Not-a-number Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Any update on this? Is this happening in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 27/03/2022 at 01:00, skidmark said: We have commenced assembly of a Bugatti that never existed Will it be possible to register this car for road use given that it may/will not have any real legal identity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-a-number Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 1 hour ago, igor said: Will it be possible to register this car for road use given that it may/will not have any real legal identity? If it has 3 original major components (with serial numbers) it can potentially be regarded as a ‘real’ Bugatti. Ie chassis, crankcase, gearbox. But they don’t even have to be from the same car. If you’re talking about registering a scratch built car in general then that’s LVV rules. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 LVV cert for what is effectively a stock standard but very old car opens another big can of worms as discussed elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-a-number Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 43 minutes ago, igor said: LVV cert for what is effectively a stock standard but very old car opens another big can of worms as discussed elsewhere. Yeah it’s probably not plane sailing. But I know of at least 2 Bugatti replicas and 1 Alfa replica in NZ that have been through LVV cert. Things like wheels have to be approved by VAC, drive shaft hoops, seat belts, mud guards, no welded steering components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Not-a-number said: Yeah it’s probably not plane sailing. But I know of at least 2 Bugatti replicas and 1 Alfa replica in NZ that have been through LVV cert. Things like wheels have to be approved by VAC, drive shaft hoops, seat belts, mud guards, no welded steering components. We have just done an amilcar rep at work this way. Had to be registered as a scratch built because new chassis We've done 2 alfa 2300 8c replicas this way too that are still local and one used regularly 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmark Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 In Australia each state has its own regs, and they seem to be under continual evolution. In Victoria, at the moment, built-up "specials" need to conform to numerous new car safety regs i.e. seat belts, collapsible steering column, side-intrusion protection. Provided it is an accurate copy and preferably utilises original components, a built-up "replica" of an existing old car only needs to comply with the regulations that were in force when such cars were originally registered, so my 1930 Bugatti will not need to meet modern requirements when being registered. As 6/7 of its main defined components have original factory stampings from the Molsheim Bugatti Factory, I should be able to obtain a chassis plate from the Bugatti Owners Club (UK) that verifies the authenticity of the finished car, and which gives it a "BOC number" (original Bugatti front axle, diff, gearbox, lower sump, steering box, chassis-frame; new non-Bugatti radiator). In the past, several of the new Argentinian-built Pur Sang Bugatti copies have been imported to Australia and registered as "Bugatti, 1934" or whatever - the authorities seem unable to differentiate between a new build and nicely restored old car... I guess either way they are raking in their horribly exorbitant Luxury Car Tax on top of the cost of the car, so they don't really care about when the vehicle was actually constructed! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 That's good. I really the Schlumof Obsession book about the mad collectors in Alsace so I'm partial to Bugatti project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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