Re-shelling
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Re-shelling
Ok its a subject thats been covered but with so many conflicting opinions its confusing, so in a brief nutshell
MR X owns 2 cars one is wrotten one is good, can all of the parts from the wrotten one be fitted onto the good shell and also move accross the wrotten ones ID legally ?, or is it a case that the donor vehicles ID needs to be retained as its already vin tagged as I was informed if 80% of original cars parts were transfered then original ID could be swapped too, just wanted some clarification as its no bother either way just dont want MR X to fall foul of the law or get it called a "ringer" etc
MR X owns 2 cars one is wrotten one is good, can all of the parts from the wrotten one be fitted onto the good shell and also move accross the wrotten ones ID legally ?, or is it a case that the donor vehicles ID needs to be retained as its already vin tagged as I was informed if 80% of original cars parts were transfered then original ID could be swapped too, just wanted some clarification as its no bother either way just dont want MR X to fall foul of the law or get it called a "ringer" etc
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There's no difference between fitting the I'd from the rotten car to the good car to cutting up the good car to re build the rotten car, cars have bin rung over and cut and shut for yrs legally as log as its done properly, its always bin a hard subject as people always have different views, unless the rotten cars I.d has bin scrapped or written off I personally can't see an issue
#6
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Yeh but if he's OCD the chances are he's gunna start from a shell and not just swap tags and plates over, yrs ago you could buy brand new shells from ford with no ID and register your I'd onto it, so does that mean ford was condolling ringing, its the jealous type who bring up the whole ringing issue, I'd sooner have a re-shelled car than a Q plate or cat C/D
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I think it's far better having these cars on the road no matter what it takes than seeing them disappear from them, surely a good solid shell with no rust is a safer bet than patching up a rotten one, they were never intended to last forever and it's just metal.
We should be enjoying the cars while we can not worrying how a number is stamped into a piece of metal.
We should be enjoying the cars while we can not worrying how a number is stamped into a piece of metal.
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Taking a body shell and cutting off it's ID tags and replacing them with those from another vehicle is pretty much the definition of ringing is it not?
Whether you would get caught or not is a different question but, just because a lot of people have been doing it for a lot of years, doesn't make it legal
Whether you would get caught or not is a different question but, just because a lot of people have been doing it for a lot of years, doesn't make it legal
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#11
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If you move the chassis number from one chassis and put it on a chassis that has been already given a number it's ringing. As far as the law goes it's pretty black and white, if it gets discovered it'll get given a q plate or crushed.
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you guys are stating which my own thoughts are which is good as it shows my grey cells are still working for now anyway
in a ideal world I agree but some have more money than others
I think it's far better having these cars on the road no matter what it takes than seeing them disappear from them, surely a good solid shell with no rust is a safer bet than patching up a rotten one, they were never intended to last forever and it's just metal.
We should be enjoying the cars while we can not worrying how a number is stamped into a piece of metal.
We should be enjoying the cars while we can not worrying how a number is stamped into a piece of metal.
in a ideal world I agree but some have more money than others
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Bet half the cossies on the road should be crushed or q plated then, I no 5 close to me are all re shells still wearing original tags, that's just in my area
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The rules are fair enough imo the Id stays with the shell, it's the other parts you swap over, other wise you end up with the motoring equivalent of triggers broom, if you were basically allowed to swap every part, including shell/ chassis it's simply not the same car.
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did it to a rotten xr3 back in late 90s but it wasn't to sell on it was for the guy to keep and both cars had been bought so not stolen etc. only cause the good shell had 11 months mot and a blown engine. Naughty really but never got caught
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So back in the 70's and 80's when rodding Ford Pops and Y's etc. was the in-thing we would buy a new chassis (e.g. Jago) and then put that under an old Pop shell. Then decide the shell is rotten so buy another Pop and use the better shell (but keep first cars no. plate).
Then add running gear etc.
Shell's back then didn't have stamped VIN numbers and 3rd party chassis were not serial numbered so were we breaking the law?
Is this not about Intent? If the intent, from swapping IDs and VIN plates etc. is to defraud by claiming something is more valuable than in reality (e.g. Cosworth rebodied onto standard car shell) then, as a buyer I would not wish to pay out full wack for a car that is not genuine original. But if sold as Cosworth rebuilt using 1600L shell then no intent to deceive. Yes? I guess that sounds better than a 1600L upgrade to Cosworth spec and hence impact on resale value.
Then add running gear etc.
Shell's back then didn't have stamped VIN numbers and 3rd party chassis were not serial numbered so were we breaking the law?
Is this not about Intent? If the intent, from swapping IDs and VIN plates etc. is to defraud by claiming something is more valuable than in reality (e.g. Cosworth rebodied onto standard car shell) then, as a buyer I would not wish to pay out full wack for a car that is not genuine original. But if sold as Cosworth rebuilt using 1600L shell then no intent to deceive. Yes? I guess that sounds better than a 1600L upgrade to Cosworth spec and hence impact on resale value.
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the "shell" of the car, ie the chassis and passenger compartment or whatever everything bolts onto is what has the ID
this ID is unique to that shell
you can change everything else that's either bolted, riveted or welded to that shell but as long as that originality is retained there is no question of breaking the law
so you can put a new roof on, or a new floorpan, or new chassis legs or a pillars or b pillars or c pillars etc as individual items but changing the whole lot would be breaking the law
unless
you have a new unregistered shell, in which case you can legally reshell the old car to the new shell and then it gets a q plate
however
if the parts that you are fitting to this "new unregistered shell" are "new, bought from the manufacturer and proven to be new with paperwork" then, once you have obtained enough "new" parts you can get an age related plate to go with the car
i would hazard a guess that with so much hard work the car either has exceptional sentimental value or extreme monetary value, either way, doing it wrong and then bumping into the wrong copper will see it crushed, worst still if you were to have an accident and these things came to light
this ID is unique to that shell
you can change everything else that's either bolted, riveted or welded to that shell but as long as that originality is retained there is no question of breaking the law
so you can put a new roof on, or a new floorpan, or new chassis legs or a pillars or b pillars or c pillars etc as individual items but changing the whole lot would be breaking the law
unless
you have a new unregistered shell, in which case you can legally reshell the old car to the new shell and then it gets a q plate
however
if the parts that you are fitting to this "new unregistered shell" are "new, bought from the manufacturer and proven to be new with paperwork" then, once you have obtained enough "new" parts you can get an age related plate to go with the car
i would hazard a guess that with so much hard work the car either has exceptional sentimental value or extreme monetary value, either way, doing it wrong and then bumping into the wrong copper will see it crushed, worst still if you were to have an accident and these things came to light
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My mate had a saph 2wd that had been reshelled from 3 years old after a serious accident, it had no number in the floor and had a special vin tag on the slam panel. Was on its original f reg plate though
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That would be a new ford shell, would be blank where number should be, would keep its original id
#21
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I wonder how they get on restoring vw's or mg's lol some of them the only original bit must be the number and the rest is new welded in metal lol. If you followed the rule book without a touch of common sense then a lot of restored classic would be crushed
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I dont know why people still believe so much fucking shite about this.
The information is clearly available from the government website after seconds on google.
So with a brand new shell (and be prepared to prove its new), you keep the reg no. This used to be common place with new high value cars after a crash thats bent the chassis but not much else (eg side impact into pillar/sill).
Of note for all the cossie conversions and crazy conversions:
Another one that applies to rebuilt classics or cars built up from a shell and parts sourced elsewhere:
Thats the law, however what people get away with in practice is very different.
many cossie conversions would easily fall foul of the rules and end up on a q plate if not done carefully. Anything with a cossie floor grafted into another car is blatent q plate territory.
The information is clearly available from the government website after seconds on google.
Keep a vehicle’s original registration number
A rebuilt vehicle can keep its original registration number if you can prove you’ve used:
the original unmodified chassis or bodyshell (car or light van)
a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original (car or light van)
the original unmodified frame (motorbike)
a new frame of the same specification as the original (motorbike)
You must also have 2 other major components from the original vehicle from the following lists.
For cars or light vans:
suspension (front and back)
steering assembly
axles (both)
transmission
engine
A rebuilt vehicle can keep its original registration number if you can prove you’ve used:
the original unmodified chassis or bodyshell (car or light van)
a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original (car or light van)
the original unmodified frame (motorbike)
a new frame of the same specification as the original (motorbike)
You must also have 2 other major components from the original vehicle from the following lists.
For cars or light vans:
suspension (front and back)
steering assembly
axles (both)
transmission
engine
Of note for all the cossie conversions and crazy conversions:
8. Radically altered vehicles
Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the road.
Radically altered vehicles are vehicles that have been altered from their original specification, but aren’t kit conversions.
DVLA uses a points system to decide what registration number to give a radically altered vehicle.
Keep the original registration number
Your vehicle must have 8 or more points from the table below if you want to keep the original registration number. 5 of these points must come from having the original or new and unmodified chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame.
Part Points
Chassis, monocoque bodyshell (body and chassis as one unit) or frame - original or new and unmodified (direct from manufacturer) 5
Suspension (front and back) - original 2
Axles (both) - original 2
Transmission - original 2
Steering assembly - original 2
Engine - original 1
Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the road.
Radically altered vehicles are vehicles that have been altered from their original specification, but aren’t kit conversions.
DVLA uses a points system to decide what registration number to give a radically altered vehicle.
Keep the original registration number
Your vehicle must have 8 or more points from the table below if you want to keep the original registration number. 5 of these points must come from having the original or new and unmodified chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame.
Part Points
Chassis, monocoque bodyshell (body and chassis as one unit) or frame - original or new and unmodified (direct from manufacturer) 5
Suspension (front and back) - original 2
Axles (both) - original 2
Transmission - original 2
Steering assembly - original 2
Engine - original 1
DVLA can only recognise your vehicle as a reconstructed classic vehicle if it meets certain criteria. It must be:
built from genuine period components from more than one vehicle, all over 25 years old and of the same specification as the original vehicle
a true reflection of the marque
The appropriate vehicle owners’ club for the vehicle type (‘marque’) must inspect the vehicle and confirm in writing that it:
has been inspected
is a true reflection of the marque
is comprised of genuine period components all over 25 years old
They must also give manufacture dates for the major components.
DVLA will assign an age-related registration number to the vehicle based on the youngest component used.
New or replica parts
Your vehicle won’t get an age-related registration number if it includes new or replica parts. DVLA will give your vehicle a ‘Q’ prefix registration number. Your vehicle must pass the relevant type approval test to get a ‘Q’ prefix registration number.
built from genuine period components from more than one vehicle, all over 25 years old and of the same specification as the original vehicle
a true reflection of the marque
The appropriate vehicle owners’ club for the vehicle type (‘marque’) must inspect the vehicle and confirm in writing that it:
has been inspected
is a true reflection of the marque
is comprised of genuine period components all over 25 years old
They must also give manufacture dates for the major components.
DVLA will assign an age-related registration number to the vehicle based on the youngest component used.
New or replica parts
Your vehicle won’t get an age-related registration number if it includes new or replica parts. DVLA will give your vehicle a ‘Q’ prefix registration number. Your vehicle must pass the relevant type approval test to get a ‘Q’ prefix registration number.
Thats the law, however what people get away with in practice is very different.
many cossie conversions would easily fall foul of the rules and end up on a q plate if not done carefully. Anything with a cossie floor grafted into another car is blatent q plate territory.
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I built my car from a new shell and got a new registration number, age-related to the age of the donor, and new VIN.
Keeping the donor's reg and chassis numbers were NOT an option.
The first part of the VIN is used to identify the manufacturer and plant, reshells get a DVLO (or something like that) prefix.
Remember, the reg number is not really the car's ID because reg numbers can be swapped around.
The Vin is the bit that decides the identity of the vehicle and, despite stories that Ford dealers and bodyshops used to stamp the original VIN into new service shells after severe body damage made the reshell necessary, I'm not convinced it was ever legal to do so even though we know it was fairly common practice.
Keeping the donor's reg and chassis numbers were NOT an option.
The first part of the VIN is used to identify the manufacturer and plant, reshells get a DVLO (or something like that) prefix.
Remember, the reg number is not really the car's ID because reg numbers can be swapped around.
The Vin is the bit that decides the identity of the vehicle and, despite stories that Ford dealers and bodyshops used to stamp the original VIN into new service shells after severe body damage made the reshell necessary, I'm not convinced it was ever legal to do so even though we know it was fairly common practice.
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SABTVR is the current DVLA issued VIN number prefix. I found that out after doing a bit of digging into my cossie puma as it had an SABTVR vin as it was built from a new shell.
Iain, I agree that many of the garages have probably done it wrong by stamping in the old vin. Unless theres an exemption for manufacturer rebuilds in recent cars in such cases.
It was commonly done on rally and motorsport cars too and often for many non-works cars you stripped a donor vehicle for the main parts. eg the s1400 and s1600 pumas you used a donor vehicle and got a kit of parts off ford motorsport to build the car including a new shell. I guess in theory if you had a receipted rally car kit from ford or similar, you could register it as a kit car/amateur built vehicle although i doubt many were as i suspect the easiest route possible was taken to get the MSA logbook.
Iain, I agree that many of the garages have probably done it wrong by stamping in the old vin. Unless theres an exemption for manufacturer rebuilds in recent cars in such cases.
It was commonly done on rally and motorsport cars too and often for many non-works cars you stripped a donor vehicle for the main parts. eg the s1400 and s1600 pumas you used a donor vehicle and got a kit of parts off ford motorsport to build the car including a new shell. I guess in theory if you had a receipted rally car kit from ford or similar, you could register it as a kit car/amateur built vehicle although i doubt many were as i suspect the easiest route possible was taken to get the MSA logbook.
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All with new Ford shells , all left with there own reg still attached , the shell is one of the parts that make up the car
Hence it can be replaced , it's that simple really
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He had an old rotter on his drive with no reg or tags as that what was getting (rung) onto the new shell, with free tax no less!
He reckons he has at least 30k in the new build
#27
Swapping ID is essentially ringing, but many will say they can't see the harm in swapping all the bits of say an RS S2, onto another RS S2 and what difference does it make?
The problem comes in when someone sticks all the RS bis on say a 1.1 pop shell - essentially you are paying RS money for a look-a-like !!!
Or, that a lovely mint RS goes missing and gets a fresh ID off a rotten car.
The problem comes in when someone sticks all the RS bis on say a 1.1 pop shell - essentially you are paying RS money for a look-a-like !!!
Or, that a lovely mint RS goes missing and gets a fresh ID off a rotten car.
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Would mr x be happy if he paid top money for a mint genuine original car to then find out it's actually a base model shell that's had its I.d swapped with a much more desirable I.d?.
I wouldn't and if the seller declared it before purchase I wouldn't bother going to see it..
Pretty sure if it was a new shell that is unstamped it could retain the donor cars I.d but anything else is ringing.
Plenty mk1/2 escorts out there not wearing their original I.d though and you would never know.
I wouldn't and if the seller declared it before purchase I wouldn't bother going to see it..
Pretty sure if it was a new shell that is unstamped it could retain the donor cars I.d but anything else is ringing.
Plenty mk1/2 escorts out there not wearing their original I.d though and you would never know.
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The difficulty is proving its rung I guess, but it's easy to tell if there are welds, non original paint or whatever but proving the purpose of the non originality would be difficult.
But if spending a lot of cash on an original car with supposedly original paint and panels it would take a matter of minutes to authenticate.
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