could this be the answer

[chassyman]

hi everyone, could this be an answer to the never ending saga of new versus old original. i see it as an extensive restoration kit to keep an original chassis alive, that's if the remainder of the chassis is in good order as the front verticals rot out. it would probably be easier to graft this together than keep finding more rot after you think you've done. there are two spars missing from this set up. answers please on a 50 pound note. best regards keith.

[Slow M]

Hi Keith,

Presuming such a thing became available, what sort of price tag would you think it would have?

As a basis for comparison, what sort of price do complete frames change hands for?

Best,
Bernard.

P.S. All hypothetical, of course.

[chassyman]

hi bernard, it is available, about eight hundred i would say. best regards keith

[heightswitch]

I think the take up will be small Keith.
If the chassis is so far gone as to need a back end then likely as not the front will be bad too..A lot of people can bolt a chassis together but few will be able to graft a front and back together unless you were to offer an exchange service I would think your take up will be low.
Looks lovely though.

N.

[Moto]

Keith, I don't know about the practicality of splicing this unit with the old section, so can't comment on potential uptake. However I was chatting to a good friend who is very knowledgeable in many things around classic & vintage cars. It was news to me (although others may already know) that there is a lot of debate going on between Government & classic car fraternity regards where the line in drawn between was is classed as 'original classic' or 'replica classic'. Government do not like people avoiding road tax & new car regs by fitting new car components into an old chassis / body. The BIG debate is where to draw the line and there are current legal disputes in progress which will affect this. There is a good chance that a new chassis or even a new engine will determine which side of the line a classic car will fall. Clearly this could create 2 groups of classics where 2 examples of the same model could sit either side according to what components are original. The scary bit for many will be potential impact of values. Therefore your idea of repairing the existing chassis may well be very well timed or a wise way forward for owners who wish to avoid potential issues in the future. As Nigel has already said though, splining one to the other will be beyond many owners, so a service offering to do this for them could be important. What this would cost equally so!

[prideaux]

chassyman said:

hi everyone, could this be an answer to the never ending saga of new versus old original. i see it as an extensive restoration kit to keep an original chassis alive, that's if the remainder of the chassis is in good order as the front verticals rot out. it would probably be easier to graft this together than keep finding more rot after you think you've done. there are two spars missing from this set up. answers please on a 50 pound note. best regards keith.

I agree with Steve I would be happy to do it but not everyone has fabricating skills but a fantastic idea

A

[phillpot]

chassyman said:

hi bernard, it is available, about eight hundred i would say. best regards keith

And the price to chop up old and graft the two together compared to cost of complete new chassis?