Rick K wrote:Hi Garry
Have you had a chance to get the Wagenstammkarte from Haflinger Technik yet and able to get the manufacturing date? The reason I ask is that if your Haflinger was built prior to May 1972, the Australian Design Rules wont apply.
Ive bought and sold a few Series II Haflingers and thus far the only ones that I have seen fitted with the reversing light is my Pathfinder 700APT, which was first sold in 1975/76 (and which by the way was never fitted with an ADR compliance plate and I managed to get it registered here in NSW). Ive attached some photos-you can see a circular pressing where the reverse light was later fitted. Perhaps your rear engine door is from a later model if your gearbox is not fitted with the switch, or conversly your gearbox is non-original. The wagenstammkarte will help you determine that.
I would also blank it off as you have suggested, hoping that this wont be an issue for MOT. I hear the ACT authorities are not as brutal as those in NSW, so one blessing for living in Canberra!
good luck
Rick
Thanks Rick - no I do not have the Wagenstammkarte
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(been a bit slack in that regard). I have now sent an email to Haflinger Technik.
My data plate just has 73 as the built date and the old rego sticker (the vehicle was technically registered in Tas up to Jan this year) has the build as 01/73 but I know that they pick 01 as the build date month when they do not have the month. Mine does not have a compliance plate and when I spoke to the previous owner last week he said it did not have one - there are no holes where it would have been pop rivetted. I agree not such an issue - my Landrover FC 101 which is an Aussie vehicle and was built in 77 also does not have a compliance plate and I had no issues. My 71 Jag also does not have one but was a private import.
I suspect the gearbox may have been changed though the chassis number stamped on the casing is the correct one for the vehicle.
In some respects things are a bit easier in the ACT than NSW as all I need is a roadworthy certificate however if I have to take to the vehicle to the ACT Government checking station things will be more difficult.
I was hoping to get a roadworthy done tomorrow but I only just realised that the orange LED parking lights that a previous owner put on would be illegal colour wise so spent a lot of today chasing white Hella replacements and when I finally found them they were $67 each so then went to Supercheap and got two for $19 with my Supercheap discount card. So tomorrow is adjust up the brakes (I hope this will also help with the handbrake which is marginal even though the cable is adjusted up fully), put the LEDs on and put the front bash plate on to hide the oil leak from the front left swing arm fulcrums and try for a roadworthy on Friday.
Two nights ago I loaded the Haffie into my box trailer and took it for its first test drive as a unit- all went Ok but to be completely legal I will have to put some brakes on the trailer though is really not an issue towing with my Range Rover or 101.
Cheers
Garry