Looking to buy my first Cobra 427 S/C in Oz

[alffie]

Originally Posted by CobraAddict

No not at all. Many years ago this was the case where it had to be a club event or for the purposes of testing the car after a tune up for example. It also included a limit of 8,000km on the allowable max distance travelled per year however today the rules are allot more liberal. I had my previous Alfa Montreal and Ferrari 348ts both on CP and there was not a worry in the world driving them whenever I wanted to.

If you look up 'Club Permits' under VICROADS you get the following information.

Driving on a club permit in Victoria

You can buy either a 45 day or 90 day permit. This means, means you can use your club permit vehicle for that many days per year, but you must keep a log book of all your trips.

A club permit vehicle may be driven by anyone (including learner permit holders) who holds the applicable licence category for the vehicle, unless legally as a 'driver under instruction'

Club permit holders must:

ensure that the vehicle is only used for private use and is not used for commercial use
ensure they are familiar with their particular club’s requirements for club permit holders
ensure they are familiar with the log book requirements
maintain their vehicles in a manner which ensures that the vehicle is in a 'safe' condition for use on a highway
present their vehicle for periodic safety checks if prescribed by their club, or in the case of street rods, if prescribed by the Australian Street Rod Federation
maintain financial membership of the club at all times whilst holding a club permit
ensure that the log book and permit is carried in the vehicle at all times the vehicle is in use
ensure that the number plate(s) and windscreen label as issued by us are correctly displayed on the vehicle at all times when the vehicle is in use.

Club permit vehicles may be driven throughout all states and territories provided that the vehicle complies with Victorian requirements for the holding of the club permit.


The trips themselves can be pretty much anything short of going to work and back each day I guess !

WOW why would anyone waste there time and money getting full vic rego? CP 10th the price and same privileges! and you dont have to comply with any adr's
Up here club rego limited to club events, no night trips, certain amount of trips outside of club sponsored. and definitely no interstate trips
nothing like you have there!

[CobraAddict]

Originally Posted by alffie

WOW why would anyone waste there time and money getting full vic rego? CP 10th the price and same privileges! and you dont have to comply with any adr's
Up here club rego limited to club events, no night trips, certain amount of trips outside of club sponsored. and definitely no interstate trips
nothing like you have there!

Certainly that’s my opinion as well, at least in Victoria. I own a 2004 Ferrari 360 Spider and I would have it on a CP in a heartbeat if I could however the car needs to be at least 25 years old to qualify so I have a few years to go yet.

I had my previous cars, a 1974 Alfa Montreal and a 1992 Ferrari 348ts on CP for 20 odd years between them and I have never once been pulled up by the cops to check my log book. I pretty much drove on any sunny day I could to just about any destination unabated and at a fraction of the cost of normal rego and insurance.
As you suggested the rego is about 1/10 normal full registration and your comprehensive insurance goes down to at least a quarter or more as well. It’s a bit of mucking around getting it set up for the first time requiring club membership, a road worthy certificate and the signature of the Club Secretary on several bits of paper but once it done and you have the plates it’s easy to keep going.
The only downside is you ‘cannot’ get customised plates on a CP which has always been a bone of contention. The Ferrari club lobbied extensively to get this changed and the end result was that the system that runs the production and tracking of the CP plate register is a completely separate part of VicRoads compared to your standard rego plates and, so we were told, they are waiting on state funding to upgrade the computer system and software they use so it can include and track personalised plates. As yet they have not received any state funding for the upgrade so we are stuck using the old ‘outdated’ system which can only generate the one type and colour plate.

One thing for sure your description of how it is in the NT just goes to show how it differs from state to state so I certainly cant vouch for anyone else in the other states but boy your rules appear truly draconian. But then you guys in the NT have always done things a little different than the rest of us.

Maybe it’s just another part of the fallout from the now famous ‘NT Cannonball Runs’. So famous there for a while until its unfortunate and tragic demise Maybe that was a catalyst that tightened up all the road rules across the board for you guys

[alffie]

Originally Posted by CobraAddict

Certainly that’s my opinion as well, at least in Victoria. I own a 2004 Ferrari 360 Spider and I would have it on a CP in a heartbeat if I could however the car needs to be at least 25 years old to qualify so I have a few years to go yet.

I had my previous cars, a 1974 Alfa Montreal and a 1992 Ferrari 348ts on CP for 20 odd years between them and I have never once been pulled up by the cops to check my log book. I pretty much drove on any sunny day I could to just about any destination unabated and at a fraction of the cost of normal rego and insurance.
As you suggested the rego is about 1/10 normal full registration and your comprehensive insurance goes down to at least a quarter or more as well. It’s a bit of mucking around getting it set up for the first time requiring club membership, a road worthy certificate and the signature of the Club Secretary on several bits of paper but once it done and you have the plates it’s easy to keep going.
The only downside is you ‘cannot’ get customised plates on a CP which has always been a bone of contention. The Ferrari club lobbied extensively to get this changed and the end result was that the system that runs the production and tracking of the CP plate register is a completely separate part of VicRoads compared to your standard rego plates and, so we were told, they are waiting on state funding to upgrade the computer system and software they use so it can include and track personalised plates. As yet they have not received any state funding for the upgrade so we are stuck using the old ‘outdated’ system which can only generate the one type and colour plate.

One thing for sure your description of how it is in the NT just goes to show how it differs from state to state so I certainly cant vouch for anyone else in the other states but boy your rules appear truly draconian. But then you guys in the NT have always done things a little different than the rest of us.

Maybe it’s just another part of the fallout from the now famous ‘NT Cannonball Runs’. So famous there for a while until its unfortunate and tragic demise Maybe that was a catalyst that tightened up all the road rules across the board for you guys

admittedly the crash at cannonball did cause a few dramas. But up here we have realistic people in government who actually like modified cars and have a realistic attitude. They will accept icvs with engineers reports without arguing with there approved delegates. there biggest hurdle is emission controls, so once you engineer certifies your car meets emissions and noise tests you are ok, live side pipes are legal here so long as meet adr 37-00.
mine does just 78db at idle 90 at 3k adr 37-00 is 91db so basicly for me full rego was better than club rego as i can drive anywhere anytime no problem. and being the first LS7 427 cobra registed in Australia was cool aswell