Mini Sprint

[InnoCooperExport]

Ooh I do like a sprint, always super impressed by people who take the plunge to actually start cutting like that. I shall keep my eyes peeled.

[Paul Wiginton]

Some of you may have seen the latest picture of my Sprint on my social media page. Its been at the paintshop for the last couple of weeks and is just about ready to come home

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[Cole Liggett]

Some of you may have seen the latest picture of my Sprint on my social media page. Its been at the paintshop for the last couple of weeks and is just about ready to come home

Ah yes- your April fools joke on Instagram nearly gave me a heart attack. I really do appreciate all your posts, first thing I do when I open Instagram is search my feed for your daily posts. Keep up the amazing work!

[mab01uk]

Neville Trickett original Mini Sprint:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VKWE76p4eg&t=1s

Offers in the region of £45,000 are invited:
https://www.corkills.com/volkswagen/off ... ni-sprint/

[kit of bits]

There could be a bit of a treat coming from Paul starting around May, keep an eye on the projects section.

MS

Is it your sprint Paul’s building now?
D

[nick@dunsdale]

Anybody following Paul's mini sprint build on FB
Brilliant work

[Classic1]

I have been following Paul's work on Facebook for a while it's a joy to watch things being done right better than tv

[Herbert850]

I still wonder how any of these new sprints are registered without a "Q" plate & IVA

[mab01uk]

I still wonder how any of these new sprints are registered without a "Q" plate & IVA

If a Mini is already registered with a current up to date V5 it makes sense not to contact the DVLA on anything unecessarily....unless you are happy to possibly open a can of worms and risk the allocation of a Q plate. Based on another Mk1 forum members recent experience (see link below) even drilling a hole in your Minis bodyshell now risks your registration being withdrawn...which probably means most of our classic Minis which have been modified or undergone restoration in recent years should be on a Q plate if ever volunteered for an inspection by the DVLA.

eg. Mk1 Forum member (Bitsilly) did a very well engineered Electric Mini (1960 Mk1) conversion and then went through a DVLA inspection to have the registration documents updated. However they ‘discovered’ a drilled hole for cables in the original 12-volt battery box in the Mini’s boot floor and declared the chassis radically modified and so gave it zero out of 5 points. Thus justifying their deletion of the registration. Incredibly they refused to allow the hole to be welded up because the welding would have been subsequent to the drilling...

Electric Mini saga update!
viewtopic.php?t=35730

DVLA’s Dos and Don’ts: The risks of modifying your classic car:-
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/main ... assic-car/

[Tim]

I have been following Paul's work on Facebook for a while it's a joy to watch things being done right better than tv

He's on TV, too! https://www.youtube.com/@PWCV-YT

I'm always amazed by how quickly and confidently he works, he's a true master.

Tim

[Herbert850]

I still wonder how any of these new sprints are registered without a "Q" plate & IVA

If a Mini is already registered with a current up to date V5 it makes sense not to contact the DVLA on anything unecessarily....unless you are happy to possibly open a can of worms and risk the allocation of a Q plate. Based on another Mk1 forum members recent experience (see link below) even drilling a hole in your Minis bodyshell now risks your registration being withdrawn...which probably means most of our classic Minis which have been modified or undergone restoration in recent years should be on a Q plate if ever volunteered for an inspection by the DVLA.

eg. Mk1 Forum member (Bitsilly) did a very well engineered Electric Mini (1960 Mk1) conversion and then went through a DVLA inspection to have the registration documents updated. However they ‘discovered’ a drilled hole for cables in the original 12-volt battery box in the Mini’s boot floor and declared the chassis radically modified and so gave it zero out of 5 points. Thus justifying their deletion of the registration. Incredibly they refused to allow the hole to be welded up because the welding would have been subsequent to the drilling...

Electric Mini saga update!
viewtopic.php?t=35730

DVLA’s Dos and Don’ts: The risks of modifying your classic car:-
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/main ... assic-car/

That is all absolutely true. But it means that anyone owning a Sprint that has been modified after 1990 (whenever) & is running on the logbook of a standard Mini, is running the risk of someone dobbing them in to the DVLA and then loosing the logbook permanently.

QUOTE FROM THE DVLA.
"If the vehicle has less than 8 points or a second hand or altered (drilled, cut or welded) chassis or monocoque bodyshell is used, then the vehicle will need to be re-registered with a DVLA VIN, Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) or Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) inspection and a Q registration number.9 May 2024"

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration ... d-vehicles