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368. 1996 Ford Escort Encore

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Seen in south London on 5th April.  The MOT history shows lots of fails with only the failure points addressed for the retest and all the advisories left unfixed, so it looks like it's being run as cheaply as possible.

P370 RGJ
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 15 February 2022

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration 28 November 1996
Year of manufacture 1996
Cylinder capacity 1299 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Mar 2006
Mileage at last MOT: 67,423
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,300
 

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369. 1966 Triumph Vitesse

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Seen in Merton, south London on 9th April.  Someone winning at life had driven it to the supermarket.

MPK 587D
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 23 December 2021

Vehicle make TRIUMPH
Date of first registration 1 June 1966
Year of manufacture 1966
Cylinder capacity 1596 cc  (teeny tiny 6 cylinder!)
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 5
Current owner since Jan 2017
Mileage record on the MOT history is all over the place.
 

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370. 1988 Toyota Space Cruiser GL

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Seen in Sutton, south London on 13th April.
No MOT history, which suggests it has been off the road for at least 15 years.

F730 BDT
✓ SORN
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration 1 August 1988
Year of manufacture 1988
Cylinder capacity 1998 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BEIGE

Number of previous owners: 3

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371. 1989 Volkswagen Golf Clipper Cabrio auto

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Seen in Barnet, north London on 12th April.

Registration number: G165 TYO
✓ SORN
✗ No MOT - Expired: 13 August 2015

Vehicle details
Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN
Date of first registration 11 August 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1781cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of owners: 4
Current owner since Aug 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 100,753
Mileage since previous MOT: 6,681

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On 4/25/2021 at 10:27 PM, adw1977 said:

361. 1986 Nissan Sunny Spirit GS

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Seen in Banstead, Surrey on 24th March.

C839 TGY
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 3 November 2021

Vehicle make NISSAN
Date of first registration 7 April 1986
Year of manufacture 1986
Cylinder capacity 1270 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker  No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 3
Current owner since Sep 2020
Mileage at last MOT: 140,625
Mileage since previous MOT: 145

 

On 4/25/2021 at 11:30 PM, High Jetter said:

That's rare!

It’s also for sale, as per @Soundwave’s post in the eBay thread:

The number plate in Al’s photo means you can check out the MOT history too, if keen.

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372. 1996 Peugeot 405 GLX Turbo Diesel estate

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Seen in Barnet, north London on 12th April.

N262 HUG
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 31 May 2019

Vehicle make PEUGEOT
Date of first registration 22 January 1996
Year of manufacture 1996
Cylinder capacity 1905 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Oct 2013
Mileage at last MOT: 214,818
 

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373. 1974 Triumph Stag

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 14th April.

JOJ 575N
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2022
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make TRIUMPH
Date of first registration 1 August 1974
Year of manufacture 1974
Cylinder capacity 2997 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN (previously RED)

Number of previous owners: 11
Current owner since Dec 2006
Mileage at last MOT (2017): 58,362

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374. 1959 Ford Zodiac

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire on 19th April.

WUC 557
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 December 2021
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration July 1978
Year of manufacture 1959
Cylinder capacity 2553 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLACK

Number of previous UK owners: 6
Current owner since Dec 2014
Mileage at last MOT (2014): 75,481

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Plates look a lot older than 1978, possibly original to the car. Might have been exported for a time and reissued original mark on returning to the country, or laid up for a while pre DVLA computerisation and only entered into the database in 78?

Whatever, great spot. It looks suitably flaky.

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15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Wow. First reg 1978?

 

6 hours ago, adw1977 said:

Presumably imported in 1978, although it's right hand drive.  Possibly originally registered in Ireland.

 

5 hours ago, mk2_craig said:

Plates look a lot older than 1978, possibly original to the car. Might have been exported for a time and reissued original mark on returning to the country, or laid up for a while pre DVLA computerisation and only entered into the database in 78?

Whatever, great spot. It looks suitably flaky.

 

just means it was first registered with the DVLA computer system in 1978, and for whatever reason its original  registration date in the UK was not put down or perhaps not known (if the buff logbook was lost)

this was when they where doing mass transfers of vehicle from buff logbooks to the V5 scheme and you could make up almost any old story to get a car onto the system etc

its more then likely been a UK car its entire life, its just that for whatever reason, when it was computerised during the 1974-1983 computerisation scheme, that the date of first registration recorded was when it was computerised rather then actually first road registered in this country 

 

see for example NOO776M, KRW794, TEV673N, BPK646H, UPB406M as some more examples :) 

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375. 1984 Peugeot 205 GR

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire on 19th April.

B247 VTM
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 29 July 2021

Vehicle make PEUGEOT
Date of first registration 2 November 1984
Year of manufacture 1984
Cylinder capacity 1360 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Jan 2007
Mileage at last MOT: 87,163
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,392
(Six digit odometer, so mileage really is low)

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On 07/04/2021 at 14:25, LightBulbFun said:

think I have mentioned this before, but as a reminder although Carbaba is gone, you can still get keeper counts from https://cazana.com/

once you look up the car, right click the page and click view source, then search the page for "previous owners" and you will find them :) 

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any who always enjoy the spots, keep up the good work :) 

Cazana now seems to have bitten the dust too!   Just get a load of waffle about how "Cazana data helps motor retailers, insurers and lenders digitally transform" instead of any useful data.

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7 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Cazana now seems to have bitten the dust too!   Just get a load of waffle about how "Cazana data helps motor retailers, insurers and lenders digitally transform" instead of any useful data.

Oh did not notice that!

its still there just, but you need a pre-existing link for it to work it seems

https://cazana.com/uk/car/TWC725K

then you can change the URL to suit, or stick the reg into the little reg box on the top right :) 

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376. 1974 and 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadows

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire on 18th April.  Both acquired on the same day in 2009, both MOTs expired in summer 2011.

XXI 6777
✓ SORN
MOT Expired 5 August 2011

Date of first registration 3 September 1974
Year of manufacture 1974
Cylinder capacity 6750 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 7
Current owner since 18 Sep 2009
Mileage at last MOT: 40,926
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XXI 8555
✓ SORN
MOT Expired 21 July 2011

Date of first registration 22 February 1978
Year of manufacture 1975
Cylinder capacity 6750 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 11
Current owner since 18 Sep 2009
Mileage at last MOT: 86,558

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377. 1989 Mitsubishi L200

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire.

F546 DWE
✓ SORN
✗ MOT Expired: 19 September 2020

Vehicle make MITSUBISHI
Date of first registration 16 March 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity 2477 cc
Fuel typeDIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 4
Mileage at last MOT: 110,969
Mileage since previous MOT: 737
Failed an MOT in October 2020 because "Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values readings off scale, engine noise at full governed speed, emissions test abandoned"

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378. 1985 Lotus Excel

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire on 18th April.

B355 WEX
✓ SORN
MOT - No details held by DVLA

Vehicle make LOTUS
Date of first registration 15 March 1985
Year of manufacture 1985
Cylinder capacity 2174 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour WHITE

Number of previous owners: 7

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379. 1992 Toyota MR2 GT

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Seen in Luton, Bedfordshire on 18th April.

J559 JRV
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 January 2022
✓ MOT Expires: 1 November 2021

Vehicle make TOYOTA
Date of first registration 31 March 1992
Year of manufacture 1992
Cylinder capacity 1998 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 2
Current owner since Mar 2016
Mileage at last MOT: 164,874
Mileage since previous MOT: 3,292

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380. "1963" Morris Mini

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 1st April.   Same keeper since 1989, when I suspect the car was almost brand new! 

It's like a spot the difference competition, what's different from a 1963 car?  Light clusters, boot lid, larger rear window, concealed door hinges...

APY 248A
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2021
MOT Expired 2 Aug 2018 (exempt)

Vehicle make MORRIS
Date of first registration 19 April 1963
Year of manufacture 1963
Cylinder capacity 848 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Number of previous owners: 1
Current owner since Oct 1989
Mileage at last MOT: 107,743

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381. 1971 Ford Ranchero pickup

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Seen in Horley, Surrey on 21st April.

EKH 377J
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2021
MOT Exempt

Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration January 1971
Date of first registration with DVLA April 2019
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity 4900 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour GREEN

Number of previous UK owners: 1
 

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382. 1993 Renault Clio RT auto

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Seen in Eastbourne, East Sussex on 22nd April.  Could also go in the parking thread!

K643 OHC
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 8 August 2021

Vehicle make RENAULT
Date of first registration 29 April 1993
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity 1390 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED

Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since Feb 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 68,905
Mileage since previous MOT: 1,235

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On 15/05/2021 at 14:21, LightBulbFun said:

Oh did not notice that!

its still there just, but you need a pre-existing link for it to work it seems

https://cazana.com/uk/car/TWC725K

then you can change the URL to suit, or stick the reg into the little reg box on the top right :) 

Changing the URL no longer seems to work, but putting the reg into the box at top right still does!

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