HMC BMW coupe meltdowns

[LightBulbFun]

On 10/09/2025 at 10:31, HMC said:

I think its just been accessorised. Thanks to @LightBulbFun we now know its original number was 597GFM - ive had a quick google but not seen any period photos

thats a Chester reg, and their vehicle register records are thankfully fully complete, so if you want to find out more, i'd recommend getting in contact with them or paying them a visit and see whats stated on the entry for your registration mark  

should at least get you the first keeper details at least  

[bigstraight6]

On 09/09/2025 at 17:49, HMC said:

What do we have here?

Watch out local crims its a wolseley 6/90

Awesome, I had the pleasure of driving a tatty bottle green coloured one of these about 15 years ago, fantastic sounding engine and exhaust note….

[HMC]

21 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

thats a Chester reg, and their vehicle register records are thankfully fully complete, so if you want to find out more, i'd recommend getting in contact with them or paying them a visit and see whats stated on the entry for your registration mark  

should at least get you the first keeper details at least  

Thanks for all your knowledge and guidance sorted!

 

[HMC]

I also thought- local authority archives- will it take a month or more?

Placed the request late yesterday evening and the following morning it was all sorted, pleasantly suprised.

[HMC]

Fleet news-

Wolseley made quite a first impression. Its quite vocal as it has less silencers that it had originally and makes its straight 6/ healey 100/6 vibe felt.

It soon started running on 3 or 4 and after much head scratching a plug change (quite an odd mix of old plugs) helped, and whilst i was at it a powerspark electronic ignition new leads/ coil and a timing check mean its back to full health. 

In all this dreadful rain we have had lately its shown itself to leak like a sieve. It really wants a new rear screen rubber (do they even exist (?) but some sikaflex has, for now reduced the flow. The front scuttle also has had some repairs of a pragmatic nature in the past which has got rid of some small drains in the bulkhead corners.  As its like a crumbling stately home with its separate chassis and wood / leather club interior I like the analogy of the impoverished country squire trying what he can on the roof to stop water getting into the structure. At some stage (if i keep it (ha ha) ) id like my tame welder man to sort that out. 

Also it has a freewheel and overdrive but the mechanical actuation (a cable) has broken- so you have to get under the car to engage and disengage the freewheel. I think a generic cable can be adapted to fit.

Also Chester/ cheshire council  @LightBulbFun came up trumps- the only snag being i cant read their writing!

[Knotty Ash Towers]

10 minutes ago, HMC said:

Fleet news-

Wolseley made quite a first impression. Its quite vocal as it has less silencers that it had originally and makes its straight 6/ healey 100/6 vibe felt.

It soon started running on 3 or 4 and after much head scratching a plug change (quite an odd mix of old plugs) helped, and whilst i was at it a powerspark electronic ignition new leads/ coil and a timing check mean its back to full health. 

In all this dreadful rain we have had lately its shown itself to leak like a sieve. It really wants a new rear screen rubber (do they even exist (?) but some sikaflex has, for now reduced the flow. The front scuttle also has had some repairs of a pragmatic nature in the past which has got rid of some small drains in the bulkhead corners.  As its like a crumbling stately home with its separate chassis and wood / leather club interior I like the analogy of the impoverished country squire trying what he can on the roof to stop water getting into the structure. At some stage (if i keep it (ha ha) ) id like my tame welder man to sort that out. 

Also it has a freewheel and overdrive but the mechanical actuation (a cable) has broken- so you have to get under the car to engage and disengage the freewheel. I think a generic cable can be adapted to fit.

Also Chester/ cheshire council  @LightBulbFun came up trumps- the only snag being i cant read their writing!

J Blake & co. who would have been the supplying dealer. I can't decipher any of the other entries though...

[Peter C]

@HMC 

Any chance of some interior shots, I would love to smell the wood and leather.

[Largactil]

1 hour ago, Knotty Ash Towers said:

J Blake & co. who would have been the supplying dealer. I can't decipher any of the other entries though...

Is it 'PLG' for the tax class, then 'Wolseley' followed by the cc (2663) then the colour? ('Black')

[HMC]

Heres one in action in Make Mine Mink  (1960)

They were often in late 50s/ early 60s B-movies

[Knotty Ash Towers]

1 hour ago, Largactil said:

Is it 'PLG' for the tax class, then 'Wolseley' followed by the cc (2663) then the colour? ('Black')

Yes, although it looks more like 'PLC' than 'PLG'.

Handwriting a GP would be proud of...

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Heres one in action in Make Mine Mink  (1960)

They were often in late 50s/ early 60s B-movies

That's a blast from the past!

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, Largactil said:

Is it 'PLG' for the tax class, then 'Wolseley' followed by the cc (2663) then the colour? ('Black')

it wont be "PLG" back then, the whole PLG taxation class was introduced sometime during early DVLC years, light goods vehicles used to be in their own taxation class/system, hence the whole thing of buy a small van and stick seats/windows in it, they then lumped small goods vehicle into the private taxation class to put a kibosh to that hence ending up with the whole "PLG" taxation class

(so if you look at an early V5 you will see for a regular motor car it just says "PRIVATE" for taxation class)

[Lord Sterling]

5 hours ago, Knotty Ash Towers said:

J Blake & co. who would have been the supplying dealer. I can't decipher any of the other entries though...

I'm guessing then, from here?

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._Blake_and_Co

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, Lord Sterling said:

I'm guessing then, from here?

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/J._Blake_and_Co

Too many fonts tho...

[Lord Sterling]

Just now, High Jetter said:

Too many fonts tho...

This one below would possibly be the correct one seeing as it was often there same era and has a Chester address:

[Vantman]

Lots of 6/90s in the 1963 film 'Wrong Arm of the Law'

[HMC]

15 hours ago, Peter C said:

@HMC 

Any chance of some interior shots, I would love to smell the wood and leather.

Grabbed a couple earlier whilst tinkering again with the ignition timing

 

[Peter C]

Interior porn.

Thank you.

[BL Bloke]

17 hours ago, Knotty Ash Towers said:

Yes, although it looks more like 'PLC' than 'PLG'.

Handwriting a GP would be proud of...

I was thinking that it could be P/C for Private Car considering that other entries in that column are 'Cycle', 'Bicycle' and 'Goods'

It looks lovely despite the leaks and the interior looks very nice. Does the badge still light up?

[tooSavvy]

Carry On Constable..... Now @GreatTV

Vroom, vroom...

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[HMC]

I Was feeling a b movie vibe earlier…

 

Victim (1961)

 

the monster of highgate ponds  (1961)

 

Going to tesco (2025)

[Peter C]

9 hours ago, HMC said:

 

 

 

 

Going to tesco (2025)

Who got to play you?

[N Dentressangle]

43 minutes ago, Peter C said:

Who got to play you?

Has to be Stratford Johns

[Peter C]

1 hour ago, N Dentressangle said:

Has to be Stratford Johns

He died 23 years ago.

[goosey]

Day of the Triffids 1963

[N Dentressangle]

57 minutes ago, Peter C said:

He died 23 years ago.

AI was just made to bring him to the mean streets of Tavistock behind the wheel of a Wolseley

[tooSavvy]

10 minutes ago, N Dentressangle said:

AI was just made to bring him to the mean streets of Tavistock behind the wheel of a Wolseley

Watched the last 'Endeavour' the other night...

Endeavour drives past a Jag >> looks in rv mirror

Morse drives past, other way, in Jag >> looks in rv mirror.

*given Thaw was dead by then....

Miracles of Tinseltown 😉

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[HMC]

Anyone need a cheap diesel MPV ex-royal?

this one maybe (?)

#1956 classifieds

[Hertz]

Who the hell was King Zog?

 

Edit - Looked like a cross between Peter Sellers and Hitler.

Re-edit - Looks like a really interesting human being! Smoked up to 200 fags a day!!!

[N Dentressangle]

If I were to buy a car previously owned by any royal, it would be King Zog.

You just know he'd have never had anything to do with Jeffrey Epstein.