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#3352 DVLA inspection today - stunned_monkey - 10 Jul 2012
This morning Steve W drove all the way from Surrey to Chippenham in order for us to drive his new DeLorean back to Reading (Theale to be precise) for a DVLA inspection despite having applied for registration in Bristol. Ah well, it meant 3 hours in a DeLorean that's done maybe 20 miles since being resurrected, and with no number plates!
I knew what to expect from the inspection but Steve made a point of asking the bloke why it was necessary - apparently they get all sorts of vehicles which will pass an MOT but it doesn't follow the vin plate actually belongs to that vehicle - he described at one point having a vin plate coming off in his hand! So basically it's a chance for them to see the car in the metal, look at the vin plates and check it is a real car and all the documentation matches what they see in front of them. With a recently restored DeLorean, it's a formality - but they don't know that till they see it.
For the first time since I sold Lex, I'm actually going to be sorry to see this car go - the turbo engine is just superb, pulls like a train (or like a GTA more precisely!). Really fun even from the passenger seat.
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - Martyn - 10 Jul 2012
.I think the smile say's it all when it come's to 3352.
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - Guinney1971 - 10 Jul 2012
nice one Martin, another De hits the streets
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - MikeWard - 11 Jul 2012
Is VIN #3352 the one which came from that barn find of 3 DeLorean's?
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - stunned_monkey - 14 Jul 2012
Yep
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - Guinney1971 - 14 Jul 2012
MikeWard Wrote:Is VIN #3352 the one which came from that barn find of 3 DeLorean's?
Re: #3352 DVLA inspection today - stunned_monkey - 15 Jul 2012
The unpainted one...