DVLA and Modified Cars

[Rick F]

Stuarts comments on the Triumph special show what the DVLA might want you to do, but strangely enough the Triumph Spitfire/ Herald cars do not have a number stamped on the chassis, only a riveted plate on the bulkhead.

That's quite correct as regards the lack of a number stamped on a Triumph chassis itself -along or most other modernish chassied cars- For the DVLA rebody process it's not an issue as the car doesn't get inspected. All they need are photos of the car with the original body showing the number plate, the rolling chassis showing the number plate, and the car with the new body showing the number plate. The Chassis/VIN number stays the same, so the car just needs a plate showing said VIN on it somewhere.

Ed's situation is different. perhaps if he looked really hard he might find a seemingly random chassis number from the 1932 model year that's been stamped on there. Then it would be able to be authenticated as a reconstructed  classic by a club's V765 rep and could get an age related registration once it's a complete car.

As a club v765 rep I could not condone any nefarious activty..... but make sure the number you "find" is not already allocated to a car on the Chassis Register! It would be handy if you happened to find a suitable buff log book at the same time. Good luck!