Just taking the Mickey.

[Ian Williams]

There are lots of Austin seven body's out there especially since the legality changed opening the loop hole that has allowed people to build specials on a registered chassis with no need for MOT's or other checks. ( yes I know it is not strictly legal but you can get away with it at the moment! ) If other people then put these discarded saloon body to use for building hot rod then I really don't see the problem even if it is not my particular area of interest. What I get pissed about are the people whom take a perfectly good restorable saloon and then break it up to make an A7 special, no doubt there are a few of these individuals who use this forum and will be upset by my comments. Tough guys, I agree that you are entitled to do what ever you wish with any car you buy, but I and others and are entitled to call you out for what we see as your lack of ethics and for quite probably damaging our community. Eventually the authorities will clamp down again and close this loop hole as they did when the BOC and others were being equally unethical. Personally in think we should look inward at our own community before we start lambasting the hot rod builders who are not destroying anything just making use of our cast offs, its a perfectly legitimate hobby after all. It is such a shame that a bare chassis is so hard to register and then build a special on these days, but I think we should remember this has come about because of poor judgment by some in the old car world previously. Unfortunately I think these practices and the green movement (who we feed loads of ammunition to) are likely to further restrict our hobby and the use of our cars going forward.....which is very sad.