Captain Mainwaring Posted November 3, 2023 Posted November 3, 2023 Love the split plate on that mini van. Very enjoyable spots, the accompanying information makes it very interesting. adw1977 1
adw1977 Posted November 8, 2023 Author Posted November 8, 2023 585. 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 J246 OGS ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2024 Incorrect tax status? ✓ MOT Expires: 6 August 2024 Vehicle make PEUGEOT Date of first registration 17 September 1991 Year of manufacture 1991 Cylinder capacity 1905 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREEN Number of previous owners: 6 Current owner since Oct 2020 Mileage at last MOT: 63,192 Mileage since previous MOT: 787 Took four attempts to pass the MOT this year because of brake issues. MiniMinorMk3 and ProgRocker 2
adw1977 Posted December 1, 2023 Author Posted December 1, 2023 586. 1966 Triumph TR4A Seen in Framlingham, Suffolk on 26th August. NBY 125D ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make TRIUMPH Date of first registration 1 February 1966 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 2138 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour MAROON Number of previous owners: 7 Current owner since May 2022 danthecapriman, High Jetter, Dick Cheeseburger and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted December 3, 2023 Author Posted December 3, 2023 587. 1990 Honda Prelude EX auto Seen in Horley, Surrey on 20th August. Previously appeared as number 229 in this thread, back in 2020. Current owner since it was three months old. H79 YHR ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 21 March 2024 Vehicle make HONDA Date of first registration 13 December 1990 Year of manufacture 1990 Cylinder capacity 1958 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREY Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since Mar 1991 Mileage at last MOT: 149,000 Mileage since previous MOT: 984 Dayno, 500tops, Dick Cheeseburger and 2 others 5
adw1977 Posted December 22, 2023 Author Posted December 22, 2023 588. 1990 Leyland Roadrunner 8.13 Seen next to farm track in Worlingworth, Surrey in August 2023. Presumably used as a farm hack now, no MOT history suggests it has been off the road since at least 2006. G488 OUG ✓ SORN MOT - No details held by DVLA Vehicle make LEYLAND Date of first registration 24 June 1990 Year of manufacture 1990 Cylinder capacity Not available Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour GREEN mk2_craig, Dyslexic Viking and danthecapriman 3
adw1977 Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 589. 1994 Ford Transit camper van Seen in Worlingworth, Suffolk on 26th August 2023. L684 VNJ ✓ SORN ✓ MOT Expires: 9 August 2024 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 7 July 1994 Year of manufacture 1994 Cylinder capacity 2496 cc Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle statusSORN Vehicle colour WHITE Mileage at last MOT: 69,792 Mileage since previous MOT: 125 Dyslexic Viking and danthecapriman 2
adw1977 Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 590. 1985 Ford Escort L estate (modified) Seen in East Grinstead, West Sussex on 1st September 2023. Different online sources say it as registered as white or red, diesel or petrol! Badged RS Turbo. C594 RPF ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 25 July 2024 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 23 September 1985 Year of manufacture 1985 Cylinder capacity 1608 cc Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour RED Mileage at last MOT: 54,182 Mileage since previous MOT: 1,583 danthecapriman and Tenmil Socket 2
adw1977 Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 591. 1954 Vauxhall Velox Seen in Cheam, Surrey on 7th September. Reflections from the windscreen of the car I was travelling in affect the photo. STF 681 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024 Incorrect tax status? MOT Exempt Vehicle makeVAUXHALL Date of first registration 27 April 1954 Year of manufacture 1954 Cylinder capacity 2262 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLACK Mileage at last MOT (2008): 19,800 danthecapriman, Dayno, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 592. 1996 Peugeot 405 LX estate Seen near Lewes, East Sussex on 16th October. From the period when the 405 saloon had been discontinued but the 405 estate continued alongside the 406 saloon. N662 EWA ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 9 November 2024 Vehicle make PEUGEOT Date of first registration 18 April 1996 Year of manufacture 1996 Cylinder capacity 1761 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Mileage at last MOT: 71,455 Mileage since previous MOT: 1,294 Current owner since Sep 2021 500tops, Dyslexic Viking and High Jetter 3
adw1977 Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 593. 1968 Austin A60 Cambridge estate Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. JJE 256F ✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023 MOT Exempt Vehicle make AUSTIN Date of first registration 1 March 1968 Year of manufacture 1968 Cylinder capacity 1622 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour BLUE Current owner since March 2009 puddlethumper, danthecapriman, 500tops and 4 others 7
adw1977 Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 594. 1970 Triumph Herald 13/60 Seen in Horley, Surrey on 10th October. DVLA think it's a HEARALD! NJT 548H ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make TRIUMPH Date of first registration 19 December 1973 Year of manufacture 1970 Cylinder capacity 1298 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREY Current keeper since June 2022. Mileage at last MOT (2022): 8,758 High Jetter, Dyslexic Viking, MorrisItalSLX and 2 others 5
adw1977 Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 595. 1994 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX auto saloon Seen in Barnet, north London on 25th October. The MOT history suggests it came off the road before 2006, returned in 2013 but retired again in 2016 before returning to the road in 2019. L555 WEL ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 17 December 2024 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 30 March 1994 Year of manufacture 1994 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1796 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN in place Vehicle colour BLACK Number of owners: 2 Current owner since Dec 1999 Mileage at last MOT: 52,065 Mileage since previous MOT: 907 danthecapriman, 500tops, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5
N19 Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Great to see some of your Barné sightings on here - that's a well known local car!
adw1977 Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 596. 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6L estate Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. The alloy wheels were optional on S and Ghia models when this car was new and later became standard on Ghia, but wouldn't have been fitted to this L when it left the factory. EFM 536S ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 19 May 1978 Year of manufacture 1978 Cylinder capacity 1593 cc Fuel typePETROL Export markerNo Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour RED Current owner since Sep 2022 No MOT record Dick Cheeseburger, Dyslexic Viking, Shite Ron and 3 others 6
Metal Guru Posted February 20 Posted February 20 12 hours ago, adw1977 said: 596. 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6L estate Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. The alloy wheels were optional on S and Ghia models when this car was new and later became standard on Ghia, but wouldn't have been fitted to this L when it left the factory. EFM 536S ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 19 May 1978 Year of manufacture 1978 Cylinder capacity 1593 cc Fuel typePETROL Export markerNo Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour RED Current owner since Sep 2022 No MOT record Did the L have bright trim round the doors? I thought it was black and that would be a GL, or fitted later.
adw1977 Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 4 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: Did the L have bright trim round the doors? I thought it was black and that would be a GL, or fitted later. Yes, only the base didn't have that brightwork. May 1978 brochure on Flickr
adw1977 Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 597. 1973 Ford A series recovery truck with 1972 Wolseley 1300 and 1969 Wolseley 18/85 S Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. OKE 727M ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 2 November 1973 Year of manufacture 1973 Cylinder capacityNot available Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour SILVER Mileage at last MOT (2021): 40,347 ________________________________________________ GAC 816K ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make WOLSELEY Date of first registration 10 April 1972 Year of manufacture 1972 Cylinder capacity 1275 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Current owner since Aug 2020 Mileage at last MOT (2006): 714,252 ________________________________________________ ABW 244H ✓ SORN MOT Exempt Vehicle make WOLSELEY Date of first registration 26 November 1969 Year of manufacture 1969 Cylinder capacity 1798 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BROWN Mileage at last MOT (2017): 4,554 Dyslexic Viking, Dayno, danthecapriman and 5 others 8
Dick Cheeseburger Posted February 22 Posted February 22 On 19/02/2024 at 22:32, adw1977 said: 596. 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6L estate Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. The alloy wheels were optional on S and Ghia models when this car was new and later became standard on Ghia, but wouldn't have been fitted to this L when it left the factory. EFM 536S ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 19 May 1978 Year of manufacture 1978 Cylinder capacity 1593 cc Fuel typePETROL Export markerNo Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour RED Current owner since Sep 2022 No MOT record I always quite liked driving the Mk4 and 5 Cortina estates back in the 90s. They felt surprisingly solid and surefooted for what they were. Decent gearchange too. I take responsibility for stuffing a load of filler on top of shonky welding (not mine) on several of them which went on to become forecourt sales cars where I worked. That mk4 looks bloody lovely and the Ghia alloys really make it. Richard_FM 1
danthecapriman Posted February 22 Posted February 22 7 minutes ago, adw1977 said: 597. 1973 Ford A series recovery truck with 1972 Wolseley 1300 and 1969 Wolseley 18/85 S (2) Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October. OKE 727M ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 2 November 1973 Year of manufacture 1973 Cylinder capacityNot available Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour SILVER Mileage at last MOT (2021): 40,347 ________________________________________________ GAC 816K ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make WOLSELEY Date of first registration 10 April 1972 Year of manufacture 1972 Cylinder capacity 1275 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Current owner since Aug 2020 Mileage at last MOT (2006): 714,252 ________________________________________________ ABW 244H ✓ SORN MOT Exempt Vehicle make WOLSELEY Date of first registration 26 November 1969 Year of manufacture 1969 Cylinder capacity 1798 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BROWN Mileage at last MOT (2017): 4,554 That is absolutely spectacular! What a rig!! The cars on their own would be a great spot, but to see them and the A series… oooff! I wonder why it doesn’t say anything for cylinder capacity on the A series though? adw1977 1
Captain Mainwaring Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Christ that ADO16 has been about a bit! 714k! That can't be right Shirley?
adw1977 Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 26 minutes ago, Captain Mainwaring said: Christ that ADO16 has been about a bit! 714k! That can't be right Shirley? They have a 5 digit odometer with tenths of a mile on the end, so I suspect 714,252 is really 71,425.2
Richard_FM Posted February 22 Posted February 22 4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: I always quite liked driving the Mk4 and 5 Cortina estates back in the 90s. They felt surprisingly solid and surefooted for what they were. Decent gearchange too. I take responsibility for stuffing a load of filler on top of shonky welding (not mine) on several of them which went on to become forecourt sales cars where I worked. That mk4 looks bloody lovely and the Ghia alloys really make it. I can remember some friends of the family had an X reg one, which lasted them well into the 1990s, even outliving a B reg Yugo! Dick Cheeseburger 1
adw1977 Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 598. 1970 Morris 1800S Seen in the Wirral on 22nd October 2023. The twin-carburretor pinnacle of the Morris range. XTF 443H ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2025 MOT Exempt Vehicle make MORRIS Date of first registration 18 May 1970 Year of manufacture 1970 Cylinder capacity 1798 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREY Current owner since Jan 2023 No MOT history danthecapriman, mk2_craig and Dyslexic Viking 3
adw1977 Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 599. 1968 Ford Escort twin-cam Seen on the M40 on 28th November 2023. POU 448G ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 March 2025 ✓ MOT Expires: 18 October 2024 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 21 November 1968 Year of manufacture 1968 Cylinder capacity 1558 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Current owner since Feb 2018 Mileage at last MOT: 1,044 Odometer seems to have been stuck since 2016. danthecapriman 1
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 22 Posted March 22 14 hours ago, adw1977 said: 599. 1968 Ford Escort twin-cam Seen on the M40 on 28th November 2023. That'll be Andy Wolfe and James Crook on their way back from teh 2023 Roger Albert Clark Rally. adw1977 1
adw1977 Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 600. 1997 Skoda Felicia L Seen in Nutfield, Surrey on 30th November 2023. A low spec Felicia that's been off the road for 8 years. R171 MPB ✓ SORN ✗ MOT Expired: 18 November 2015 Vehicle make SKODA Date of first registration 22 December 1997 Year of manufacture 1997 Cylinder capacity 1289 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BLUE Current owner since Sep 2005 Mileage at last MOT: 78,073 ProgRocker and Dyslexic Viking 2
adw1977 Posted April 6 Author Posted April 6 601. 1966 Scimitar GT SE4 Seen in Horley, Surrey on 19th August 2023. One of the early Scimitars with the inline six-cylinder engine. JBF 407D ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make RELIANT Date of first registration 1 January 1966 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 2553 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREEN Current owner since July 2009 Mileage at last MOT (2023): 105,215 (or 205,215 - five digit odometer) danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking and MiniMinorMk3 3
Richard_FM Posted April 7 Posted April 7 10 hours ago, adw1977 said: 601. 1966 Scimitar GT SE4 Seen in Horley, Surrey on 19th August 2023. One of the early Scimitars with the inline six-cylinder engine. JBF 407D ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make RELIANT Date of first registration 1 January 1966 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 2553 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREEN Current owner since July 2009 Mileage at last MOT (2023): 105,215 (or 205,215 - five digit odometer) I remember I used to often pass a house with the bodyshell from one of these on the driveway for years half under a tarp.
adw1977 Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 602. 1982 VW Golf GL Seen in Eastbourne, East Sussex on 2nd December. RMC 18Y ✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 18 January 2024 ✓ MOT Vehicle Expires: 6 July 2024 Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN Date of first registration 9 August 1982 Year of manufacture 1982 Cylinder capacity 1457 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour BLACK Current owner since July 2023 Mileage at last MOT: 81,526 Mileage since previous MOT: 3,473 Dyslexic Viking, MiniMinorMk3 and 500tops 3
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