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Hi Everyone, I'm back from our tour around Utah & Arizona. So, tomorrow (10th May) I'll be at the open day at AK Sportscars in Peterborough (UK) and will chat with Jon & Neil to see if they have had any official communication and to get their view on the 2030 situation. We had an absolute ball...

Hi Neil, We had a fantastic time. I fell in love with Lake Havasu and the Desert Storm power boat event. I wore my '24 hour Le Mans - GT40' tee shirt to the street party and folk kept stopping me for a chat. Some guy told me he had seen a photo on facebook and they were calling me 'English...

Hi everyone, Just returned from our mammoth trip and I would to say thanks to everyone we met up with. Particular hi to Chris Kouba who I spent the afternoon with in the very hot desert near Page. And also Joel & Jill Heinke who very kindly invited us to their home near Prescott. It was like we...

Hi all ...... I will be going quite on this topic for the next month as I am away travelling in the USA (Utah and Arizona). The latest words that have surfaced are that the Labour Party are 'considering' adopting all current EU safety regulations on British built cars. This would mean that Lane...

As is stated above by Bill Kearley, chassis No. 1000 was involved in an accident at Sebring in March 1966 killing Canadian drive Bob McLean. The initial production run of GT40's started at chassis No. 1001. No. 1000 was used as a body fitting jig and wasn't completed as a finished car until...

Hi Dee ....... Brian Kissel suggested you reach out to forum member Joel Heinke. I don't know if you have done so, however, I am visiting Joel in April. I am an English guy touring Utah and Northern Arizona for the month of April and meeting up with some car guys as part of our travels. Joel has...

Hi Troy & Neil, Salvation could come with the development of zero emission fuel, although (to my surprise) none of the household names in petrol production appear to be making noises in this direction. A further update ...... today I had a long discussion with AK Sportscars and just like...

Attention Brian Magee ....... I've sent you a PM. Regards, Steve Dean

Hi Brian ...... glad to hear you will have a watchful eye on proceedings. I don't believe that there will be any mud slinging but folk can get understandably emotional on this sort of topic. Unfortunately our type of car (in fact any petrol/diesel car) is now rapidly becoming demonised! As you...

Having stuck my head above the wall ....... here's an update. Andy at Tornado has been kind enough to spend some time taking a call from me. To date he has received NO communications from the authorities regarding the topic being discussed. Furthermore the IVA test centre that he uses has NO...

Hi All ...... as has been stated above the current cut off date (under the Labour Government) is 2030. However, there will be another general election before then !!!! None of us know what is going to transpire over the next few years but it is unlikely that any government is likely to be seen...

Mark ...... if this car has never been SVA tested and therefore NOT registered it very likely that a chassis number (VIN) has never been stamped into it. Back in the 80's you could make up your own letter/number sequence. No doubt you will get lots of comments from other forum members but I...

Hi Neil (in Tucson, Ariz). The regulations here are now complex. It is still possible to build a GT40 and get it through our complex IVA regulations. Both AK Sportscars and Tornado are well versed in the requirements and the parts they supply in their kits are compliant. However the builder...

Hi again Mark, I can assure that this is not a genuine GT40. Post some more photo's and we will be able to identify which replica kit it was created from. The most likely candidates are GTD, KVA or possibly Tornado. It will be easy to tell. It sounds like you don't have a V5C or any supporting...

Hi Mark, Did the car come with a V5C ? It would be interesting to know if it ever passed an SVA test back in the day. As you may be aware the SVA is now called an IVA (Individual Vehicle Assessment) Test. A GTD from the 1980's would not pass an IVA. It could be brought up to date but will take a...

Hi Mark, You can still get them from Car Builder Solutions in the UK (and no doubt other vendors). They are around £300 plus VAT each. Best regards Steve.

Hi Alexandre, As JP Verweij has stated, due to the age of the GTD the VIN number will have been 'created' when the kit was built. If you are considering buying this car then check, check and check again that all the paperwork regarding its registration in France is correct. As JP stated, if it...

Hi Rob, Interesting to read (and see) your build. Stating the obvious, I presume you are giving feedback to Jon at AK. I'm sure he would want to be advised of any difficulties. He doesn't need grief from customers who are thousands of miles away. I see you are in the Bristol area ..... I'm a...

Hi Melis, I have left replying as I was hoping that someone in France would provide you with some help. My understanding is that since the UK left the European Union (i.e. Brexit) that the French authorities will not accept paperwork regarding a UK built kit car. Also as far as I am aware KVA...

Hi Martin ...... perhaps you can educate me. I note that you are in Gibraltar .... is your friend there as well? If so why the requirement for the car to be over 30 years old? Are the 'rules' in Gibraltar different to the UK. Maybe it's something to do with the situation with Spain. As you may...