Slappy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 That was my thought also. According to HML there were 17 registered in 06, 1 in 07 and in 09. Was always a rare beastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 19 minutes ago, Slappy said: That was my thought also. According to HML there were 17 registered in 06, 1 in 07 and in 09. Was always a rare beastie An 07 one lived near me and I used to see it quite often but it appears to have died about 6 months ago. It wasn't the only one though; it was licensed as a Tata TL2 SWB and HML says there were 20 of them registered in 2007. I wish I'd taken a photo of it as I didn't realise how rare it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryD Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 How about an F registered Opel Manta, registered in January 1989, production ceased in July ‘88, it must have sat on a lot for a while. I’ve heard about some G registered ones but no photos have been offered. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 18/02/2024 at 18:00, BarryD said: How about an F registered Opel Manta, registered in January 1989, production ceased in July ‘88, it must have sat on a lot for a while. I’ve heard about some G registered ones but no photos have been offered. I've seen a couple of F reg manta Exclusives but never a G reg. BarryD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 My now sadly deceased friend had a J reg coupe. That was a new shell made up by the local dealers. I’ll try and dig a pic out warren t claim, adw1977 and Eyersey1234 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 My now sadly deceased friend had a J reg coupe. That was a new shell made up by the local dealers. I’ll try and dig a pic outSide on photo. Will dig further. Richard_FM, mk2_craig, Joey spud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I've seen this a few times now, I wonder what the story is. 221k at its last MOT too, good going. Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 CDT115 Connoisseur 2008 by Greg W, on Flickr BorniteIdentity, RoverFolkUs, Yoss and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 41 minutes ago, Gompo said: I've seen this a few times now, I wonder what the story is. 221k at its last MOT too, good going. Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 CDT115 Connoisseur 2008 by Greg W, on Flickr There's a batch of 10, built in 2003 for a taxi company in Bermuda. The buyer had gone bust by the time they arrived there and after sitting at the docks for a few years they eventually found their way back to the UK and were registered on RK08 plates. Discussion here: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=200966 MrGTI6, Shep Shepherd, Richard_FM and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 21/02/2024 at 22:12, quicksilver said: There's a batch of 10, built in 2003 for a taxi company in Bermuda. The buyer had gone bust by the time they arrived there and after sitting at the docks for a few years they eventually found their way back to the UK and were registered on RK08 plates. Discussion here: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=200966 Thanks for that, quite an interesting story. Apologies if it's been brought up in this thread earlier. jon.k and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 BorniteIdentity, 23rdian, warren t claim and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 MiniMinorMk3, adw1977, Shep Shepherd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWhite Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Going through old photos and I found this from 2015. It was scrapped not long after I took this JJ0063, MrGTI6, Gompo and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 18/02/2024 at 17:52, quicksilver said: An 07 one lived near me and I used to see it quite often but it appears to have died about 6 months ago. It wasn't the only one though; it was licensed as a Tata TL2 SWB and HML says there were 20 of them registered in 2007. I wish I'd taken a photo of it as I didn't realise how rare it was. The Tata lives! Looks odd on an 07 and it's a private plate too. Eyersey1234, mk2_craig, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I think with late registration Travelers they have been military vehicles from new and get miss assigned a reg number for the year they leave service. Richard_FM, Eyersey1234 and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Yes used to be a T reg one round here in the 80,s Richard_FM and Joey spud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 21 hours ago, Joey spud said: I think with late registration Travelers they have been military vehicles from new and get miss assigned a reg number for the year they leave service. That may have come from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. Before August 1983 and the Prefix plates any car that needed re-registering was give a current suffix plate. The 1975 Innocent Mini Cooper Export that I had was imported in 1981, hence the X-Reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 My 76 Firebird was X reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Just spotted this 1968 Ford Corsair on eBay. It's an F-reg, but somehow it's ended up on a prefix rather than a suffix. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166681306747 GR8 PL8 M8, BorniteIdentity and LightBulbFun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 10 hours ago, MrGTI6 said: Just spotted this 1968 Ford Corsair on eBay. It's an F-reg, but somehow it's ended up on a prefix rather than a suffix. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166681306747 Fairly recent import with a correctly declared date of manufacture. Someone at the DVLA clearly wasn't paying attention. LightBulbFun and MiniMinorMk3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 On 21/02/2024 at 22:12, quicksilver said: There's a batch of 10, built in 2003 for a taxi company in Bermuda. The buyer had gone bust by the time they arrived there and after sitting at the docks for a few years they eventually found their way back to the UK and were registered on RK08 plates. Discussion here: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=200966 Most responses seem to reinforce my decision to ignore single model forums. EyesWeldedShut, Richard_FM, Aston Martin and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 19/02/2024 at 04:00, BarryD said: How about an F registered Opel Manta, registered in January 1989, production ceased in July ‘88, it must have sat on a lot for a while. I’ve heard about some G registered ones but no photos have been offered. Not quite photographic evidence but here's a classified listing of one from 1991. If you're wondering it was only £2,995, for a then-recent sportscar! BarryD, warren t claim, adw1977 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On the subject of classified ads... ...it seems that some Dacias were sat on the forecourts for a few years. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 04/04/2024 at 17:26, Joey spud said: I think with late registration Travelers they have been military vehicles from new and get miss assigned a reg number for the year they leave service. I once saw a Minor on a prefix B plate at Waitrose in Berkhamsted. I’ve literally no idea how that happened. Joey spud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 05/04/2024 at 19:54, sheffcortinacentre said: My 76 Firebird was X reg. Yep, i had a 77 Camaro that was Y reg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 6 hours ago, MiniMort said: Not quite photographic evidence but here's a classified listing of one from 1991. If you're wondering it was only £2,995, for a then-recent sportscar! How does £2995 in 1991 compare to wages at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 13 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: How does £2995 in 1991 compare to wages at the time? Average wage was a little over £3,600, so probably the real wages equivalent of paying a smidge under £30k. Basically then the equivalent of some flashy nearly-new BMW or Audi coupe thing. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 21 hours ago, MiniMort said: Average wage was a little over £3,600 Really? Would have thought 10k nearer the mark. Though I guess it depends which average. Mean? Median? Are they much different? Regardless, that manta sounds like it would've been a bit of a barg, though I reckon the price suggests G reg could've been a typo for C reg. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaGTE85 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Tommy Autos channel on Youtube has just uploaded a review on a T-plate 300Tdi Disco 1. I thought the Disco 2 with TD5 came out 1998/R reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 18 minutes ago, MantaGTE85 said: Tommy Autos channel on Youtube has just uploaded a review on a T-plate 300Tdi Disco 1. I thought the Disco 2 with TD5 came out 1998/R reg. I saw a T Reg V8i Disco 1 today, coincidentally MantaGTE85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 08/04/2024 at 22:07, MiniMort said: Average wage was a little over £3,600, so probably the real wages equivalent of paying a smidge under £30k. Basically then the equivalent of some flashy nearly-new BMW or Audi coupe thing. BarryD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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