dc2100k Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 hour ago, bigstraight6 said: I stand to be corrected, but didn’t these last in production up until 1982? I think you may be right but it seems odd seeing a Commer van on a 1980s plate. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Last Dodge SpaceVan was made 1983 so I expect a few were registered in 84 at least bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I was transported to school in a Y plated Dodge spacevan minibus back in 1983. The small minibus/taxi company also ran a matching N reg Commer version too. The Y plated one had replaced a J plated CF Dormobile minibus. It did look a bit dated to be wearing a Y plate to be fair. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 There's a photo on Flickr of a 1984 registered Spacevan B698JMY Flickr link Joey spud and holbeck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 47 minutes ago, adw1977 said: There's a photo on Flickr of a 1984 registered Spacevan B698JMY Flickr link I remember British Telecom had a lot of Spacevans & I presume some were stored before being registered. bigstraight6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Have we talked about mondeo mk2s yet? Someone I worked with owned this circa 2004. I believe it is now EN51OOY Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbeslongden Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Facebook comes up with another Irish oddity, left the factory in 2002, didn't get registered until 2006 apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 2010 Mk2 Punto timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Alright so I got a bollocking for the last car I posted here so I’ll try a bit harder: JeeExEll, Matty and MKT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reluctant Adult Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Mr_Bo11ox, sierraman, blakey79 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinylseats Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I've been wondering if lockdown and the ensuing lack of new car sales and resulting surplus stock is going to create a whole lot of new and exciting late registration madness. Are we going to find cars such as the previous model Peugeot 208s and Corsas on 70 and 21 registrations? holbeck, LightBulbFun and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Another late-reg Chrysler group motor... R was 76/77 I think . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, dc2100k said: Another late-reg Chrysler group motor... R was 76/77 I think . The last Imps were made in 1976 so not too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yes R is late 76 early 77. I’ve never seen an R registered Imp though, and the ‘Caledonian’ run out special was on a P if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Mr Laurence and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 hours ago, dc2100k said: Escort van? Yes they ran them fairly early into the 2000s until the connect was around. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, sutty2006 said: Escort van? Yes they ran them fairly early into the 2000s until the connect was around. I think the last vans were made in early 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Yep quite a few about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sol Beetles by Dave Webster, on Flickr LightBulbFun and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Spotted on Facebook; an S-Reg Mk1 Mx5 Looks like it’s Mariner Blue too, a colour they dropped in about 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sheffield reg on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Is it not an Eunos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Aston Martin said: Is it not an Eunos? Yes it is, which did make me think that it was registered as a new car when it was imported by mistake, but doovla says that it was brought over here in 2001, so I’m not so sure why it’s on an S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 19 minutes ago, Mr Laurence said: Yes it is, which did make me think that it was registered as a new car when it was imported by mistake, but doovla says that it was brought over here in 2001, so I’m not so sure why it’s on an S bit of a weird one, according to my tools it has 2 records, one says it was first registered in the UK on the 1st of the 5th 1998, and it does not have an import marker the other says it first registered in the UK on the 2nd of the 5th 2001, and it does have an import marker however both records say it originally had the NI plate PIL4954 so I suspect it was a NI Car, and 2001 is when it was "imported" into England and it got declared manufactured 1998 for some reason, maybe because of its previous 1998 registration in NI Mr Laurence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: bit of a weird one, according to my tools it has 2 records, one says it was first registered in the UK on the 1st of the 5th 1998, and it does not have an import marker the other says it first registered in the UK on the 2nd of the 5th 2001, and it does have an import marker however both records say it originally had the NI plate PIL4954 so I suspect it was a NI Car, and 2001 is when it was "imported" into England and it got declared manufactured 1998 for some reason, maybe because of its previous 1998 registration in NI Quite possibly, I believe quite a few Japanese imports come via NI. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: Quite possibly, I believe quite a few Japanese imports come via NI. I never knew that. Is there a reason for that? Are they easier/cheaper to register there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Near where I live, there's an X plate Mk1 MX5. I'll try and get a note of its reg next time I'm around there, I've never seen it leave the owner's driveway so I'm hesitant to take a pic. (I personally don't like photographing cars on owners' driveways, I've always seen it as a bit invasive.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 41 minutes ago, Mr Laurence said: I never knew that. Is there a reason for that? Are they easier/cheaper to register there? I'm not sure of the situation now but IIRC about 20 years ago it cost less in import taxes etc to import to NI first then bring into Britain as a car coming from NI isn't classed as an import LightBulbFun and Mr Laurence 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I spotted a P-Reg Talbot Express shaped Camper in Rhyl (think it was a Ducato, but not sure). Gutted I was driving and didn’t get a picture... they stopped making them in 94! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Certainly the latest 206 I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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