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Unsure law wise but fit one whatever, as someone who has been rear ended on a bike by a blind OAP I can assure you it HURTS ! :cry:

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Question 2. You just have :-D

I think you will find most of the MVT are like minded individuals and they will welcome you whatever. They certainly beat many of the Classic Car Clubs I've belonged to :-D

MVT is one I belong to, very helpful and a great magazine too :-D

I would be afraid of the legal problems that may ensue suffice to say a regular Milweb advertiser. To be honest totally my fault I should have viewed the Dodge :red: Will never do it again that's for sure. I know underneath all the problems there is a good truck and it will turn out ok. My whole point of this post was to warn of the pitfalls of buying unseen, not to open up old wounds best forgotten. Hindsight is a wonderful thing as they say. :-D

Yes Tony you were lucky, also it seems people were more honest back then. With the rise of the internet comes the need to be very very careful when buying ANYTHING especially from abroad where the temptation is to rely on descriptions which all depends on trust. :-D Blokes will always claim 7 inches their wives/girlfriends will say 4 :-D

Further to my earlier answer here is the list of the major things wrong with my Dodge when it arrived at Hull docks, remember this truck was described as " a very reliable, well maintained usable truck, drives perfectly and my own personal truck for six years". On arriving at the docks it would not start, thinking the battery was a bit low I had to jump it from the low loader just to load it. The battery was knackered on getting it home £160, after renewal it still wouldn't start, the starter was reconditioned £125, I could not see the engine there was so much oil down the sides which turned out to be a blown head gasket £75, the gearbox and transfer box both need all seals replacing (parts bought yet to be fitted) £60, very few of the lights worked and I had to have a new rear wiring loom made up and fitted £160, all the oils looked as if they were of 1942 vintage £150 with filters, the canvas was so thin first time out it tore in half :embarrassed: £400+, I started to think I had a usable truck until the first drive over three miles produced a badly overheating engine, new radiator £275, speedo didn't work still doesn't, no horn there wasn't even one fitted ! I managed to do most of the work myself or else the cost would have been at least double. After finally getting it to run long enough to make the D Day 70th in Normandy the clutch went while we were there :cry: This list is just a FEW of the problems I encountered, all on a truck supposedly ready to use and that was claimed to be the sellers own truck he had loved and maintained for six years My advice is simple NEVER EVER buy unseen and if you do prepared to be burnt. In hindsight the seller of my Dodge must still be laughing I'm certainly not. :embarrassed: I paid top money for it too !

I bought a Dodge WC52 unseen from a dealer in the Netherlands, I paid by bank transfer as the dealer came recommended and I believed his description. NEVER again, if you are buying a vehicle go and LOOK at it properly or have someone known to you do it for you. I had so much grief with mine I can only say, a flight over would have saved me thousands of pounds and saved me countless sleepless nights :cry: This "perfect running machine" cost me well over £1000 AFTER purchase just to get it vaguely mobile and it still needs work. Have a weekend away and go and view it, flights are cheap, you may live to regret it if you don't :-)

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I was quoted £67.50 for my Green Goddess fully comp, salvage rights, European cover, myself and wife to drive. Peter S Taylor Insurance. Very helpful people too.

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I know you wish to keep things original but to be honest I felt the same with my Gold Star, however in the end I went with dry cell in a replica case, it was the best thing I ever did, combined with an Optimate intelligent charger it is totally maintenance free I knew it would start every time and would always be fully charged. Technology does have its uses

I cannot answer your questions but I can say that the MVT are the people to contact, I found Chris very helpful and he went the extra mile to help me, if you follow his advice you will find the whole process relatively easy. Also HMRC are not the Ogre's I thought, and were very helpful IF you have done what the MVT advises. The answer is to do your homework, listen to those who know the system and don't panic :-D

Welcome to the HMVF Nige, yes would be interested in the 1940's event

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Welcome to the HMVF Leon :-)

Madness, a friend made his own and they have fooled loads of "experts".

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