What you have said is true, BUT for the car to have been sold by the original insurance company they have had to prove they own it to the police who recovered the stolen car. Therefore the identity MUST be traceable . There is no law that says you must have a Factory VIN plate just that the car...

There is no reason it would need a Q stolen recovered bought from insurance company so history and identity is known.

Why would there be a problem with mot ? New chassis's don't have numbers, Lot's of Defender's have Chassis numbers missing or restamped. He would have the Documents for it to be legal, Kit cars don't have original VIN plates and are road legal

I've been in the carpet fitting business and also had the same carpet set, Its poorly template ! Good luck and look and mark BEFORE you glue.

I have two 200tdi defenders one had a new heat shield fitted two years ago. The other has not got a heat shield and car was rebuild last year there is not a noticeable difference to justify a £200 heat shield

prepare for some welding, good strong scraper to clean off chassis paint. or needle gun followed by hammer, grinder then plate holes

Both answers are correct but Jamesmartin's is the route i'd take. What ever you do don't grind off the old number and restamp it just screams ringer. Sorry just seen your repost In that case just get a recipt for purchase and you can use the chassis. MOT man can legally stamp chassis number to...

Both my 200tdi's will lock up without crazy effort, both have disks all round

Fitting tubes is a PTA phone Charles at JTS wheels and tires Nottingham . He has tubes and tyres in stock works 7 Days a week

I've got 2 A frame arms

I have safe t in one car and x engineering in another both good but x engineering less agro for storage and fitting

I used GKN uj's on my green rebuild one is still going the other lasted less than 50miles, put on a britpart shaft 6 months ago no problem since

I know it my sound silly but is the surface the seal runs on damaged ? I has similar on a transfer box the shaft had a slight nick in it

I will check what's left of mine at the weekend

working or not working ? I have the latter if you want it ?

2nd series 2 in MP patrol has a modern plastic kenlow fan

Collected by Ash ! Sorry I was in a rush hope its good for you !

1990 and 1994

FREE Defender front axel in good swivels and 10 spline Diff collection from Stapleford Nottingham

1 bonnet pull through foot well then on top of inner wing through hole in wing below bar of bonnet catch support 2 yes 3 behind grill under bonnet catch bar 4 I used the long screws