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Government consultation on what constitutes a 'classic vehicle'.

https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for ... o-electric

I can't find any guidance on this from the BMF or VMCC.

Seems to have been 'inspired' by those companies desecrating classic cars by putting electric motors in them...just buy a Tesla, FFS!
It's like reworking the Mona Lisa to take the lead paint out.

There is interesting article in this month’s Octane magazine Richard.
Relates more to rules of eligibility and safety but made sense to me.
I’ll see if it will photograph well enough to be readable later.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE FIX THIS STUPID IMAGE SOFTWARE THAT KEEPS TURNING PHOTOS SIDEWAYS!!

Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 5:28 pm Seems to have been 'inspired' by those companies desecrating classic cars by putting electric motors in them...just buy a Tesla, FFS!
It's like reworking the Mona Lisa to take the lead paint out.

Many of these electric conversions were originally intended to bypass lack of spare parts for the engines and as an effort to reduce pollution from using the cars.

Magnusson wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 8:37 am

Many of these electric conversions were originally intended to bypass lack of spare parts for the engines and as an effort to reduce pollution from using the cars.

Mmmmn, that seems like PR spin to me. A few dozen classic vehicles running rich for a few hours a year is hardly going to choke the planet, particularly when compared to other well documented global industrial processes.

All engine parts can be remanufactured IF you have the budget.

These days it's certainly getting easier to get an engine part custom made for you but the price IS still a problem. Whole electric conversion can be cheaper than engine parts for a vehicle that was only produced in limited numbers.

Repsonse completed, might have to do some overtime to catch up with work tomorrow.