Been Offered A Series 3 But.....

Looking for a bit of advice here. A local wee country garage has a Series 3 in need of repair that he will be putting up for sale in the near future. It appears to be really tidy, on a galv'd chassis and good paint. The only rot I can see after a quick look is the bulkhead pillar on one side.

My only concern is it's on a galve'd coil sprung chassis (done some time ago). So will that cause insurance or SVA issues? If the conversion happened prior to the current SVA rules and I can prove it is that okay? It's not just a dodgy 90 either as it's not tax exempt. The garage isn't dodgy either lol.

Cheers,
Paddy

Ask for a copy of the receipt for the chassis, if it is pre 1998 all good, if not walk away