Late registration madness

[Eyersey1234]

Sorry no pictures but just seen an F reg Series 3 XJ6 being trailered on the M62

[bunglebus]

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

[quicksilver]

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.

[davocano]

A late Daimler Double Six...

[The Vicar]

2009 pre-facelift Mk2 Vectra:

A 2007 Mk2 Punto:

[quicksilver]

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

[Ghosty]

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.
 

[Inspiral_Mondays]

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.

[ProgRocker]

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.

 

[lesapandre]

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....

[Austat]

Not necessarily late registration but does anyone have any info on U-reg cars:

[Eyersey1234]

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.

[mk2_craig]

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. 

[Ghosty]

A TDS Touring will be one of the latest E34s, 94-95. 

[brownnova]

This popped up on my book of faces. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a P-reg Montego before! 

[Richard_FM]

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.

[Eyersey1234]

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. 

[Three Speed]

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.

[forbeslongden]

Found this one when on my daily hour exercise, were these really made this late?! 

[bunglebus]

That's a bizarre one, comes up as a "Middlebridge" on Doovla

[jumpingjehovahs]

That's a bizarre one, comes up as a "Middlebridge" on Doovla

Middlebridge 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/


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[davocano]

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

[dc2100k]

[Richard_FM]

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.

[bigstraight6]

49 minutes ago, dc2100k said:

I stand to be corrected, but didn’t these last in production up until 1982?

[dc2100k]

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.

[twosmoke300]

Last Dodge SpaceVan was made 1983 so I expect a few were registered in 84 at least 

[Joey spud]

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.

[adw1977]

There's a photo on Flickr of a 1984 registered Spacevan B698JMY

Flickr link

[Richard_FM]

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.