[ROVERNET - UK] Rover OEM vehicle integrity

Eric Russell p6rovers at yahoo.com
Sun Aug 5 20:38:01 BST 2007


--- Nathan Obuch <nathanobuch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Glen,
>      In England, I believe that the identity of a
> car
> is determined on a "points" basis, with a certain
> number of points assigned to each original major
> component (bodyshell, engine, transmission,
> suspension.) The car needs to retain a certain
> percentage of original components to keep its
> identity. In general, I think a secondhand bodyshell
> subtracts enough points that the car's identity is
> up
> for question. 
>     One Roverist (Reg Mason, I believe) "restored" a
> rare Lucas injection prototype P6 3500S (I read
> about
> it in Practical Classics Magazine, I think) using a
> secondhand base unit. The debate raged on for months
> afterwards in the "letters" section! The article
> mentions that Reg now imports secondhand base units
> from Australia (or was it SA?) 
> 
> That's enough rambling for now! 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Nathan 
> 
> 
> > RoverP6 at gmx.de wrote:
> > >
> > > ebay # 260146092866
> > >
> > >
> > > Rudiger
> > > www.RoverP6.info 
> > 
> > I don't doubt that this seller is legitimate, but
> if
> > this car is "a 
> > serious piece of motoring history and
> exceptionally
> > rare," why not show 
> > us more than a rusty bumper? It would be
> interesting
> > to see if the gauge 
> > cluster and other details were identical
> > 
> > Interesting car, but
> > 
> > "A re-shell is a worthy option..."
> > 
> > If, as suggested in the advertisement, this would
> > also include four 
> > doors and the sills and floors are full of holes
> > indicating a base unit 
> > swap, there wouldn't be all that much left of the
> > original car. It could 
> > certainly be a true restoration and not a replica,
> > if done correctly.
> > 
> > I am fairly certain that if you reassembled a P6
> in
> > the United States 
> > using a different base unit, it would be illegal
> and
> > fraudulent to 
> > register or sell it under the trashed base unit's
> > VIN. If memory serves, 
> > the VIN is stamped into the base unit to prevent
> > just that. Not that 
> > anyone would really care. If someone did a swap
> like
> > that and ended up 
> > with an '82 Buick Regal Grand National or an '87
> GNX
> > with a VIN that you 
> > could trace by CarFax to a totally demolished car,
> > you can bet their 
> > would be some questions raised.
> > 
> > Glen
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
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