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m3_lover
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Is this even legal

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 04600&q=f1

Is that car street legal LOL
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Very nice, it's a two-seater. I don't know what car it is, but it had the proper blinkers on. It might be nice to get some downforce on the freeway. :)
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-nope, is not legal...it doesn't have a windsheald..and ride height must be at least 15cm
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Looks like an Indy car to me.
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monkeyboy1976
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pompelmo wrote:-nope, is not legal...it doesn't have a windsheald..and ride height must be at least 15cm
A car does not have to have a windsheild to be legal. Renault Spider, Areial Atom are examples. A crash helmet is required though.
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monkeyboy1976 wrote:
pompelmo wrote:-nope, is not legal...it doesn't have a windsheald..and ride height must be at least 15cm
A car does not have to have a windsheild to be legal. Renault Spider, Areial Atom are examples. A crash helmet is required though.
C'mon, different countries have different laws. He is in Slovenia, you are in UK...
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A helmet is not required but goggles, tough shades or a helmet is recommended here in the U.K. because youwouldn't want a bluebottle fly hitting your eye at 70! I'm not sure what the laws are in America. To be fit for the road a vehicle has to pass something called the S.V.A. test (Single Vehicle Approval) which makes sure there are no sharp projections etc. To travel on the roads here legally a car also needs mudguards or wings of some description.
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You're right. Different countries have different laws.
Anyhoo...
Try this:- http://www.indystreetofmiami.com/
Don't think it's the one in the video (too small), but close.
I guess if you had the money, you could take any race car (including an Indycar) and make it street legal.
Maybe one day, when I win the lottery :roll:
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You can now but a replica single seat Vanwall that has a Jaguar V12 engine in the back. That's road legal because it has the correct light dimensions, no projections and mudguards with a tyre pattern on them.I'll find a pic in a minute.
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[IMG:325:240]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/ ... /van02.jpg[/img]
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Spencifer_Murphy
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Didnt Jeremy Clarkson drive that Vanwall replica on TG?
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monkeyboy1976
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It was on TG but driven by Hamster I think.
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fwa2500
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hamster drove it


also, you can legalize a Ferrari P4 with street tyres and exhaust
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