Late registration madness

[Noah Davies]

whats even crazier is that a MK1 plaxton pointer ended up getting a 56 REG Plate

Even One On A S REG too

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

4 hours ago, Noah Davies said:

whats even crazier is that a MK1 plaxton pointer ended up getting a 56 REG Plate

Even One On A S REG too

 

That 56 Plate is a Prototype; unique for an SPD as it doesn't have the usual bonded glazing.

I don't know if they still have that. They also had a Neobus bodied Dart SLF.

I've been to one of their yards. Very interesting! 

Edited August 27 by Leyland Worldmaster
Unicorns

[83C]

33 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

That 56 Plate is a Prototype; unique for an SPD as it doesn't have the usual bonded glazing.

I don't know if they still have that. They also had a Neobus bodied Dart SLF.

I've been to one of their yards. Very interesting! 

It does however have the standard SPD arse sag.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

2 minutes ago, 83C said:

It does however have the standard SPD arse sag.

That was OEM; the S701-705VKM (I think) batch for Maidstone Park and Ride had that from new!

Not quite as pronounced as the Omnicity however! 🤓

[83C]

8 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

That was OEM; the S701-705VKM (I think) batch for Maidstone Park and Ride had that from new!

Not quite as pronounced as the Omnicity however! 🤓

Same with the V, W & X reg examples for Stagecoach West, I don't think I've ever seen an SPD that wasn't trying to emulate a dog with worms. Definitely a stretch too far for the Dart platform. That '56' plate really is weird though, given by then it was Transbus rather than Dennis I'd almost assume it to be something accident damaged that got repaired using a withdrawn early Pointer as a donor rather than something factory built 8-9 years after they stopped using the molds.

Edit: Just read that it was indeed built in 1998 but for whatever reason not registered until 2006. Still a bit strange, wonder if the gasket windows were an issue? I always had the feeling the bonded windows on the SPDs were structural...

[Leyland Worldmaster]

1 hour ago, 83C said:

Same with the V, W & X reg examples for Stagecoach West, I don't think I've ever seen an SPD that wasn't trying to emulate a dog with worms. Definitely a stretch too far for the Dart platform. That '56' plate really is weird though, given by then it was Transbus rather than Dennis I'd almost assume it to be something accident damaged that got repaired using a withdrawn early Pointer as a donor rather than something factory built 8-9 years after they stopped using the molds.

Edit: Just read that it was indeed built in 1998 but for whatever reason not registered until 2006. Still a bit strange, wonder if the gasket windows were an issue? I always had the feeling the bonded windows on the SPDs were structural...

I think I read that the bonded glazing was structural! In any case, an interesting survivor! 😎

[Noah Davies]

came across finding this

There Are A Few 15 REG Plate Zafira's

[Noah Davies]

07 REG ALX400??

[Yoss]

11 minutes ago, Noah Davies said:

07 REG ALX400??

[Noah Davies]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

it was temporarly an 07 but at the end it went back to 05

[Yoss]

9 minutes ago, Noah Davies said:

it was temporarly an 07 but at the end it went back to 05

I would have thought it went from there straight to the scrapyard but apparently not. It's currently sorned. Can't imagine it has much future unless they are going to open top it, which is usually just a stepping stone to the scrappy anyway. 

[Noah Davies]

well the only late ALX is an 07 REG ALX300

[sheffcortinacentre]

5 hours ago, Yoss said:

Tell me it's the last ever of the show.

[Lord Sterling]

I think this was imported into England in 2024. Not sure why it carries a T-plate as year of manufacturer is listed 1990 and reg'd in 1991.

[warren t claim]

1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

I think this was imported into England in 2024. Not sure why it carries a T-plate as year of manufacturer is listed 1990 and reg'd in 1991.

Weren't some imported from India?

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, warren t claim said:

Weren't some imported from India?

Yep. There were Indian-built W124s. I took a pic of one years ago.

This one is way to early for that. It's an 89/90 car. W124 building in India started in 1995 so would have been facelifted by then.

[lesapandre]

10 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

I think this was imported into England in 2024. Not sure why it carries a T-plate as year of manufacturer is listed 1990 and reg'd in 1991.

Possibly a personal plate.

Vaj and Vajra are Hindi male names. Vaja is also a traditional first name or surname of Georgian origin.

[Noah Davies]

Late R19

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/results?registration=p297+jot&checkRecalls=true