When is a restoration not one?

There is a trend at the moment for factories to new build replicas of rare or no longer existant models from their past. Prices are astronomical and for well healed customers. Turns out that as they are built to original spec cannot road register them. As new build have to meet current design rules which of course as exact replicas they do not

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Originally Posted by travelrover

I have that app but unfortunately I don’t have a registration number for it and the guy I got it off inherited it with a farm he bought so not much history other than used as a beach fishing vehicle. I went into the local RMS office last year trying to track down a series 2A that I sold in 1984 (HUE619) but was told if it was not registered in 1991 when they computerized things there will be no record.
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Still looking for this one..

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Was that number plate intentional or an accident of the nsw rego system?

Regards,
Tote

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Originally Posted by Tote

Was that number plate intentional or an accident of the nsw rego system?

Regards,
Tote

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It was on in when I bought it in 1981! Am sure the RTA or what ever it was called back then had no idea of the relevance of it.

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Originally Posted by Tote

Was that number plate intentional or an accident of the nsw rego system?

Regards,
Tote

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Wish I had never sold it but I was heading offshore and had no choice. In fact wish I had never sold any of the series or defenders I have owned in the last 40 odd years. ;-(

This is a philosophical conundrum many thousands of years old.
Ship of Theseus - Wikipedia

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

This is a philosophical conundrum many thousands of years old.
Ship of Theseus - Wikipedia

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I’d have fun trying to explain that to the RMS if they questioned me. Mind you it’s hypothetical just now..

I'm all for simple .... I'd just buy a parts car and "restore" it by moving its ID numbers to the newie .... the best part about this .... Is I still have a handy parts car to use :) .... just one that isn't burdened down with build plates and chassis numbers [biggrin]