Richard_FM Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Eyersey1234 said: I believe they did that with Senators too. Also the MOD bought a lot of the last Montego saloons. Yes not many Senators were sold to private buyers, most being fleet sales for upper middle management. I heard Rover sold the last Montegos as a job lot to the MOD, & these were later registered with P reg plates when sold on. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 The cops stockpiled some Senators, hence why you used to see a few on a M plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenKC53 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 15 hours ago, SRi05 said: I seen a 07 plate Corsa C at the weekend, I thought 56 was the very last run of these? Yes generally the last Cs are 56 but I'd seen an 07 before, the D model started appearing on the 56 plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I only got this god-awful pic, but this is K399 EEP. 20200220_164244 by RS, on Flickr *edit* good old Google VW made T3 transporters 1979-1991, and until '92 in South Africa. DVLA says Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN Date of first registration March 1993 Date of first registration with DVLA November 2007 Year of manufacture 1993 Cylinder capacity 1900 cc CO₂ emissions Not available Fuel type DIESEL Euro status Not available Real Driving Emissions (RDE) Not available Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed and due Vehicle colour WHITE Vehicle type approval Not available Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight Not available Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 20 May 2016 timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thought the SA ones went on a bit longer than that. Ford Essex V6 was a popular swap into them with eng warranty from ford rest by VW! JeeExEll and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Sorry no pictures but just seen an F reg Series 3 XJ6 being trailered on the M62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 11:05 PM, sheffcortinacentre said: Thought the SA ones went on a bit longer than that. Ford Essex V6 was a popular swap into them with eng warranty from ford rest by VW! It's a German LHD - found a force hail ad for it online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 5:51 PM, Eyersey1234 said: Sorry no pictures but just seen an F reg Series 3 XJ6 being trailered on the M62 Probably an XJ12. They kept the S3 going in 12-cylinder form for years as the V12 wouldn't fit in the XJ40 until it was re-engineered in 1992. There are J-reg S3 XJ12s out there, which look odd having such a recent plate on an old design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 A late Daimler Double Six... Lord Sterling, Stevebrookman, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2009 pre-facelift Mk2 Vectra: A 2007 Mk2 Punto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 A local minibus firm has this LDV Convoy on an 07 reg. The VIN indicates it was built in 2004 and sat around unregistered for three years so I guess the dealer gave them a very good deal to take it away. Braziers BX07 AAZ by Adam Floyd, on Flickr mk2_craig, w00dy, Coprolalia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 5:51 PM, Eyersey1234 said: Sorry no pictures but just seen an F reg Series 3 XJ6 being trailered on the M62 The first XJ40s are on a D plate, the last six cylinder series XJ6s are on a C. S3 XJ12s are fairly uncommon, the V12s tend to be Daimlers. IIRC it was because Jaguar couldn't work out a way to put the HE V12 into an XJ40. The S3 V12 was in production until December 1992, the last one belongs to the Jaguar and Daimler Heritage Trust. Similarly, the final DS420 made was L reg. Side note: the S3 XJ in Shaun of the Dead is an XJ12 Sovereign on a C plate. However it was most likely resprayed for the film, as it's debadged, and it's non-metallic BRG with a matching interior, which wasn't offered. Further, it comes back on the V5 as being silver (which would have been a deep metallic), which would make sense with the contrasting dark green interior. Sovereigns had metallic paint as standard and the interior usually contrasted the paint, rather than matching it. Joey spud, Brodders, Stevebrookman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspiral_Mondays Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Back in late 1993 I had some money burning a hole after working abroad and was kicking the tyres at a specialist independent dealers in Cheshire. They had a VW Golf GTI on an L-Reg. Not unusual, but this was a Mk2 pre-big bumper model, so built before 1990, so basically registered at least 3 years after it was built. bunglebus and ProgRocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Earlier I was queuing outside Aldi, had the perfect opportunity to pap this minging Escort van on an O2 reg. I take it that they were replaced by the Transit Connect shortly after. Coprolalia, Tenmil Socket and MKT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Seems some sort of Armageddon special stored away solely for international emergencies by some good ol' survivalist - presumably with a 1000 bog rolls in the back. How do I know? I also own just such a vehicle - minus the bog rolls.... ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Not necessarily late registration but does anyone have any info on U-reg cars: Joey spud, bunglebus, Yoss and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That's an Isle of man registration, I'm not certain but I think it's the first letter that indicates the age not the U. I believe the current system was introduced in the mid 1980s with AMN 1A, then when it got To AMN 999A it went to BMN 1A to BMN 999A etc so CMN 945U would be issued mid to late 90s. timolloyd, Joey spud and Austat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Isle of Man was up to NMN when I was there Sep 2018. But it looked like quite a lot of people transfer the older marks eg there were some that started MAN and had up to four numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 A TDS Touring will be one of the latest E34s, 94-95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 This popped up on my book of faces. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a P-reg Montego before! forbeslongden, mk2_craig, HarmonicCheeseburger and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 1 minute ago, brownnova said: This popped up on my book of faces. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a P-reg Montego before! Probably ex-mod I heard the bought the last ones as a job lot. kinkersaab and brownnova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: Probably ex-mod I heard the bought the last ones as a job lot. I believe the last ones were sold on without ever having been used by the MOD. Ex editor of Car Mechanics Magazine Peter Simpson had 3 ex MOD Montego saloons in a row at one time. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Speed Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 In 1979 I had a summer holiday job at a BL dealership in the leafy Surrey suburbs. My job was to prepare cars for sale. The dealership stored new cars on a farm a few miles away until they had a buyer. Normally I would steam off the waxy stuff and then clean all the glue off the carpets. One of the cars I had to prepare was a “new” Toledo which had been sold as a new car but had been on the farm for at least 2 years. They stopped making them in 76. I didn’t have to clean any wax off it. Only mud and rust. It went out with a V reg which must be pretty unique but I doubt it’s around now. mk2_craig and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forbeslongden Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Found this one when on my daily hour exercise, were these really made this late?! phil_lihp and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 That's a bizarre one, comes up as a "Middlebridge" on Doovla Richard_FM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 That's a bizarre one, comes up as a "Middlebridge" on DoovlaMiddlebridge bought for manufacturing rights when the Scimirar went out of production at Reliant. I guess they’re technically kit cars? There’s more info at their register here http://middlebridge-scimitar.co.uk/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProgRocker and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I can only offer up an L-plater but one of my flickr contacts caught an N-plater. 1995 Middlebridge Scimitar by Dave K, on Flickr phil_lihp, mk2_craig and forbeslongden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2100k Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 holbeck, LightBulbFun, willswitchengage and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, dc2100k said: These used to confuse me when they were badged as Dodges once I became aware of the American cars. It was like BMC selling vans as Wolsleys in certain markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 49 minutes ago, dc2100k said: I stand to be corrected, but didn’t these last in production up until 1982? twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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