Message from @Matt
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Just tear that shit out
in the uk, you'll struggle to get it through an mot with no dpf, even if you know a dodgy mot place
What's the vehicle age limit for testing?
40 years
JESUS
also there are caveats to that
any significant modification to classic vehicles lands it in mot requirement again
Wow..... your custom car scene must be shit
so engine swaps, even suspension modifications and such all revoke test exemption
not really, our emission rules are less problematic and the mot is mostly just a safety thing
I guess.....
I'm just used to everything over 25yo being ignored by the state and completely free game
Well look at some of the stuff TopGear made road legal
you have some total bullshit laws on stuff like loud exhausts though
meanwhile I'm running a 3in bore turbo back with a decat and haven't been pulled once despite sounding like thunder
I put the cat on for mot though
the dumb thing is my car is over the db limit for some tracks
Killed the Cossie <:pepe_sad:378719408345841664>
my friend mentioned as well, the uk traditionally had less restrictions on cars
that's why the mgb in the uk originally had chrome bumpers but the us regulation imposed horrible rubber bumpers
also things like the tvr sagaris weren't us compliant
There are actually some cars that haven't been able to attempt lap records at tracks because of that sound restriction.
Sargaris, just our version of a Viper or Corvette my dude
I can understand someone wanting a replica because it's the only way for them to own and appreciate something that looks and feels like some impossibly rare or expensive car. I wouldn't do it though. I'd rather have that remain a dream and own the real version of some more attainable car.
I'd do a modernized resto-mod kind of replica
Yeah, if it's something not even trying to pass as the original and just your own thing I don't see any problem with that.
Give me a 356 with a Subaru motor, modern suspension, and some cool technology in the cockpit, and I'm sold
I saw a 912 with a Subaru conversion recently that was really well done and looked completely stock externally, that was pretty cool, and actually a reasonable daily driver.
Also something like this is an exception.
That company does all sorts of fabrication and support for real classic Ferraris, but they also built their own replica of a series 2 250 GTO from scratch and they bring it to track days and all sorts of events and actually drive it hard on track.
That's ok, because it gives people a chance to see what that would be like without all the millions at risk.
On the other hand the owner of the real 250 SWB Breadvan does the same thing, and there's only one of those and it actually is worth somewhere over 20 million.
the corvette and viper wouldn't have had any issues entering the uk market if demand existed, aside from needing things like indicators
the sagaris was missing safety features that the us requires
there are tons of uk cars that literally could not meet us standards
Also as far as production volume and years in production I doubt the total numbers of the Sagaris equal even a few months of Corvette production in any given year
the ariel atom had no abs, tc or airbags, I'm pretty sure the US mandates airbags at least
and it's probably not feasible to retrofit them to it
The Atom is available stateside
Slingshot is here too, and that's a 3 wheeler