| Part of the value of a classic vehicle will be its right to its original registration number, which it will only have by being the original vehicle. In some cases DVLA count the bits used to make sure that it is the original vehicle, not just a new vehicle with a few bits from the original.
As the original it will also qualify for a zero rate tax disk, which a new build won't.
You'll have to find out if the vehicle is still on the register or has been scrapped. If noone is getting SORN demands for it then it is either 'no current keeper' or no longer on the register. Either way you might have to prove your ownership of the vehicle and your right to the registration number. |