I've heard people say this is law, but never actually seen it in print.
Hi Diffwhine,
It may be in the Construction & Use regulations, and only applicable to new build, or maybe Radically Altered inspections.
I have vague memories of reading (in Motor Sport magazine?) probably during the late 1950s, or early 1960s, of rivalry between Austin and MG, to build the first successful 750cc racing car.to win finish at Le Mans. Circa 1956, I paid the statutory cup of coffee (South Croydon Coffee Bar) for a ride round the block in a 750cc "factory MG ... the one that siezed up at Le Mans, after 23 hours in the early 1930s. I'd read about the Austin 7 contender (Le Austin cette Marche. (Pardon my French!) in Motor Sport magazine, during my two month stay in Croydon General Hospital with a fractured femur ... bicycle verses unlit lamp-post. The MG was pretty ... tiny, with a bull-nose radiator, and pointed tail, but by that time the super-charger had been removed.
For a similar fee, I went airborne in an XK140, going UP Sanderstead Hill. at 100mph plus, and yet again, a very pretty Ford 10 Special, built by Cooper, on a FIAT 500 (Topolino) chassis.
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