Dutton/robin Hood?

[Guest smitty12]

Hi all,

 

I'm new to the site so this is my first post!

 

I've recently just bought my first Robin Hood however on the documents and plaque under the bonnet it says the car is a Dutton? Can anyone shed any light on this? The lad who I bought it from said the car was origionally built in the 80's as a Dutton but had been re-shelled into a Robin Hood, the car has a 2L Pinto engine running Kent Cams and Fireblade Carbs so it does go rather well.

 

The car is going to be used as a track car but first it will be a project to get it up to that standard, so again if anyone has any advice that would be great!

 

Here are some photo's, I dont know if anyone recognises the car?

Edited July 29, 2012 by smitty12

[Guest mower man]

Be very careful there are some iffy duttons about caused by people trying to get stuff registered ,but as you are using it as a track car not registering it ,it should not matter .It may be a dutton chassis with RH panels or evn the other way round ,but I think you would have probs registering it ,my ops only mower man

[Guest smitty12]

Thanks for the advice, the car is already registered and has been for the past 20 years or so. There is a plaque under the bonnet stamped Dutton, I wasnt sure if you could just swpa the body? The car has a monocoque chassis, is this typical for a Dutton? As i say i'm totally new to kit cars!

[Guest snotfart]

sorry to say you got shafted,it's a ringer.

[Guest smitty12]

Hows that? And why would it be?

[speedtripledan]

it should be registered as a robin hood, duttons are a different car alk together, it would be like having a bmw with ford on the v5

[Guest Kennedy48]

Hows that? And why would it be?

 

http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=34248

 

check this post out

[Guest steve775]

I spoke to the owner of this car when it was advertised on ebay. I advised him that the vehicle was not as it should be ! and that rebuilding a dutton with a robin hood would require more than just transferring some parts and numbers.

[Guest smitty12]

But if it was a Dutton that had been re-shelled into a Robin Hood would that not expalin it? If that is possible of course? The story I was given was the car was built in the 80's as a Dutton, left to rot for many years then re-shelled into a Robin Hood in the Early 00's as Robin Hood parts were easier to come by?

 

If this isnt the case how do I go about putting this right and making it legit?

 

Thanks for the advice!

[Guest MarkB]

the use of the word "reshell" is the problem, the word should be replaced with "took the chassis number and registration plate off a knackered dutton and popped it on a vehicle thats been built because it was cheaper and easier than putting the car through an SVA test", in basic terms Snotfart is correct, it is legally a ringer.

[Guest smitty12]

Oh dear! Mabey should have looked into this before buying the car

 

Mistake has been made so now i'd just like to put it right, i wouldnt want to falsly sell it on again. The car is going to be used as a track car so probably wont see the road but just in case how would i go about getting the correct tests done on it? And how much do they cost?

 

The standard of work doesn't look bad, I wouldnt have bought it if it did! There are a few areas where you can see the previous owners have made temporary fixes and rushed jobs but they can be put right

[fry61]

See if some members in your area would look the car over for IVA compliance -- bods who have recently passed IVA would be best.

[Guest Kennedy48]

If the car does have the dutton chassis is this a dvla job to transfer names over. As some kits don't have to be put through iva as the original chassis is used.

Please correct me. (My grandads thinking of building a kit with a classic chassis with new body. Doesn't require iva) I put my hood through iva do I have little/very basic idea

[Guest mikejo]

Hi i to think something odd as Dutton,s didnt have monoqoc chassis.as i ownd a Dutton s3 for 3yrs so new a bit about them.mike

[Guest Kennedy48]

Hi i to think something odd as Dutton,s didnt have monoqoc chassis.as i ownd a Dutton s3 for 3yrs so new a bit about them.mike

 

My old dutton b+ was all box section