Al's spotting thread

[adw1977]

99. 1991 Mazda 323 SE Executive estate

 

 

Seen at Sedgemoor services on the M5.  This BF generation 323 continued in estate form only after the rest of the range had been replaced the BG generation, which did not include an estate.  Howard Quirk of Chelmsford dealer plate.

 

H807 MHK
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 12 March 2019

Vehicle make: MAZDA
Date of first registration: 18 January 1991
Year of manufacture: 1991
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1498 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: SILVER

 

Number of owners: 3
Current owner since Apr 2015
Mileage at last MOT: 98,290
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,957

[adw1977]

100. 1994 Toyota Crown Super S130 base estate

 

 

Seen in Horley, Surrey.  Appears to have been imported when it was 4 years old.  Diesel engined.

 

L464 WGF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 14 June 2019

Vehicle make: TOYOTA
Date of first registration: 1 November 1998
Year of manufacture: 1994
Cylinder capacity (cc): 2400 cc
Fuel type: DIESEL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

 

Number of UK owners: 4
Current owner since June 2017
Mileage at last MOT: 197,472 km
Mileage since previous MOT: 502

[DodgeRover]

Bit of a thread hijack but it's from the same area as many of these.

I spotted this in the Horley Lidl car park, was amazing clean

 

Was creating much interest amongst other shoppers and I wasn't the only one getting a picture.

 

No data sadly as I'm not good at anything other than the DVLA reg check.

[adw1977]

That Dolomite has had the same owner since 1979! I've never seen it before, although I've had some other finds in the Lidl car park.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

89. 1969 and 1975 NSU Ro80

 

1969 and 1975 NSU Ro80 Mar 02 Apr 18.JPG

 

Seen in Suffolk.  There are lots of detail differences between the earlier and later cars - bumper, light clusters, badging, boot lock and number plate placing.

 

SUF 903H

✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2019

MOT exempt

Date of first registration: 11 September 1972

Year of manufacture: 1969

Cylinder capacity (cc): 1990 cc

Fuel type: PETROL

Export marker: No

Vehicle status: Tax not due

Vehicle colour: GREEN

Number of UK owners: 3

Current owner since Mar 2002

Mileage at last MOT (2017): 74,090

 

OBU 785P

✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2019

MOT exempt

Date of first registration: 1 April 2018

Year of manufacture: 1975

Cylinder capacity (cc): 1995 cc

Fuel type: PETROL

Export marker: No

Vehicle status: Tax not due

Vehicle colour: BLUE

Number of UK owners: 1

That photo will be near Phil Blake's place - he's had about 20 of the things over the years.

 

The 1975-77 cars with the bigger tail clusters and bumper strips are much rarer. The only other difference was that they had electric rev counters. They were only available in Britain to special order by that time, and the list price of the final RHD car - YYR 22T, which still exists, but now SORN'd - was £8065.

[adw1977]

That photo will be near Phil Blake's place - he's had about 20 of the things over the years.

 

 

Yeah, Phil's a friend of mine.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Yeah, Phil's a friend of mine.

Very difficult to find a Ro80 in Britain without him being involved in one way or another. He's owned / repaired practically all of the surviving cars!

[Mr Bump]

This must have been the envy of the office car park when new, the top of the range model in a newly launched range.

Still working for a living, over 10k miles covered in the last year. Seen in Burgh Heath, Surrey

Photographed opposite what would have been French and Foxwell, the Vauxhall dealer in Burgh Heath.

 

Cav was registered in Luton so could have been VX management car

[adw1977]

Photographed opposite what would have been French and Foxwell, the Vauxhall dealer in Burgh Heath.

 

 

Was that where the Shell filling station is now, or where Cooper BMW is?

[Mr Bump]

French and Foxwell were where the Shell / Little Waitrose is now

 

There are some pics on the web of the old showroom - I couldn’t find them earlier sadly

[adw1977]

101. 1992 VOLVO 240 GL estate (left hand drive)

 

 

Seen in Kennington, South London.  Imported 2016.

 

J791 MRL
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2019
✗ No MOT - Expired: 29 December 2018

Vehicle make: VOLVO
Date of first registration: 17 January 2016
Year of manufacture: 1992
Cylinder capacity (cc): 2383 cc
Fuel type: DIESEL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Taxed and due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

 

Number of UK owners: 1
Mileage at last MOT: 190,159
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,408

 

[adw1977]

102. 1972 SAAB 95 V4 estate

 

 

Seen in Horley, Surrey.

 

MGL 565K
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 10 May 2019

Vehicle make: SAAB
Date of first registration: 3 May 1972
Year of manufacture: 1972
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1498 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: GREEN

 

Number of owners unknown
Current owner since May 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 15,602
Mileage since previous MOT: 326

[adw1977]

103. 1986 Ford Capri 2.0 Laser

 

 

Seen in Sutton, South London.

 

D862 OGH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 3 July 2019

Vehicle make: FORD
Date of first registration: 22 August 1986
Year of manufacture: 1986
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1993 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

 

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since Jan 2001
Mileage at last MOT: 87,812
Mileage since previous MOT: 19

Mileage has been less than 1,000 per year every year in the last decade.  In 2012 it covered zero miles between MOTs!

[adw1977]

104. 1964 Chevrolet Impala two door

 

 

Seen in Sutton, South London.  An original UK registered right hand drive 1965 model year car.

 

DRR 283B
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2019
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make: CHEVROLET GMC
Date of first registration: 2 December 1964
Year of manufacture: 1964
Cylinder capacity (cc): 4638 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due

Vehicle colour: RED

 

Number of owners unknown
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 2,957
Odometer seems to have got stuck in 2012.

[adw1977]

105. 1990 Ford Transit 100 Popular

 

 

Seen in Sutton, South London.  Seems to still be soldiering on as a workhorse.  Presumably ex-BT in that grey colour.

 

G293 WHV
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 18 June 2019

Vehicle make: FORD
Date of first registration: 4 July 1990
Year of manufacture: 1990
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1993 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: GREY

 

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since Sep 2015
Mileage at last MOT: 9,456
Goodness knows how many times this has been round the clock.  The mileage record for the last three years jumps about so much I think it's wrong, unless the van did 65,000 miles last year!

[adw1977]

106. 1988 BMW 525i SE auto

 

 

Seen in Golders Green, North London.  An early E34 generation 5 series.

 

F402 OYW
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 18 November 2019

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: 30 August 1988
Year of manufacture: 1988
Cylinder capacity (cc): 2494 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

 

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since Nov 2010
Mileage at last MOT: 102,321
Mileage since previous MOT: 399

[adw1977]

107. 1973 BMW 2002 tii

 

 

 

EWV 420L

✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2019
MOT exempt

Vehicle make: BMW
Date of first registration: August 2016
Year of manufacture: 1973
Cylinder capacity (cc): 200 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: ORANGE

 

Number of UK owners: 1
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 30,487
Mileage since previous MOT: 4

[adw1977]

108. 1989 Volkswagen Polo Coupe

 

 

Seen in Sutton, South London.

 

F629 LGW
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 25 October 2019

Vehicle make: VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration: 29 March 1989
Year of manufacture: 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1043 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: RED

 

Number of owners: 5+
Current owner since July 2012
Mileage at last MOT: 36,345
Mileage since previous MOT: 574

[adw1977]

109. 1970 Volvo Amazon 2 door

 

 

My final spot of 2018. I'm going to have to get out and find some more cars to photograph in 2019! Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 30th December.

 

HRA 570H

✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2019

MOT exempt

Vehicle make: VOLVO

Date of first registration: 1 May 1970

Year of manufacture: 1970

Cylinder capacity (cc): 1986 cc

Fuel type: PETROL

Export marker: No

Vehicle status: Tax not due

Vehicle colour: GREEN

 

Number of owners unknown

Current owner since Sep 2014

Mileage at last MOT (2017): 51,772

Mileage since previous MOT: 2,035

[mercrocker]

Good work, Al.  Look forward to the rest of this year.....That last 2 door Amazon is a real beaut, too.

[DodgeRover]

RA was a Sheffield number allocation from memory.

[Meter rat]

RA was a Derby number. RA, RB, and RC.

[adw1977]

110. 1989 Jaguar XJ-S auto

 

 

First spot of the year, shame it was looking a bit neglected.  Seen in Finchley, North London.

 

AHZ 8966
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 March 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 25 April 2019
Vehicle details
• Vehicle make:  JAGUAR
• Date of first registration:  1 December 1989
• Year of manufacture:  1989
• Cylinder capacity (cc):  3590 cc
• Fuel type:  PETROL
• Export marker:  No
• Vehicle status:  Tax not due
• Vehicle colour:  RED

 

Number of owners unknown
Current owner since Nov 2005
Mileage at last MOT: 133,377
Mileage since previous MOT: 280

The last few MOTs have all taken two attempt to get a pass.

[adw1977]

Then I went on holiday to Thailand, where this was the highlight of my holiday snaps:

 

111. 1974-1981 Toyota Corolla (E30)

 

 

Seen in Phuket Town.  A bit dented, but looked quite solid.

[adw1977]

112. 1996 Vauxhall Vectra GLS 16v

 

 

Seen in Horley, Surrey.  Citygate dealer plate - they appear to be VAG and Kia dealers now.

 

P174 PGF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 27 May 2019

Vehicle make: VAUXHALL
Date of first registration: 28 September 1996
Year of manufacture: 1996
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1799 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: SILVER

 

Number of owners: 5+
Current owner since Apr 2010
Mileage at last MOT: 115,166
Mileage since previous MOT: 14,621

 

[adw1977]

113. 1971 Humber Sceptre

 

 

Seen in Golders Green, North London.  Was previously painted gold.

 

PPU 646K

Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2019
MOT Expires: 22 October 2019
Vehicle details
Vehicle make:  HUMBER
Date of first registration:  8 October 1971
Year of manufacture:  1971
Cylinder capacity (cc):  1725 cc
Fuel type:  PETROL
Export marker:  No
Vehicle status:  Tax not due
Vehicle colour:  BLACK

 

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since May 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 3,969
Mileage since previous MOT: 159
No MOT history before 2017

[adw1977]

114. 1964 Austin A60 Cambridge

 

 

A surprising find on a very modern housing estate in Crawley, West Sussex.

 

BPF 526B
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2019
✓ MOT Expires: 6 January 2020

Vehicle make: AUSTIN
Date of first registration: 1 April 1964
Year of manufacture: 1964
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1622 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLUE

 

Number of owners unknown
Current owner since Nov 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 99,271
Mileage since previous MOT: 261

[mk2_craig]

Some super spots here as always. The mileage since last mot is an interesting bit of info, thanks for taking the time to state all the details, quite a few of these cars being used very sparingly.

[adw1977]

The mileage since last mot is an interesting bit of info, thanks for taking the time to state all the details, quite a few of these cars being used very sparingly.

 

The mileage between MOTs can be quite interesting; for a 60s classic I suppose it's not surprising that mileage would be low, but even some of the 80s and 90s stuff only does 2 or 3 figure annual mileage, especially in London. 

Sometimes you see a pattern of declining mileage over the years, which makes me think the owner is probably elderly, particularly if there has been no change of keeper for a long time.  There have been a couple of cars that have shown very low annual mileage and then it shoots up at the same time as the last keeper change, which then makes me worried that what had been a cherished low mileage car is going to be ragged into the ground in a couple of years.

[adw1977]

115. 1996 Daewoo Nexia GLXi

 

 

A prime piece of autoshite!  The long expired MOT is rather worrying.  Seen in Edenbridge, Kent.

 

N774 OYU
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2019
✗ No MOT - Expired 14 May 2018

Vehicle make: DAEWOO
Date of first registration: 26 January 1996
Year of manufacture: 1996
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1498 cc
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: WHITE

 

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since May 2004
Mileage at last MOT: 60,981
Mileage since previous MOT: 296