this would now look like a "properly" registered kit car, but it's technically just a ringer.
Why Dutton specifically? Basically, because they were one of the most common kit brands, and so if you set out to find a cheap and ropey old kit to sacrifice for such an endeavour, it's quite likely you'd find a Dutton.
1973 it will most likely be a B type or similar, they were Lotus 7-a-likes of a fairly bargain bucket nature and given the age you'll need to closely examine all of it to check for hidden sources of death. It will probably be Triumph Herald front suspension with trailing arms and a panhard rod at the back.
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