Thanks Diffwhine. I paid the £10 to get confirmation that the build date is December '82 so I will be tax & mot exempt this year. So the gamble is, do I pay the extra £50 for the certificate just to get it dismissed by the DVLA, or just suck it up and wait a year....

I think I've answered my own question. According to the British Motor Museum, the heritage certificate is accepted by the DVLA as proof of age.

Is a British Motor Museum Heritage certificate going to have a correct date of manufacture for my lightweight? And if so, is this proof enough for historic tax status? I ask because the date on my V5 is 1983, but the first hand-written entry on my B-card is 4-12-82 which would make it tax exempt fro...

From the government website: When a child can travel without a car seat A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat and without a seat belt if the vehicle doesn’t have one. and: If your vehicle doesn’t have seat belts If your vehicle doesn’t have seat belts, for exampl...

Thanks. I'll have a measure over the weekend.

This is what I'm hoping to achieve. It shows a lwt same age as mine (very close number) with the petrol cowl.
http://www.land-rover-lightweight.co.uk ... eneral.jpg

Thank you Looloo. As far as I can tell from the parts list and the manual everything is "correct". To answer your questions: - Does the radiator correspond to the LWT model? * It's not the orginal radiator, but it's a standard series 3 one. - Is the radiator correctly installed in its bay?...

My '82 lightweight has never had, in my ownership, the plastic radiator cowl. After too many silly near misses with a fast rotating fan I thought it might be a good idea to fit one. So, looked up the part number (577342 according to the parts book), found one on ebay. Also paid silly amount for the ...

I use one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304530507967?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=djGuQwNARJe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=aRUvP1LXTZO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY It’s cheap and works great. Nice clear display and I have it mounted on the steeri...

I find this site very useful.
https://www.glencoyne.co.uk/carbs.htm