Pointless & impractical vehicles

[Reynard]

Sadly a real vehicle, not even photoshoppped, or 'AI'!!

A friend of mine has one. Uses it to compete in trials.

 

[presta]

Well the original cars had to be* so I would assume so.

* All 'Le Mans' cars had to be not only legal but road registered too as the roads were only closed for the race, they also had to carry a spare wheel and have 'luggage space'. Even the Ford GT40 had 'luggage space' although they pushed the regulations to the limit with where they put it (2 trays either side of the gearbox that also helped with aerodynamics with the 'spare' wheel in between)

So you don't think the Construction & Use Regulations have changed at all in the last 70 years then? These are new cars, they have to meet the regulations in force today, not the ones from when the original cars were built. Will they meet current emissions standards without modification?

 

[Drago]

So you don't think the Construction & Use Regulations have changed at all in the last 70 years then? These are new cars, they have to meet the regulations in force today, not the ones from when the original cars were built. Will they meet current emissions standards without modification?

New cars like the continuation D types, "new" AM DB5's, etc, are usually not road legal or road registered for the reasons you describe.

Owners with sufficient cash may in some cases be able to get one through SVA.

 

[Dadam]

Well the original cars had to be* so I would assume so.

* All 'Le Mans' cars had to be not only legal but road registered too as the roads were only closed for the race, they also had to carry a spare wheel and have 'luggage space'. Even the Ford GT40 had 'luggage space' although they pushed the regulations to the limit with where they put it (2 trays either side of the gearbox that also helped with aerodynamics with the 'spare' wheel in between)

The chances of one of those D type continuation cars passing type approval or IVA in 2024 are nil. Crash protection, emissions, lighting, seatbelts. Have a look down the 60 items on pages 30-32 here and imagine how many of those it might pass. Not very many I suspect.

They're for people with extremely deep pockets and will be locked away in private collections and some of them, very occasionally, trailered to tracks.