Always been curious to know what it means to own a pre ADR vehicle?

What extra things can you gat away with as opposed to newer cars? I've tried searching information on it but I've found it rather difficult. Is there anyone on here with a knowledge on the matter?

Cheers, Johnny.

You can check the RTA website for the ADR's and when they were applied,from memory most of the important ones start in the early 1970's,I will post a link if i come across it.Other than that any inspection station should have a copy of them in their inspection rules book.

Here's some reading:

https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/index.aspx 

If you click on 'second edition' and 'third edition' you can see the different Australian Design Rules that came into play.

If your car is pre-adr, its means your car doesn't have to comply to these design rules. such rules include seat belts, reversing lights, door latches/hinges, turn signals, brake hoses, safety glass, instrument panels, fuel systems, noise, emissions etc.

However, certain modifications can put your car up to the brunt of 2013 ADR compliance, such as making a swb buggy (classed as ICV) meaning even the engine has to comply with todays sound/emissions), or making a lwb buggy (ie: rebodied vehicle) where the body needs to comply to todays standards with intrusion bars/lights/seat belts etc.

I was mainly concearded with height requirements.

Unfortunately I just stumbled across some reading that states all pre adr vehicles still have to comply with AVSR (Australian Vehicle Standards
Rules). Read through that and it states the 100mm minimum clearance that I was looking for.

Had one mate that was adament that preadr=can do what you want (i knew it wasnt the case) But I was curious as to whether ride height was and ADR law or not?

Guess it isnt.

100mm s the minimum road clearance,this is a safety item, and is included in the vehicle inspection,being realistic i had vehicles come for inspection that wouldn't go over the hoist floor plate.Some of the bumps and potholes that we encounter each day on the road are bigger than this.Back in 68 when I did my initial RTA inspectors exam there was a booklet with all of the minimum and maximum suspension heights,wheel and track sizes and maximum engine capacity for vehicles.