There was a guy on Vancouver Island who was doing that and then some. He passed away a few years ago so I don’t know what happened to the business. In any case, he had the exclusive rights to build the bike-engined variants from Caterham,
that he not only sold here, but to other places around the world. He brought them into Canada as parts and assembled them into complete cars. They were issued BC assigned VIN numbers, but they also carried the Caterham numbers too. Our regulations stipulated
that if a local manufacturer built LESS than 50 examples of the same car, they did NOT have to meet any crash or emissions standards. They only had to have DOT/SAE lighting, seat belts and other basic stuff. His company name was: “Super7Cars” and that’s what
they were titled as.
He was quite famous for giving potential customers rides in his cars... He tried to get all four wheels off the ground at one point along the route. It would either work, or give the passenger a heart-attack. I remember my ride in a 1000cc
version in England many, many years ago and that thing was bloody fast (photos below. Sylva Stryker). The only thing that felt faster was my drive in a 488 GTB.
Peter
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PS: I think the trick here is to have a state willing to title as
original, i.e. as a 1962 Lotus. Once done, it seems the stricter
states will usually take the word of the issuing state as to what the
car actually is.
Hans.
On 11/12/21, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
> Rick sez: "How will emissions be looked at? New car or a 196x model?
> (I think we know the answer)"
>
> I suppose there would be issues when importing it, but once here the
> rules seem to be up to the individual states.
>
> I got involved in that when building a Lotus 7 clone. 1995 Chevy
> Camaro motor. Oregon was surprisingly lax on this. They have a
> registration category for "Replica Cars". The car simply has to meet
> specs as of when the original was built. And, specifically, you don't
> have to attempt to use a period drivetrain. The Camaro engine was
> fine, even without emission controls. Mine had a Holley carb. And
> open headers, which quickly got mufflers as the noise was unbearable.
> DMV and/or a state cop had to inspect it to issue a serial number.
> Biggest issue was the windshield wiper requirement. I used one that
> clipped onto the top of the windshield and was operated manually. And
> then removed after inspection.
>
> Once licensed - as a 1962 Lotus - many of these cars moved across
> state borders and were successfully licensed in states that were
> otherwise more strict. In other words, you could build and license in
> Oregon or Montana, and then sell it to someone in Ohio. Florida was
> also quite easy. Don't know specifically about CA. I kind of doubt
> it.
>
> I'd guess that this car could sneak through the way modern Caterhams
> do. Ship the motor separately and call it a "kit" or "unassembled"
> car.
>
> Hans.
>
> On 11/12/21, Rick Moseley <ramosel [at] pacbell.net> wrote:
>> I don't know that I'd even consider it a restomod...
>> I think that belittles it's state of being.
>> In essence, it is everything the original is/was... just new, perhaps
>> machined to a better tolerance, better "rubber", better metallurgy where
>> it
>> counts...
>> A clone with a bit of gene splicing?
>> I think with laser scanning, CAD/CAM and 3D printing we'll see more of
>> this
>> for the Uber classics.And I applaud that!
>> But I have some serious questions based on the times we live in and the
>> IDIOTS who are running things.
>> Will Ferrari issue cease & desist orders... or go straight to
>> lawsuits?Would
>> Lamborghini?Would Aston?
>> How will emissions be looked at? New car or a 196x model? (I think we
>> know
>> the answer)
>> Will GTO Engineering be able to support parts needs? (that is the only
>> one
>> I think has a shot)
>>
>>
>> From: Lashdeep Singh <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
>>
>>
>> My kind of Restomod!!
>>
>> https://youtu.be/yuXV5FaSTY4
>>
>>
>>
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