vulgalour Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 That spectacular gaffer tape Princess was on eBay a few years ago, it's JPU33N. It sticks in my brain because it's got the very rare vinyl interior. I don't know the dates on our respective spots to know whether it went driveway to scrapyard, or scrapyard to driveway. Hopefully someone was mad enough to try and save it. Datsuncog and Coprolalia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 14 hours ago, uk_senator said: God, I completely forgot about that, what an absolute arse ache that was with BL stuff.. It seems you were at the mercy of what was on the original registration form. Also common on press cars is nothing listed for a model name, or simply other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 parents of a kid at school had a silver Ambassador whose reg I think was EJO 599Y. 🤔 Silver. Possibly a 1.7 HL. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 19 hours ago, uk_senator said: I cant say, as I never spoke to the owner. The tape on the tops of the doors were likely to cover a fairly common rust spot, mine was going there back in the early 90`s, the lower front door tape seems to be covering damage, the C-Pillar tape is just covering the original (probably cracked) vinyl, the A-Pillar tape is probably covering a bloody great hole, the vertical line between the front door & wing is a bit of a mystery, may be for aerodynamics.. I was absolutely gutted when I went & it wasn't there.. I looked like the little boy at the end of The Snowman, when all there was left was a carrot, a scarf & a few bits of coal.. I've never seen the ending of The Snowman you've ruined my Christmas 😂 uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy's Classic Mini Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Found a lovely Wedge on an old episode of Top Gear from 1990 when they review the (then new) Vauxhall Calibra Coupe. Unfortunately, the number plate is not visible. vulgalour and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 12:14 PM, ProgRocker said: parents of a kid at school had a silver Ambassador whose reg I think was EJO 599Y. 🤔 Silver. Possibly a 1.7 HL. That comes back as a silver Ambassador 2.0HL, untaxed since 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 From Facebook - vulgalour, Shite Ron and ProgRocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 I finally found some time to reformat the existing entries. Got one section to go, then I can go back and add all these new ones you folks have been finding. rusty998, phil_lihp, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 That's the basics reformatted now and a list of cars and details to sort out and get through probably tomorrow. Don't really feel like doing it right now. There's only so much data entry type stuff I want to do in one sitting these days. Craig the Princess, LightBulbFun and phil_lihp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Came across this old Barnstaple photo earlier, late 70s/early 80s I'd guess. TUO 21T comes up as a green 1978 2.0 HL, last taxed in 1990. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/06/16/bideford-england-1980s Shep Shepherd, Shite Ron and vulgalour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Also this was shared on the Princess Facebook page... That one lasted until 1989. Shep Shepherd, Craig the Princess, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_efk Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I've just had a Haynes Manual for an Ambassador turn up in my hands - A previous owner has scrawled their reg in it: XFH 658X, purchased in 1990 with 60k miles on the clock and some neat maintenance / repair work chronicled from then until 1994 (including a decoke - remember them?!). This is what comes up when I type in the reg, looks like it was a 1700 of some description in forum colour scheme that was then sold in that year and died the following summer: adw1977, Craig the Princess and sdkrc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 XFH 658X was a 1.7 HL. Dj_efk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 CWU235Y Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 No registration number but it's the Princessprit. Peter Purves starred as James Bonk, special agent ADO71, in the 1978 spy thriller movie 'The Spy Who Pissed In My Kettle'. The Princessprit could fly short distances and ski and drive on 4 flat tyres up to 70mph. Craig the Princess, Amishtat and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 5 hours ago, sdkrc said: CWU235Y Registered in Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just found https://www.flickr.com/photos/128691640@N04/50083336268/in/photolist-2jiGbZJ-7q5KUR-H5MVuJ-wia9Go-Jz91zQ-xbooJv-biRqe-bgsFMB-2b5Jdbo-2jMy6ns-Unr9RC-K7ewXr-2h7jx7Z-2g8V5dV-eau4js-HqoLM3-2jMxSsu-amkVuJ-fLQJ7a-2b5JcZb-MpbCGM-2hHdsoL-2kbptmz-2juJHLc-2iJkdkT-LQVv3o-2gbabPS-7JA9Lf-FiewEY-9uDkkb-Czje3y-euEkPk-2jGRCji-TJsXoL-jPfJPB-YpNnax-W1LkiW-6rcVg5-JtQkjc-2h7PrW9-XVsbTU-9Np8fZ-TNqNNA-ohQQ4B-56p5Yr-mv25GT-wFwbGJ-X9q7be-2h7Psji-VZT4Rj sdkrc and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 As seen on the Facebook Hubnut Fans! page Craig the Princess, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Nothing says 'budget funeral' like a £99 Norn Iron cherished* number plate on a hearse... That, and Lidl wheeltrims. adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Lidl wheeltrims. Dunno. They look like actual alloy wheels to me. Which seems absurd on a wedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Those definitely look like, unfortunately, alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Yea, they are. You wouldn't want to be seen dead using those on a wedge ...oh, hang on... Talbot and Wilko220 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 hours ago, dozeydustman said: As seen on the Facebook Hubnut Fans! page here are the reg (and keeper) change details for the Register Datsuncog and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 There used to be a Princess hearse in Southend being used as a builder's van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zantimisfit Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 A while since I've been on here. Just gone through the whole thread. One of the opportunities provided by lockdown. The post on 30th April 2018, with the Princesses from many lands...there is an unknown Princess with a request for identification. Its another picture of JFT223, one of the Swedish Princesses shown earlier in the post. They got moved around from time to time. Here's another retired Swedish Princess. Not sure where it is as its not my photo this time vulgalour and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Maybe on here already. sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Do we have this one? Came up on a 'Lost Edinburgh' Facebook page I follow. It says the date of the photo is 1975. If that's right surely this Princess must be incredibly early? adw1977 and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 4 hours ago, JeeExEll said: Maybe on here already. Do you have the location for that? Background relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 JVP...P was a Birmingham issue of August 1975, so I assume it would be somewhere in the West Midlands. High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj_efk Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 34 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Do we have this one? Came up on a 'Lost Edinburgh' Facebook page I follow. It says the date of the photo is 1975. If that's right surely this Princess must be incredibly early? The reg backs up the year, it would have been brand new though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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