Al's spotting thread

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Early 2.8 with straight tail pipes.

Good spot! No curlies. How early was that?

[MiniMinorMk3]

I think the first few years of 2.8 production had the straight pipes.

[adw1977]

561. 1997 Skoda Felicia LXi

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 18th April.

R346 DGH
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023
✓ MOT Expires:
30 October 2023

Vehicle make SKODA
Date of first registration 1 August 1997
Year of manufacture 1997
Cylinder capacity 1289 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle statusTaxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since April 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 34,699
Mileage since previous MOT: 134

[adw1977]

562. 1988 Peugeot 205 GR

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 25th April.

F461 TEG
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 23 June 2018

Vehicle make PEUGEOT
Date of first registration 1 August 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 1360 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BEIGE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Aug 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 52,729
Several gaps in the MOT history between expiry of one MOT and the next test.

[adw1977]

563. 1988 Volvo 760 GLE auto estate

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 25th April.

E438 XBW
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 18 December 2020

Vehicle make VOLVO
Date of first registration 1 January 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 2849 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Apr 2021
Mileage at last MOT (2021, fail): 168,086

Failure points on last MOT:

• Oil leaking excessively from engine 
• Nearside and Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed areas excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 
• Parking brake efficiency below requirements

 

[adw1977]

564. 1971 Mercedes Unimog

Seen in Saddlescombe, West Sussex on 3rd May.  Apparently it's a T1 410P, but I don't know what that means!

AHW 698J
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2024
MOT exempt

Vehicle make MERCEDES
Date of first registration 22 January 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity Not available
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour YELLOW (was orange and black between 1989 and 1997)

No MOT history
Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Nov 2000

[adw1977]

565. 1982 Bedford CF camper van

Seen in Pyecombe, West Sussex on 18th July.

JSR 48X
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make BEDFORD
Date of first registration 1 March 1982
Year of manufacture 1982
Cylinder capacity 2279 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 15
Current owner since Nov 2015
Mileage at last MOT (2016): 50,054

[adw1977]

566. 1971 Corvette Stingray Coupe

Seen in Poynings, West Sussex on 3rd May.

AWX 117K
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make CHEVROLET GMC
Date of first registration December 1971
Date of first registration with DVLA 5 May 2015
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 5735 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous UK owners: 1
Current owner since Oct 2016
Mileage at last MOT (2022): 83,893
Mileage since previous MOT (2018): 343

[adw1977]

567. 1999 Ford Focus LX 5 door and 1977 Porsche 924

Seen in Poynings, West Sussex on 3rd May, next to a garage.  Quite an early 924, it has no MOT history so must have been off the road for a few years.

T821 LVX
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 12 March 2019

Vehicle makeFORD
Date of first registration April 1999
Year of manufacture 1999
Cylinder capacity 1796 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour RED

Current owner since Mar 2016
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TRR 841R
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 2 January 2020
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make PORSCHE
Date of first registration July 1989
Year of manufacture 1977
Cylinder capacity 1984 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Current owner since Jan 2020

[adw1977]

568. 1990 Rover 416 GTi

245,000 miles on the clock at the last MOT!  I didn't notice that there was somebody sitting in it when I took the photo.

G794 NWY
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 18 December 2023

Vehicle makeROVER
Date of first registration 1 June 1990
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity 1590 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Nov 2000
Mileage at last MOT: 245,779
Mileage since previous MOT: 4,347
There were 13 advisories on the last MOT and every MOT in the last ten years has needed more than one attempt to pass.

[High Jetter]

No location? 

[adw1977]

6 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

No location? 

I can't remember!

[adw1977]

569. 1965 Ford Mustang 289 hardtop

Seen in Charlwood, Surrey on 21st May.  Imported in 2001 and in the same hands ever since.

ECD 449C
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD MUSTANG 289
Date of first registration 24 September 2001
Year of manufacture 1965
Cylinder capacity 4736 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous UK owners: 0
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 73,854
MOT history indicates that it was off the road between 2008 and 2017.

[adw1977]

570. 1976 Jaguar XJ-S auto

Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd April.

TDB 269R
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make JAGUAR
Date of first registration 10 August 1976
Year of manufacture 1976
Cylinder capacity 5343 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Sep 2019
Mileage at last MOT (2019): 40,207
There is no other MOT showing on the DVLA website, which suggests the car was off the road for many years (computerised MOT started in 2006 and the MOT exemption for 40+ year old cars started in 2018).

[adw1977]

571. 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis

Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd April.
Registered as N833UAA until March 2017.

L66 AWC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2024
✓ MOT - Expires: 22 September 2023

Vehicle make MERCURY
Date of first registration 3 July 2003
Year of manufacture 1996
Cylinder capacity 4600 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous UK owners: 5
Current owner since Feb 2023
Mileage at last MOT: 117,686
Mileage since previous MOT (2 years earlier): 219

[adw1977]

572. 1971 Mercedes 350SL (R107)

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 27th May.  One of the first of this generation of Mercedes SL.

HPJ 658K
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make MERCEDES
Date of first registration 5 November 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 3499 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since June 2020
Mileage at last MOT (2011): 78,807
Must have been off the road from 2012 to at least 2018, when the MOT exemption was introduced for cars over 40 years old.

[adw1977]

573. 1990 VW Golf GTi 16v

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 28th May.

G52 EEF
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 20 May 2024

Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 30 March 1990
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity 1781 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREY

Number of previous owners: 13
Current owner since May 2015
Mileage at last MOT: 185,623
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,293

[adw1977]

574. 1980 Bedford TK

Seen in a very rural area in the South Downs on 30th May, apparently converted to some sort of accommodation.

DJK 828W
✓ SORN
MOT Exempt
Vehicle makeBEDFORD
Date of first registration 1 August 1980
Year of manufacture 1980
Cylinder capacity Not available
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE
Originally mutli-coloured, changed to blue in 1990 then to white in 2017.

Number of previous owners: 6
Current owner since Aug 2021
No MOT history.

[adw1977]

575. 1949 MG Midget TC

Seen in Rodmell, East Sussex on 31st May.

YWG 255
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 12 April 2024

Vehicle make MG
Date of first registration January 1949
Date of first registration with DVLA 1 June 2016
Year of manufacture 1949
Cylinder capacity 1250 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLACK

Number of previous UK owners: 2
Current owner since Aug 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 6,579
Mileage since previous MOT: 302

[High Jetter]

24 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Seen in a very rural area in the South Downs on 30th May, apparently converted to some sort of accommodation.

Googling the reg shows it on a fb page under images when the cab was white and it was used as a bar.

[adw1977]

576. 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL 3300 estate

Seen in Selborne, Hampshire on 3rd June.

GPF 958J
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registration 25 June 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 3294 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE (was GREEN until 2009)

Number of previous owners: 6
Current owner since May 2023
Mileage at last MOT (2019): 48,341

[danthecapriman]

6 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

576. 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL 3300 estate

Seen in Selborne, Hampshire on 3rd June.

GPF 958J
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make VAUXHALL
Date of first registration 25 June 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 3294 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE (was GREEN until 2009)

Number of previous owners: 6
Current owner since May 2023
Mileage at last MOT (2019): 48,341

Oh my!😍 

[adw1977]

577. 1969 Triumph Vitesse Mark 2 convertible

Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 9th June.
2498cc engine, presumably from a Triumph 2500, instead of the standard 1998c unit.

TFL 35H
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make TRIUMPH
Date of first registration 1 August 1969
Year of manufacture 1969
Cylinder capacity 2498 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since Apr 2006
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 108,884
(or 208,884 etc. - 5 digit odometer)

[adw1977]

578. 1981 Mini City and 1978 Mini van

Seen in Charlwood, Surrey on 20th June.  Smoll van is smoll.

VLT 311X
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make AUSTIN MORRIS
Date of first registration 2 November 1981
Year of manufacture 1981
Cylinder capacity 998 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusTaxed
Vehicle colourBLUE

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Nov 2012
Mileage at last MOT (2022): 73,731
__________________________

XYV 968T
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
Incorrect tax status?
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make LEYLAND CARS
Date of first registration 11 October 1978
Year of manufacture 1978
Cylinder capacity 848 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BROWN

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Feb 2014
 

[adw1977]

579. 1996 LDV 200 2.6t City

Seen in Barnet, North London on 2nd July.  Previously appeared as number 192 in this thread 

N939 FEV
✓ SORN
✗ No MOT - Expired: 3 April 2012

Vehicle make: LDV
Date of first registration: 28 March 1996
Year of manufacture:1996
Cylinder capacity (cc):1900 cc
Fuel type: DIESEL
Vehicle status: SORN
Vehicle colour: WHITE

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Mar 2006
Mileage at last MOT: 44,359

[adw1977]

580. 1963 Triumph TR4

Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 7th July.  Apparently one owner, although there could have been ownership changes before DVLA records were computerised.

180 JOO
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 21 September 2024

Vehicle make TRIUMPH
Date of first registration 9 April 1963
Year of manufacture 1963
Cylinder capacity 2138 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 0
Mileage at last MOT: 65,669
Mileage since previous MOT: 697

In 2021 it received an MOT advisory noting that the tyres dated from 1985!

[adw1977]

581. 1983 Mercedes 230E auto

Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 11th July.

CDH 277Y
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 24 February 2024
 
Vehicle make MERCEDES
Date of first registration 25 January 1983
Year of manufacture 1983
Cylinder capacity 2299 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour CREAM

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since May 2023
Mileage at last MOT: 119,233
Mileage since previous MOT: 13

[adw1977]

582. 1990 Mitsubishi Colt GLX auto

Seen in Crawley Down, West Sussex on 21st July.

G364 DPK
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2024
✓ MOT Expires: 23 March 2024

Vehicle make MITSUBISHI
Date of first registration 28 February 1990
Year of manufacture 1990
Cylinder capacity 1468 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour SILVER

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since July 2022
Mileage at last MOT: 71,297
Mileage since previous MOT: 5,336

[adw1977]

583. 1983 Porsche 928S

Seen in Hove, West Sussex on 28th July.

FNB 393Y
✓ Tax Exempt
✓ MOT - Expires: 22 May 2024

Vehicle make PORSCHE
Date of first registration 1 May 1983
Year of manufacture 1983
Cylinder capacity 4700 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BRONZE

Number of previous owners: 6
Current owner since May 2023
Mileage at last MOT: 84,793
Mileage since previous MOT: 52

[adw1977]

584. 1962 Ford Consul Classic four door

 

Seen in Redhill, Surrey.  Current keeper for 42 years!

311 NAR
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2024
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 5 November 1962
Year of manufacture 1962
Cylinder capacity 1498 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

No MOT history, suggesting it was off the road from before 2006 (start of computerised MOTs) to at least 2018 (start of MOT exemption for 40+ year old cars)

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Feb 1981