adw1977 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Posted March 5, 2023 538. 1982 Mercedes 280 CE (C123) Seen in Clapham, south London on 7th September. HLG 886X ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 7 February 2023 Vehicle make MERCEDES Date of first registration 4 June 1982 Year of manufacture 1982 Cylinder capacity 2800 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Number of previous owners: 9 Current owner since Mar 2020 Mileage at last MOT: 116,590 Mileage since previous MOT: 3,516 No MOT history prior to 2013, despite keeper changes in 2010 and 2012. Also gaps where it had no current MOT Nov 2017 - May 2018 and May 2019 - Jan 2020. MrGTI6, danthecapriman, egg and 5 others 8
adw1977 Posted March 6, 2023 Author Posted March 6, 2023 539. 1993 Toyota Hi-Ace camper Seen in Southease, East Sussex on 10th September 2022. K480 KHK ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 8 December 2023 Vehicle make TOYOTA Date of first registration July 1993 Date of first registration with DVLA 1 September 2004 Year of manufacture 1993 Cylinder capacity 2770 cc Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 4 Current owner since Apr 2012 Mileage at last MOT: 93,493 Mileage since previous MOT: 842 Dyslexic Viking and 500tops 2
adw1977 Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 540. 1992 Reliant Robin LX Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 21st September 2022. K642 PLC ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 27 September 2023 Vehicle make RELIANT Date of first registration 5 August 1992 Year of manufacture 1992 Cylinder capacity 848 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 2 Current owner since Aug 2014 Mileage at last MOT: 75,699 Mileage since previous MOT: 6,613 MorrisItalSLX, uk_senator, 500tops and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 9, 2023 Author Posted March 9, 2023 541. 1955 Chevrolet Two-Ten 4-Door Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd October. No MOT history at all, which suggests it was off the road from before 2006 (start of computerised MOT history) to at least 2012 (start of pre-1960 MOT exemption). HSK 818 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023 MOT Exempt Vehicle make CHEVROLET GMC Date of first registration 31 July 1991 Year of manufacture 1955 Cylinder capacity 4300 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREEN (previously BLACK) Number of previous UK owners: 7 Current owner since June 2015 MiniMinorMk3, uk_senator, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5
adw1977 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 542. 1950 Bentley Mark VI Seen in Horley, Surrey on 29th September 2022. LLP 769 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2023 MOT Expired 31 Aug 2009 Vehicle make BENTLEY Date of first registration 1 January 1950 Year of manufacture 1950 Cylinder capacity 4250 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour SILVER Number of previous owners: 7 Current owner since Aug 2022 Mileage at last MOT: 65,705 I took the photo a few weeks after its last keeper change and a fortnight before it was entered for its first MOT since 2008. It failed, primarily on "Offside Rear Drag link end ball joint has excessive play" and "Steering box has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel" and ancient tyres. This car doesn't actually need an MOT, so this looks like a case of a new owner recommissioning it and wanting an expert opinion. MiniMinorMk3, High Jetter, noseypoke and 4 others 7
adw1977 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 543. 1953 Bentley R Type Seen in Horley, Surrey on 19th October. UK registered from new with no recorded keeper changes! Highly unlikely to be a one owner car because keeper changes before the DVLA computerisation in the early 1980s aren't recorded. A colour change in 1983 is on the record, so it seems it must have had the same keeper since at least 1983. @LightBulbFun is my interpretation likely to be correct? Photographed in the same street as the Mark VI in my previous upload, in fact I have since seen both cars on the same driveway. JBK 895 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 September 2023 MOT Exempt Vehicle make BENTLEY Date of first registration 20 April 1953 Year of manufacture 1953 Cylinder capacity 4566 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREY (was BEIGE until 1983) Mileage at last MOT (2013): 18,279 This is the only MOT on record and it was a fail! danthecapriman, LightBulbFun, uk_senator and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 The owner of the two Bentleys posted this in a local Facebook group last week. uk_senator 1
LightBulbFun Posted March 17, 2023 Posted March 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, adw1977 said: Highly unlikely to be a one owner car because keeper changes before the DVLA computerisation in the early 1980s aren't recorded. A colour change in 1983 is on the record, so it seems it must have had the same keeper since at least 1983. @LightBulbFun is my interpretation likely to be correct? correct the keepers/keeper count from a buff logbook is not carried over, its why older V5's would say for pre October 1974 cars, "Number of Former keepers X since XXXX" to let people know that the keeper count only goes back to that date, and before said date, the car could of had any number of previous keepers the Bentley's V5 would of said something like this one (with a date range of anywhere from October 1974-December 1983) if it was happen to then have a keeper change it would look something like such this is why I always get really amused when I see someone unearth an Austin 7 or something similarly old and point to the V5 "look a 1 keeper car!" and im like no without its buff logbook theres no way of knowing how many keepers its had in its long past! sadly for some reason sometime in the 2010's the DVLA dropped the computerisation date, so all cars only have the keeper count and thats it, I do often wonder, does the DVLA still hold that date/data for when the car was computerised or has it all been dropped? imports and used vehicle registrations also used to have this "number of former keepers since *date of first registration with the DVLA*" again to say that before this date, before the vehicle was registered/imported with the DVLA it could have any number of keepers, like so adw1977 1
adw1977 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 544. 1993 Suzuki Swift GLX auto Seen in Redhill, Surrey on 3rd October. L113 RFG ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 December 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 28 September 2023 Vehicle make SUZUKI Date of first registration 1 August 1993 Year of manufacture 1993 Cylinder capacity 1298 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREY Number of previous owners: 3 Current owner since June 2015 Mileage at last MOT: 102,828 (or 202,828, it's definitely been round the clock at least once) Mileage since previous MOT: 4,115 500tops, uk_senator, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Posted March 22, 2023 545. 1994 Nissan Sunny SLX auto saloon Seen in south London on 9th October 2022. Current keeper since 1996. M655 NTF ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 24 September 2023 Vehicle make NISSAN Date of first registration 1 October 1994 Year of manufacture 1994 Cylinder capacity 1597 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour SILVER Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since Sep 1996 Mileage at last MOT: 71,787 Mileage since previous MOT: 1,421 uk_senator, danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Posted March 22, 2023 546. 1995 Ford Escort Solar Seen in north London on 23rd October. Also current keeper since 1996. M382 VME ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 28 September 2023 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 1 February 1995 Year of manufacture 1995 Cylinder capacity 1597 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour YELLOW Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since April 1996 Mileage at last MOT: 59,350 Mileage since previous MOT: 547 500tops, uk_senator, MrGTI6 and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Posted March 23, 2023 547. 1965 Jensen C-V8 MkIII Seen in Merstham, Surrey on 28th October 2022. Apparently only 500 (of all marks) of this model were built. Last keeper change in 1986 and untaxed since shortly after. Looks like its engine may be sitting behind it on the trailer! GLL 35C ✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 October 1986 MOT - No results returned Vehicle make JENSEN Date of first registration 25 November 1965 Year of manufacture 1965 Cylinder capacity 6276 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour GREEN (?) uk_senator, MiniMinorMk3, Steviemillar and 2 others 5
horriblemercedes Posted March 23, 2023 Posted March 23, 2023 18 hours ago, adw1977 said: 545. 1994 Nissan Sunny SLX auto saloon Seen in south London on 9th October 2022. Current keeper since 1996. M655 NTF ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 24 September 2023 Vehicle make NISSAN Date of first registration 1 October 1994 Year of manufacture 1994 Cylinder capacity 1597 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour SILVER Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since Sep 1996 Mileage at last MOT: 71,787 Mileage since previous MOT: 1,421 The number plate is smiling adw1977 and High Jetter 1 1
adw1977 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Posted March 23, 2023 548. 1991 Volkswagen Golf GTi Seen in Trentham, Staffordshire on 8th December. H103 LJO ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 May 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 9 September 2023 Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN Date of first registration 4 July 1991 Year of manufacture 1991 Cylinder capacity 1781 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 5 Current owner since April 2012 Mileage at last MOT: 230,736 Mileage since previous MOT: 5,844 500tops, uk_senator, MiniMinorMk3 and 1 other 4
mk2_craig Posted March 24, 2023 Posted March 24, 2023 21 hours ago, adw1977 said: 547. 1965 Jensen C-V8 MkIII Seen in Merstham, Surrey on 28th October 2022. Apparently only 500 (of all marks) of this model were built. Last keeper change in 1986 and untaxed since shortly after. Looks like its engine may be sitting behind it on the trailer! GLL 35C ✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 1 October 1986 MOT - No results returned Vehicle make JENSEN Date of first registration 25 November 1965 Year of manufacture 1965 Cylinder capacity 6276 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour GREEN (?) That’s the first time I’ve seen “Serck” font plates in silver on black.
adw1977 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Posted March 25, 2023 On 24/03/2023 at 09:18, mk2_craig said: That’s the first time I’ve seen “Serck” font plates in silver on black. Yes, a bit strange!
adw1977 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Posted March 25, 2023 549. 1981 Bedford CF camper Seen in Morden, south London on 6th January. The artificial grass on the back is an unusual touch, now getting smothered in real vegetation. KYU 665X ✓ SORN MOT Expired 8 August 2014 Vehicle make BEDFORD Date of first registration 16 November 1981 Year of manufacture 1981 Cylinder capacity 2279 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 9 Current owner since July 2005 Mileage at last MOT: 76,578 The last MOT in August 2014 was a fail. Reason(s) for failure: Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a) Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b) Offside Lower Brake pipe kinked (3.6.B.2b) mk2_craig, uk_senator, danthecapriman and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Posted March 28, 2023 550. 1988 Volkswagen Golf Cabrio GTI Seen in Horley, Surrey on 29th January. F769 RYH ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 1 July 2023 Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN Date of first registration 12 October 1988 Year of manufacture 1988 Cylinder capacity 1781 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 10 Current owner since Jan 2013 Mileage at last MOT: 119,236 Mileage since previous MOT: 97 Almost a year elapsed between the expiry of the previous MOT and the latest test. Dyslexic Viking, MiniMinorMk3, uk_senator and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted May 22, 2023 Author Posted May 22, 2023 551. 1988 Nissan D21 1-ton pickup Seen in Earlswood, Surrey on 3rd Feb. Failed an MOT for multiple areas of corrosion in 2011, which hasn't got any better since! F466 MPA ✓ SORN ✗ MOT Expired: 15 August 2011 Vehicle make NISSAN Date of first registration 2 August 1988 Year of manufacture 1988 Cylinder capacity 2494 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 1 Current owner since July 2006 Mileage at last MOT: 141,828 Dyslexic Viking, uk_senator and danthecapriman 3
adw1977 Posted May 25, 2023 Author Posted May 25, 2023 552. 1991 Toyota Carina Executive Seen in Crawley, West Sussex on 5th Feb. H934 NWC ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 February 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 11 November 2023 Vehicle make TOYOTA Date of first registration 30 April 1991 Year of manufacture 1991 Cylinder capacity 1998 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour WHITE Number of previous owners: 5 Current owner since Aug 2007 Mileage at last MOT: 131,112 Mileage since previous MOT: 5,131 Dannyk, Dyslexic Viking, uk_senator and 2 others 5
adw1977 Posted May 25, 2023 Author Posted May 25, 2023 553. 1903 Rex Forecar Seen in Crawley Museum on 15th February. No record on main DVLA site. P 408 Number of previous owners recorded: 1 (probably a lot more!) Current owner since Sep 1989 Last MOT test in 2007 (mileage unrecorded, now exempt). Details from Veteran Car Club of GB certificate displayed with the car: Chassis No. 63 Engine modified with addition of water cooled cylinder barrel and radiator. danthecapriman 1
adw1977 Posted May 26, 2023 Author Posted May 26, 2023 554. 1966 Triumph Spitfire Previously appeared in this thread as number 525 when I photographed it from the front without the hardtop. Seen in Horley, Surrey on 13th February. LLY 355D ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 November 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 26 August 2023 Vehicle make TRIUMPH Date of first registration 30 April 1966 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 1147 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour RED Number of previous owners: 8 Current owner since Sep 2021 Mileage at last MOT: 62,759 Mileage since previous MOT: 79 uk_senator, danthecapriman, Dayno and 1 other 4
adw1977 Posted May 27, 2023 Author Posted May 27, 2023 555. 1987 Toyota Corolla GL three door Seen in Hove, West Sussex on 14th March. E254 UVM ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 April 2024 ✓ MOT Expires: 16 July 2023 Vehicle make TOYOTA Date of first registration 12 October 1987 Year of manufacture 1987 Cylinder capacity 1295 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BEIGE Number of previous owners: 6 Current owner since April 2022 Mileage at last MOT: 60,312 Mileage since previous MOT: 6,151 The recorded mileage was going up very slowly before 2013, so it could genuinely have only done 60k miles. MorrisItalSLX, danthecapriman, mk2_craig and 3 others 6
adw1977 Posted May 29, 2023 Author Posted May 29, 2023 556. 1989 BMW 320i convertible Seen in Horley, Surrey on 21st March. G403 RAP ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 October 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 29 September 2023 Vehicle make BMW Date of first registration 21 August 1989 Year of manufacture 1989 Cylinder capacity 1990 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Number of previous owners: 5 Current owner since Oct 2022 Mileage at last MOT: 152,783 The MOT in 2022 was its first since 2014. Two keeper changes in that time. danthecapriman and uk_senator 2
adw1977 Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 557. 1992 Volvo 240 SE estate Seen in Lewes on 28th March. K86 NAG ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 August 2023 ✓ MOT Expires: 28 November 2023 Vehicle make VOLVO Date of first registration August 1992 Year of manufacture 1992 Cylinder capacity 1986 cc Fuel type PETROL Export markerNo Vehicle statusTaxed Vehicle colourWHITE Number of previous owners: 3 Current owner since May 2007 Mileage at last MOT: 209,018 Mileage since previous MOT: 1,530 LightBulbFun, danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5
adw1977 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 558. 1949 Morris Minor MM Seen in Horley, Surrey on 4th April. MMM 202 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 March 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make MORRIS Date of first registration 1 July 1981 Year of manufacture 1949 Cylinder capacity 918 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLACK Number of previous owners (since 1981): 1 Current owner since Feb 2023 danthecapriman, MiniMinorMk3, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7
adw1977 Posted June 13, 2023 Author Posted June 13, 2023 559. 1963 Rover 100 (P4) Seen in Morden, south London on 1st April. Very late for a 100, the replacement 95 and 110 models having been announced in September 1962. FSL 869 ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2023 MOT Exempt Vehicle make ROVER Date of first registration 4 December 1963 Year of manufacture 1963 Cylinder capacity 2625 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed and due Vehicle colour BLACK (registered as GREY until 2015, actually a mix of both) Number of previous owners: 9 Current owner since Dec 2019 Mileage at last MOT (2017): 93,706 Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun, puddlethumper and 5 others 8
adw1977 Posted June 15, 2023 Author Posted June 15, 2023 560. 1971 Daimler Sovereign 2.8 Seen in Horley, Surrey on 7th April. ABW 450J ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2023 MOT Exempt Vehicle make DAIMLER Date of first registration 1 February 1971 Year of manufacture 1971 Cylinder capacity 2792 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle statusTaxed and due Vehicle colour BLUE Number of previous owners: 4 Current owner since June 2020 Mileage at last MOT (2020): 53,246 uk_senator, danthecapriman, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6
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