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LB is my first one. Never built anyhting before but have modifed cars to varying degrees.

Mind you a lot of people thought my 340R was a kit car.....
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$10,000 for 5 days work, I'm in the wrong game.......

They wouldn't fit over the big brakes I have on the rear of my car unfortunately!

How many wheels can one man have!

Think this uses some old clips but some other stuff I've not seen before. Only posted on youtube a week ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2HEzXe1Mg

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

The red one needs more stickers. Definitely not enough stickers.....

Bloomin' hooligan!

Companies exist to make profit especially those with shareholders. Ultimately that's what it boils down to. So long as you operate within the law the whole concept of 'morals' and 'doing the right...

So when the designer dies the rules at the time was 25 year protection. This meant after 1995 you could make a replica.

The law was changed in 2020 to extend it to 70 years. If the replica was ...

Yep and Tetley Tea!

I presume the new rules can't be applied restrospectively? If that's the case and the replica was built 25 years after the original car when the old 25 year rule was in then it should be legal...

I think new EU legislation extended the period to 70 years? Came into force in 2020 as far as I know.

Maybe it's off the back of this? Really can't see the point though. Jag are hardly losing...

Has anone got on lying around, condition unimportant can be in peices as long as it's all there.

Happy to pay for it!

Cheers

Press Release - JLR goes after replica community.pdf - Google Drive

Very worrying.

They went after Suffolk Sportscars last year, who then went into liquidation.

What's going on with JLR?...

What does 'The gearbox also checked and everything done to the highest of standards,and is mated to a Ferrari 250 Gto drivetrain/gearchange' mean??

I found that post too. £550! What is different about the 166 that means a gta version won't fit?

Very nice!

Where do you get the carbon belf cover from, I've seen them before but never seen anywhere selling them.

Come to think of it the ones I've seen are for all V6s EXCEPT the 166 - any...

I think I lost my grip before the build.....

Hi Ian

Don't have it I'm afraid, it as damaged anyway and it broke when I removed it.

PM sent Andy

Box was fine I think but was high miles so decided to pull it apart to check eveything, replace the breaing and fit the quiafe. I then went a step futher and had the casing powder coated to keep it...

Starter Motor bought from here ALFA ROMEO 166 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.2 V6 1998 1999 2000 > 2007 STARTER MOTOR | eBay

Painted the bare aluminium and covered in v expensive Zircoflex self adhesive heat...

It's amazing what you can clean with the right techniques.

My box was dismantled and vapour blasted

https://live.staticflickr.com/8650/29313174136_b75e2f0fdb_c.jpg
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The £135 threshold only applied to 'Business to Buisness' sales.

The real killer is sales to end cusotmers in the UK from the EU. The rules say 'For goods sent from overseas and sold directly to...