DVLA GIVES THUMBS-UP TO REPRODUCTION BODIES

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) and the DVLA have reached an understanding over age-related registrations for rebodied classics. The agency accepts that original bodies may properly be replaced on an existing chassis as they deteriorate over time. It says: ‘The [registration] application should demonstrate that the replacement body is one that could have been placed on it from the outset or is of a style... associated with the marque.’