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Welcome! Nice Volvo you have there.

The hand painted model name sets it off nicely. I don't think the Kenyan car industry is going to be causing the Japanese any sleepless nights. Although Laikipia seem to have already come up with a facelift: Much better.

Austin Montego 1.6L - (Low mileage survivor) "Has about 65000 miles on the clock, Long MOT (till Dec). This is one a very few of these cars and specifically this model left. I bought it for a bit of nostalgia as my father had one the same colour and age, but now with some other projects I know that its not going to get the attention it should. Condition wise, its very good, no real real notiable rust, paintwork is good for its age. I have driven it a little bit and seems to drive very nice." Current bid £77, sadly only four rather crap pictures. Ebay link

Holman Hunter, according to the seller!

The passenger door mirror definitely wasn't standard and now it seems that it wasn't fitted until recently. Ford were still selling cars with only one door mirror until at least 1988. For anyone interested in the details of the equipment levels, I've scanned the full range brochure: July 1982 Ford range brochure

TripleRich's epic Granada restoration complete

Or if you want a radio that could have been original to the car you need to find a P21 or P32, both were available as factory fitted options when it was new.

Mark 2 Cav saloon at the right.

Three door was the only option for Escort estates in 1982. The five door was added in April 1983, the brochure for that month is quite interesting because it talks about how they used as many parts as possible from the existing three door estate and five door hatch to keep costs down. Hard to imagine a manufacturer publicising such things today! Even with the option of five doors, the choice of a three door estate isn't necessarily penny pinching. A three door will have much longer side doors, which could be useful, depending on what you're using it for.

Excellent purchase. A Mark 3 with vinyl seats must be incredibly rare now, even the brochures always showed the optional fabric trim on interior shots. This is the July 1982 edition: Here's the features and options list. Clearly the original buyer was prepared to part with £12.71 for a passenger side door mirror, but not £45.28 for fabric trim.

Bornite Identity in the Group Buy 1982 Escort thread:

I don't know. Cazana used to give information on number plate changes, but doesn't any more. @LightBulbFun is something of an expert in getting info from online tools, perhaps he can help! Incidentally, the Fiesta was parked in Morrisons car park. When that store opened in 1993, I bet Mark 1 Fiestas were frequent visitors!

343. 1981 Ford Fiesta 1.1 L Seen in Reigate, Surrey. RAM 97S ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2021 ✓ MOT Expires: 13 October 2021 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 20 February 1981 Year of manufacture 1981 Cylinder capacity 1117 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BRONZE Number of previous owners: 2 Current owner since June 2008 Mileage at last MOT: 76,859 Mileage since previous MOT: 402

342. 1984 Mercedes 200 auto Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 3rd February. Same keeper for 33 years. A77 LNX ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2021 ✓ MOT Expires: 19 January 2022 Vehicle make MERCEDES Date of first registration 18 May 1984 Year of manufacture 1984 Cylinder capacity 1997 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since Dec 1987 Mileage at last MOT: 163,819 Mileage since previous MOT: 901 15 years of MOTs show only bulbs, tyres and brake pads needed until

341. 1978 Bedford CF camper van Seen in Horley, Surrey on 28th January. S reg on black number plates looks odd and wouldn't have happened when new, but it's legal now. SWH 232S ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2021 MOT Exempt Vehicle make BEDFORD Date of first registration 25 May 1978 Year of manufacture 1978 Cylinder capacity 2279 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Number of previous owners: 4 Current owner since Nov 2018 Mileage unknown, no MOT history.