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I one thought I'd never get myself a Volvo barge. I've got one now. Now I know dreams can come true I've started thinking about other cool stuff I'd like one day. I chuffin' LOVE T-buckets. But I know nothing, really nothing about them. I love the traditional style ones, not modern interpretations. I love the vertical steering column. I love the daft engines they have. Anyone had one, know much about them? Don't see them much in the UK, they must be horrifically impractical to drive even short distances for fun, but I don't care. Quick search for ones I like.....    |
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The Millenium Volcon"Get yourself a Volvo if that's what you really want, you might be dead next year. In the meantime, you could be going sideways in a gigantic land barge."
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I think the original Ford Model T 'hot rod', the Speedster, takes some beating;  |
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Dez
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What you are referring to is known as a 'fad T' within the hot rod scene, a T bucket is something more traditional.
Biggest issue over here is registering one in a way that won't get you into trouble with doovla, as they have pretty much no chance of passing a biva.
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Or just import one from the US, then you'll just need to MOT it, and won't need a BIVA  |
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What about the British interpretation - the Opus ? www.statim.co.uk/OPUS%20HRF.htmI actually have a windscreen and frame off one that I saved after neighbour put it out for scrap collectors. |
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Buy one that was registered before the change in rules and you are good to go. You could then update it and avoid any nastyness.... Try on Rods n Sods if you are serious as i am sure that there are more than a few languishing in lock ups all over the country. P.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 8, 2016 15:10:34 GMT by jpr1977
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Or just import one from the US, then you'll just need to MOT it, and won't need a BIVA Not sure if this is meant to be tongue in cheek or not but just in case you're serious then you're wrong (sorry) I don't claim to know all the technicalities of importing cars from the States but I believe that a modified import (i.e. anything that's not 100% standard) that's not previously registered in the UK is subject to inspection. Experts, please fill in the gaps for me here. In the meantime:-  |
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Hmm, now that you've said that you may be right. I know that theres a bit on the documents that you fill in that asks if it's been modified in any way, and as whenever i bring something in it is stock so i always tick the NO box. For some reason i always thought that this was more about working out the tax that you need to pay, and not about whether or not it would need a biva.
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Ratchart is right, if it's been modified in the states and you import it you're straight into BIVA territory which means a full strip down and rebuild with photos to prove, so when you take it for BIVA they can see you built it.
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I am assuming a fender less one would never pass the appropriate tests over here. Shame as I think fenders spoil them.
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The Millenium Volcon"Get yourself a Volvo if that's what you really want, you might be dead next year. In the meantime, you could be going sideways in a gigantic land barge."
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Jul 10, 2016 12:43:48 GMT
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You must have "fenders" for biva but not for mot, but probably best to carry some with you just to placate plod, and if you want really bare bones, you can do without light also.
Ttfn Glenn
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I made little fenders to try to stay on the street legal side of the law for my model 'B' Ford. The idea was that I could quickly unbolt them and run fender free. I was originally going to paint them black so that they blended in with the tyres a bit. But after I had finished them I thought they look too good to hide, so painted them silver, bolted them on, and never removed them!  |
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The most famous UK built one was/is Andromeda, the one with the superball splashing in water artwork (sorry no time to dig up a pic), that was smashed years ago (hit a Dear i think ?) and rebuilt and as far as i know still in use. So, importing one from the states is a non starter because of BIVA, building one from scratch DITO, so really the O/P's only option is an old UK built one either on the road or needing work ?, even that may bring problems if it's not been correctly regestered (Jago logged as a Cortina) Crikey  |
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You must have "fenders" for biva but not for mot, but probably best to carry some with you just to placate plod, and if you want really bare bones, you can do without light also. Ttfn Glenn I though running fenderless was only a problem if they caught you driving in the rain ?, true with the lights, you can get a daylight use only MOT (no lighting equipment advisory), some plod still wont like it though. |
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The most famous UK built one was/is Andromeda, the one with the superball splashing in water artwork (sorry no time to dig up a pic), that was smashed years ago (hit a Dear i think ?) and rebuilt and as far as i know still in use. As shown at the Custom Car show in 1979  custom_car_79 by Mark Palmer, on Flickr |
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Jul 11, 2016 11:16:24 GMT
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The Millenium Volcon"Get yourself a Volvo if that's what you really want, you might be dead next year. In the meantime, you could be going sideways in a gigantic land barge."
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Jul 11, 2016 11:35:33 GMT
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Fenders (mudguards) are not an MOT requirement.
They do fall under a requirement of the Constructions and Use Regs, as spray devices, but they are only required when spray is an issue. So if you're out driving in bone dry weather then you are not technically breaking any Law, and if you get caught in a shower without them, there is a possibility of being pulled over if spotted.
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Jul 11, 2016 21:24:13 GMT
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I carry mine in the boot and have had a pull by the plod for not having them fitted but they gave up when they couldn't find any legislation to make me fit them and I showed them the section in c +u relating to arches . The key word being "equipped" not fitted . Spray suppression devices being applicable only to goods vehicles .
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