Hi Bret,
As each country has unique requirements for registration, this makes it quite a challenge for manufacturers or home builders to meet compliance with regulations.
Although I not a tree hugger, I understand the importance of not taking emmission control equippment off perfectly good engines to suite someones idea of pulling a few more horsepower out of a mill. Brand new engines with full EEC are more difficult to deal with than the old lumps we deal with.
This is why the government should look at a newly constructed reproduction of a previously manufactured automobile, be it a GT40 or a '32 Ford hot rod, in the light of what it actually is. If the engine is period correct - let it go, what's the difference if you built it in your garage or JWA built it in 1968?
However, (the greenpeace guys will like this) if you decide to put a brand spanking new 32 valve, supercharged 5.4 Ford V8 in the car - then it should meet the emmissions standards for the vehicle the engine was meant for. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
At least this way, we all still get a slice! My 2c worth
