I don't have a lot to report I'm afraid, so i apologise to all you regular followers of this blog. I do however thoroughly enjoy receiving emails and contact from complete strangers saying how they enjoy reading this blog and how it has helped them with their build. I have never claimed this to be a guide for building this car but only my experience and how i have done it, so i take great pride in people contacting me for advice as they are mimicking my ideas or it has inspired them to start a build.
I contacted the DVLA many months ago to request information on the reg "TEJ 82F" which is my initials and date of birth. They informed me that the reg had never been assigned to a vehicle and that i could request it to released and entered into auction. So i was pleasantly surprised when i received an email last month letting me know i could bid on the reg through a timed auction. I had already made my mind up that i wanted this reg for the car when finished as it was 100% personal to me and in keeps with the original age of the Cobra, as this plate is a August 1967 – July 1968 issue. This should be no problems to assign to the car when finished as the rules state you can make the car look older, just not younger, and with all my donor parts being from an 89 this should be fine.
I admit i couldn't really afford this at the moment and money could be spent on more practical things for the car. But including all transfer fees, retention for 12 moths and the evil VAT it came in for under £500 and so out came the credit card and now its mine.
I should now be able to finish my rear numberplate bracket (which hides the boot lock) as i have the final plate confirmed to fix onto it and arrange fitting. I might have a different reg assigned first and then transfer this one over, but i believe this is just paper/admin work when registering after IVA.
More progress soon i hope. keep the faith!!!
