What do I have in my garage?

[Andy Bennett]

Hi Bela
Don't worry about any misunderstandings, your English is good, it is just our use of specific terms which might confuse.

I don't have a special nor do I have experience of registering them, but my understanding from reading the experience of others is that the process has become more difficult as the years have gone by.

So, a 'Special' built in the 1950s was relatively easy to register, and once registered it has that registration secured forever. The problems come with either Specials moving between Countries or newly built specials, for which there are many threads on here about people offering 'specials ready to register' on ebay, but which are likely impossible to register because of their lack of paperwork and proof of origin of specific components.

The story that seems to run through all of these is that the Austin Seven world (and other car marques) is full of sellers offering 'Specials ready to register' for bargain prices because they have found that they actually can't be registered under the latest rules and they hope to pass the problem on to someone else.

I think that is what Ian was trying to say, if you can find a link to an earlier recognised model then you might have a stronger case.

Having said all of that, as I say, if you can find someone with experience of registering a Special with limited paperwork in Germany then that might be your best chance.

All offered in my extremely limited experience of reading other's stories.

Andy