Al's spotting thread

[adw1977]

499. Austin Champ

Seen in Horley, Surrey.  Apparently still on military plates.

[adw1977]

500. 2000 Ford Transit 190 diesel camper

Seen in Brighton on 29th May.  Looks like it started life as a minibus.

C6 RRW
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 19 July 2023

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 3 February 2000
Year of manufacture 2000
Cylinder capacity 2496 cc
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLACK

Mileage at last MOT: 88,599
Mileage since previous MOT: 728

[adw1977]

501. 1984 Jaguar XJ6 4.2

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 30th May.

A142 LLP
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 December 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 4 November 2022

Vehicle make JAGUAR
Date of first registration 25 April 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity 4235 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Current owner since Nov 2021
Mileage at last MOT: 92,107

The MOT pass in 2021 was its first since 2009.

[adw1977]

502. 1989 Honda Concerto EX auto

Seen in Brockley, south London in June.

G329 TFT
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 28 October 2022

Vehicle make HONDA
Date of first registration 6 November 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 1590 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Nov 2005
Mileage at last MOT: 42,999
Mileage since previous MOT: 127

[adw1977]

503. 1972 Citroen DS 21 Pallas

Seen in Brockley, south London in June.

JRO 370K
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make CITROEN
Date of first registration 11 June 1992
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity 2100 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since May 2002
Mileage at last MOT (2019): 9,654

[adw1977]

504. 1980 VW Golf GLi Cabriolet

Seen in Brockley, south London in June 2022.

GUV 698W
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 11 September 1980
Year of manufacture 1980
Cylinder capacity 1588 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 14
Current owner since May 2022
No MOT history, which suggests it was off the road from before 2006 to at least 2020.

[adw1977]

505. 1991 Mercedes-Benz MB100D camper

Seen in Brockley, south London, in June.
I don't think this model was ever sold in the UK new.

H612 EJR
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2022
✗ MOT Expired: 15 October 2021

Vehicle make MERCEDES
Date of first registration July 1991
Date of first registration with DVLA 17 October 2006
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity 2400 cc
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed and due
Vehicle colour WHITE

Mileage at last MOT: 196,450 km

[mk2_craig]

I don’t think it was. Certainly never seen a RHD example. 
 

That one has done quite an impressive mileage considering how sparsely a lot of campers are used. 

[adw1977]

506. 1992 Honda CRX VTEC

Seen at Beaconsfield motorway services on 30th June.

J264 XSG
✓ SORN
✓ MOT Expires: 19 June 2023

Vehicle make HONDA
Date of first registration 24 June 1992
Year of manufacture 1992
Cylinder capacity 1595 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Aug 2017

[adw1977]

507. 1970 Volvo Amazon 2 door

Seen in Birkenhead, Wirral on 1st July.

HNU 20H
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make VOLVO
Date of first registration 6 April 1970
Year of manufacture 1970
Cylinder capacity 1986 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Oct 2012
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 35,811

[adw1977]

508. 1996 Mitsubishi Delica

Seen in Liverpool on 1st July.

P52 CRN
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 10 October 2020

Vehicle make MITSUBISHI
Date of first registration October 1996
Date of first registration with DVLA 3 May 2006
Year of manufacture 1996
Cylinder capacity 2830 cc
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous UK owners: 1
Current owner since 8 May 2006
Mileage at last MOT (2019): 38,060
The last MOT was its first for ten years.

[adw1977]

509. 1991 Volvo 240 estate and 1993 Volvo 940 Wentworth auto estate

Two different generations of Volvo estate seen together in Finchley, north London on 29th June.

H307 CGU
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 27 June 2023

Date of first registration 20 June 1991
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity 1986 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 232,569
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,913
_______________________________

K980 FUU
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 25 September 2023

Date of first registration 21 April 1993
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 1986 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (looks blue to me)

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Sep 2016
Mileage at last MOT: 168,330
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,080
 

[High Jetter]

Older one for me, please.

[adw1977]

510. 1972 Bedford TK

Seen somewhere round the back of Brooklands Museum in July.

FRX 790K
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
✓ MOT Expires 31 Dec 2022

Vehicle make BEDFORD
Date of first registration 1 March 1972
Year of manufacture 1972
Cylinder capacity Not available
Fuel type DIESEL
Export markerNo
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (Blue and silver until 2003)
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 8724 kg

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since May 2013

[adw1977]

511. 1988 Nissan Micra GSX

Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 23rd July.

E486 STX
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 26 May 2023

Vehicle make NISSAN
Date of first registration 1 April 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 988 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since May 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 28,137
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,702
MOT history shows a gap between 2015 and 2021.

[Metal Guru]

On 21/06/2022 at 20:12, mk2_craig said:

MoT history looks pretty decent on that Orion, must have been well rustproofed when young!

I bought the same model new in April 1984. It was pretty bad rust wise when I sold it in. 1991. TBF it had done 175,000 miles by then.

[adw1977]

512. 1932 Alvis 12/60 TL

Seen in a car park at Brooklands Museum, Surrey.

TG 3682
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make ALVIS
Date of first registration 27 June 1932
Year of manufacture 1932
Cylinder capacity 1645 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

[MiniMinorMk3]

On 10/1/2022 at 11:52 PM, adw1977 said:

509. 1991 Volvo 240 estate and 1993 Volvo 940 Wentworth auto estate

 

Bit of trivia. The Wentworth was so named because the Volvo PGA Championship was held every year at Wentworth Golf Club.

Golf is boring by the way.

[New POD]

20 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Bit of trivia. The Wentworth was so named because the Volvo PGA Championship was held every year at Wentworth Golf Club.

Golf is boring by the way.

Just taken it up.  It's addictive. 

[adw1977]

513. 1983 Mercedes-Benz Flair motorhome (LHD)

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 11th July.  DVLA think it's a Daimler!

JUG 996Y
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2023
✗ MOT Expired: 9 August 2022

Vehicle make DAIMLER
Date of first registration 15 August 2000
Year of manufacture 1983
Cylinder capacity 2400 cc
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous UK owners: 10
Current owner since Nov 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 229,176

[High Jetter]

When you say 'flair...?' Average ownership 2.2 years, the time it takes to shift a (big) lemon?

[adw1977]

12 hours ago, High Jetter said:

When you say 'flair...?' Average ownership 2.2 years, the time it takes to shift a (big) lemon?

Well the current owner has had it for 4 years now, so maybe it has finally found someone who likes it!

[adw1977]

514. 1959 Ford Anglia

Seen in Horley, Surrey.

6057 VX
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 31 May 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 9 June 2023

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 18 July 1960
Year of manufacture 1959
Cylinder capacity 997 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since Jan 2020
Mileage at last MOT: 59,236

[adw1977]

515. 1967 Fiat 500

Seen in Horley, Surrey.  Last keeper change 37 years ago!

ORK 15F
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle makeFIAT
Date of first registration 1 August 1967
Year of manufacture 1967
Cylinder capacity 652 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED (was GREY until 1998)

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since July 1985
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 98,681

 

[adw1977]

516. 1993 Vauxhall Rascal

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 2nd November.
I think the logo on the side includes an outline of Guernsey, if it started its life there it would explain why it wasn't registered in the UK until it was six years old.
There have been no changes of keeper since it was registered in the UK, so it's been in the same ownership since at least 1999, possibly since it was new.

L609 WGH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 11 May 2023

Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registration 1 September 1999
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 970 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous UK owners: 0
Mileage at last MOT: 42,126
Mileage since previous MOT: 83

[adw1977]

517. 1967 MG Magnette

Seen in Golders Green, north London, showing off it's nifty well-integrated reversing light.

WNO 814F
✓ SORN
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make MG
Date of first registration 8 August 1967
Year of manufacture 1967
Cylinder capacity 1622 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Sep 2022
(I took the photo on 1st August, at which point it had the same owner since June 2007)
Mileage at last MOT (2014): 28,830

[adw1977]

518. 1994 Toyota Corolla GLi estate

Seen in Merton, south London on 23rd April.

L193 VGF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2023
✓ MOT Expires: 8 February 2023

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration 8 February 1994
Year of manufacture 1994
Cylinder capacity 1332 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Nov 2012
Mileage at last MOT: 67,543
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,386

[adw1977]

519. 1990 Ford Escort 1.3 L

Seen in Reigate, Surrey on 20th July.

G768 BLE
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 November 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 10 June 2023

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 21 April 1990
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity 1297 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colourRED

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Nov 2010
Mileage at last MOT: 105,264
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,764

 

[adw1977]

520. 1978 Ford Capri 2.0 S

Seen in Redhill, Surrey.  An early Mark 3, sales started in March 1978.

UCE 293S
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 1 June 1978
Year of manufacture 1978
Cylinder capacity 1993 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour ORANGE

[adw1977]

521. 1961 Austin Healey Sprite

Seen in Horley, Surrey.

401 DOB
Tax - Not taxed for on road use
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make AUSTIN HEALEY
Date of first registration 1 March 1961
Year of manufacture 1961
Cylinder capacity 1330 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Not taxed for on road use
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous owners: 8
Current owner since April 2020
Mileage at last MOT (2020): 28,884