Charlie Croker Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Hi there. This the first time ive started a topic so i hope ive done it right.lol. We have a late registration topic so thought i would tell you all about a really early one i once saw in Colne Lancashire in 1994. It was a gold Rover 827 Sterling on a C plate. Im sure it had a Coventry plate. The last two letters were WK. Must be very early as the oldest i seem to see are on a D plate. I also remember an ad in CCW for a 1980 on a V plate again the oldest i know of is a W plate as the metro didnt go on sale untill sept 80....development car i think. Anyone know of or seen any other early ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I know Thatcher and Kinnock were both given C plate 800's. One red and one blue! I missed out on a Very early plated 2.8 Capri that was a press demo car. (VVW8W IIRC) £900 was cheap for one of them back in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Old giffer a couple of miles away has a very minty Cinnabar Austin Mini Metro on a Y plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 "The Professionals" had Mk5 Cortinas on T-plates in some episodes, never seen any that early in the metal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Old giffer a couple of miles away has a very minty Cinnabar Austin Mini Metro on a Y plate.My aunt had one on an "X" back in the day. Weren't the press cars "W"s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Croker Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 That Capri must must be a early one. Most are X reg onwards. Sounds cheap too. Ahhhh the ones we let go by.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 ...It was a gold Rover 827 Sterling on a C plate. Im sure it had a Coventry plate. The last two letters were WK. Must be very early as the oldest i seem to see are on a D plate...Scuse me while I have a heart attack............ I love Gold mk1 Rover Sterlings Anyway, The car you wil have seen is a pre-production car, all C-plate 800s were pre-production. There are probably 1 or 2 C-plated 800s still in existance. The ending of the plate might have been CWK as some press cars were. They were from 86-88 2.5 Honda engines, 2.7 came in the later half of 88. I have an E-reg 825 Sterling. I'll get me coat...... Anyway, in the early 90s I saw a silver Rover 800 on a C-plate, didnt know at the time they made them that early (I was just a kid, spotting Rover 800s even then!) I'm pretty sure I've seen a F-plated mk3 Fiesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 There is two (or there was, havent seen them recently) F plate MKIII Fiestas in Basingstoke, one blue and one gold. They were made on F plate but very few seem to remain. There was a W reg Metro at Brooklands earlier this year, its a true gem! Perhaps we could post photos on this thread of first of the line cars? Because they are the hardest ones to see..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Croker Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 Lol. At last another 800 spotter. Got to be the mk1 saloon for me. I never thought the hatch/fastbck looked as classy for some reason. As for the pro's cortinas i always thought they were on false plates like the capris and the granada until i checked on the dvla site. They were registerd in july 79. So a couple of months before the mk5 was launched in sept 79. Now where's my anorack!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Old giffer a couple of miles away has a very minty Cinnabar Austin Mini Metro on a Y plate.My aunt had one on an "X" back in the day. Weren't the press cars "W"s?Launched on a W, but some pre-release ones on a V exist.... Im such an arse, I meant V. In my defence I have just finished my third 13 hour shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Princess Diana's old Metro was a W plate. and this one i saw here is also a W plate I think the very first ones in the magazines were on a T plate infact, I had a photo of one in a CAR magazine i had. Also looking through my old road tests this is the oldest Rover 825i i can find, On a C plate. Link to road test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brammy777 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 And this is the W plate Metro from Brooklands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Croker Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 That sterling is EXACTLY like the one i saw. Oh and yes it would be the 825 and not the 827. My mistake.lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 "The Professionals" had Mk5 Cortinas on T-plates in some episodes, never seen any that early in the metal though.wrong way round - mk4s on mk5 plates, and fake plates ones hows about this for an early plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 You could tell a Ford product placement on the TV by the reg plates. They were usually VHK prefixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Ahh, the old rally car trick, hey? I asked a rally prepartion specialists in Newtown (Powys) what the script was with early plates on late cars (such as the Mk2 Escort above) and I can't bloody remember exactly what they said! I'm sure it was some 'implication' of re-shelling Mk1s and something to do with motorsport log books though. Locally there was a 'C' plate Rover 8 series, was there for years (and was bloody tidy too) but it went off the radar a few years back unfortunately. Was once offered a 'T' reg Jag XJ6 Series 3 but it was as rough as arseholes and the engine was knocking like a canvasser on triple bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Your "plate-thing" is a complete mystery too me, very interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Basically an 'A' reg Montego trumps a 'Y' reg Metro, and a 'T' reg Maxi 1750HLS in Sandglow knocks an 'S' reg XJS V12 (pre-HE) into a cocked trilby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Ahh, now that explains everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Your "plate-thing" is a complete mystery too me, very interesting though. Dunno what happend, but tried to post this before and it didnt happen Anyway, here in the UK we have whats called prefix and suffix plates. Prefix is: A 123 ABCSuffix is: ABC 123 A Registration plates are issued to cars and stay on the car for its life (Unless you have a personalised plate) A suffix or prefix plates correspond to the year they are issued, i.e ABC 123 Y and A 123 ABC - Would be issued in 1983A 123 ABC and B 123 ABC - Would be issued in 1984 Most of the time you can tell the year of a car by its plate i.e An F-reg car would be from 1988-1989. The reason for this thread is that sometimes, a car will issued with a registration plate that doesnt correspond to when the car was made, i.e, Rover 800s were made until 1996, you might see some Rover 800s with 1999 registration plates, or you may see one with a very early registration. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 You could tell a Ford product placement on the TV by the reg plates. They were usually VHK prefixed.VHKs were all ford press cars i haz a list (most supplied by Bortaf) VHK 11W CAPRI MARK III 3.0SUsed in the Professionals Season 5rediscovered by Alan Jarvis in 1994, having been resprayed whiteDate of Liability 01 01 2006 Date of First Registration 01 03 1981 Year of Manufacture 1981 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2994CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Export Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GOLD VHK 12W CAPRI MARK III 3.1 S V6Used in the Professionals Season 5Similarly it is rumoured that this car is a re-registration of OWC 827V but, again, this is denied by others. Alan Jarvis found the car in 1994. Restored car at the 1999 Ford Fair.Vehicle details could not be found VHK 47S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 RS 1800 WORKS RALLY CAR – 1979 MONTE CARLO RALLYDate of Liability 01 01 2010 Date of First Registration 09 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1997CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour WHITEVHK 47S & VHK 74S: these were the only works RS1800 ever fitted with an injection system rather than the twin carbs. They were used by Hannu Mikkola and Björn Waldegaard in Monte Carlo 1979 and although these cars had improved the power to 272BHP, by Sweden 1979 the Ford works team returned to the traditional layout. Please read also the blah under the "asphalt" version.VHK 74S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 RS 1800 WORKS RALLY CAR – RUSSELL BROOKES / 1979 MONTE CARLO RALLYDate of Liability 01 01 2010 Date of First Registration 27 09 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1834CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour WHITE Vehicle Type Approval null VHK 99S ESCORT LDate of Liability 01 04 1991 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1298CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GOLD VHK137S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 ESTATE BEIGE IN THE FILM THE SWEENEY 2Date of Liability 01 09 1991 Date of First Registration 18 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GOLD VHK 143SVehicle details could not be found VHK 144S GRANADA 2.8 GHIA AUTODate of Liability 01 11 1989 Date of First Registration 18 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour WHITE VHK 147S GRANADA GHIA CPE AUTODate of Liability 01 04 1987 Date of First Registration 25 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2994CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE VHK 184S CORTINA GHIADate of Liability 15 06 1992 Date of First Registration 10 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GOLD VHK 185S GRANADA GL FI AUTODate of Liability 01 03 1992 Date of First Registration 02 06 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour WHITE VHK186S 1978 FORD TRANSIT SWB VAN WHITE PEPSI CUSTOM VANDate of Liability 01 03 1992 Date of First Registration 08 08 1977 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 9999CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLACK Vehicle Type Approval null VHK407S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 ESTATE GL AUTO BEIGE FORD DEMONTRATORDate of Liability 26 02 2009 Date of First Registration 05 09 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BEIGE VHK 409S GRANADA GL AUTODate of Liability 01 11 1990 Date of First Registration 05 09 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK450S 1978 FORD FIESTA 1.3 S, blackDate of Liability 08 07 1987 Date of First Registration 22 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1298CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLACK VHK452S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA BEIGE PRESS FLEET VEHICLEDate of Liability 01 11 1987 Date of First Registration 16 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BEIGE Vehicle Type Approval null VHK453S 1979 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 L BLUE THE SWEENEYDate of Liability 27 03 1987 Date of First Registration 22 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE VHK454S 1979 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.0 GHIA SILVER ITV series OUT 1979/80Date of Liability 01 04 1984 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour SILVER Vehicle Type Approval null VHK456S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 2.0 L SAHARA BEIGE COWLEY’S CAR IN “THE PROFESSIONALSâ€Â'Heroes', 'Close Quarters', 'Stakeout', 'Look After Annie'maybe used in Sweeney episode 'One of Your Own'Date of Liability 30 08 1991 Date of First Registration 09 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BEIGE VHK457S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 Date of Liability 01 04 1993 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1998CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK460S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 SDate of Liability 07 01 1988 Date of First Registration 16 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK461S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S SILVER PUBLICITY VEHICLEDate of Liability 28 07 1988 Date of First Registration 05 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour SILVER Vehicle Type Approval null VHK462S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 SDate of Liability 23 06 1988 Date of First Registration 22 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREEN VHK463S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 2.8 GHIA MOTOR SHOW REVIEW CARDate of Liability 01 12 1990 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK468S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 1.1 LDate of Liability 06 06 1989 Date of First Registration 12 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1298CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK470S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA, ITV series OUT 1979/80Date of Liability 23 11 1989 Date of First Registration 22 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA FORD PUBLICITY CAR SAME REG “AS BELOW†Brown ?? , ITV series OUT 1979/80VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S BLACK FEATURED IN TV’S “THE PROFESSIONALSâ€ÂDate of Liability 25 07 1988 Date of First Registration 16 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLACK VHK475S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 1.3 LDate of Liability 01 05 1991 Date of First Registration 16 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE Vehicle Type Approval null VHK476S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 1.3 L EST.Date of Liability 01 10 1992 Date of First Registration 16 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 VHK477S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.0 GHIA EST. PUBLICITY VEHICLE Date of Liability 02 08 1983 Date of First Registration 16 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK480S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 1.6 GL 1980 MOTOR SHOW REVIEW CAR Date of Liability 01 01 1990 Date of First Registration 16 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour WHITE VHK481S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 2.8I S Date of Liability 01 12 1986 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREEN VHK484S 1978 FORD CAPRI MK3 2.0 S Date of Liability 01 02 1993 Date of First Registration 26 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour YELLOW VHK491S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 2.8I S STRATO SILVER 7 episodes of series 4 & Sweeney 2 film Exported out of UK June 1978 VHK493S 1978 FORD CAPRI MK3 3.0 S Date of Liability 01 09 2010 Date of First Registration 12 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2994CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour WHITE VHK494S 1978 FORD CAPRI MK3 3.0 S PEP.GREEN PRESS FLEET VEHICLE. RESTORED Date of Liability 01 11 2010 Date of First Registration 20 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3196CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status SORN Not Due Vehicle Colour GREEN VHK495S 1978 Ford Capri Mk3 3.0S White (NOW) PRESS FLEET VEHICLE . IN “THE PROFESSIONALS†RESTORED INTO NEW SHELL Date of Liability 01 08 2010 Date of First Registration 10 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2994CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status SORN Not Due Vehicle Colour SILVER VHK497S 1978 CAPRI Mk3 X PACK, WHITE PRESS CAR AND PACE CAR FOR RACE SERIES Date of Liability 01 02 2010 Date of First Registration 26 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3200CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status SORN Not Due Vehicle Colour WHITE VHK 507S CAPRI BURGUNDY Date of Liability 01 11 1989 Date of First Registration 13 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2994CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK518S 1978 FORD GRANADA 2.8 GHIA JUPITER RED REAL REG FORYHJ766T Two identical cars were used here in the 1978 and '79 episodes respectively. The true identities were VHK 518S and FEV 24T. The latter car - whose genuine plate was accidentally left on the vehicle in a brief scene in 'A Hiding to Nothing') - was supplied just prior to the third filming block. Date of Liability 30 11 1990 Date of First Registration 09 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK520S 1978 FORD FIESTA 1.3 S Date of Liability 01 04 1989 Date of First Registration 12 04 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK534S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 GL SALOON HAWAIIAN BLUE IN “THE PROFESSIONALS†Date of Liability 01 05 1988 Date of First Registration 01 05 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLUE VHK535S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA Date of Liability 01 01 1990 Date of First Registration 29 06 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK536S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 1.6 GL NEVADA BEIGE IN “THE PROFESSIONALS†Date of Liability 01 12 1989 Date of First Registration 01 07 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BEIGE VHK537S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 1.6 GL JUPITER RED IN “THE PROFESSIONALS†Date of Liability 01 10 1989 Date of First Registration 02 06 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK539S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S Date of Liability 01 06 1989 Date of First Registration 02 06 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED VHK541S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S Date of Liability 01 11 1986 Date of First Registration 23 05 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BROWN VHK543S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GL IN “THE PROFESSIONALS†Vehicle details could not be found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 VHK481S 1978 FORD GRANADA MK2 2.8I S Date of Liability 01 12 1986 Date of First Registration 01 08 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREEN I lusted after this Granada after it was on the cover of a Ford Cars brochure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 VHK520S 1978 FORD FIESTA 1.3 S Date of Liability 01 04 1989 Date of First Registration 12 04 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour RED An Essex engined Fiesta! Even our own Minimad5 wouldn't go as far as that transplant! Some mistake surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA FORD PUBLICITY CAR SAME REG “AS BELOW†Brown ?? , ITV series OUT 1979/80VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S BLACK FEATURED IN TV’S “THE PROFESSIONALSâ€ÂDate of Liability 25 07 1988Date of First Registration 16 08 1977Year of Manufacture 1977Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CCCO2 Emissions Not AvailableFuel Type PetrolExport Marker Not ApplicableVehicle Status UnlicensedVehicle Colour BLACKI scrapped that. Then realised, very shortly afterwards, what it was. By the time I got back to the scrapyard it was finished. Still upsets me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 That's quite some list, Here's 490 & 494 taken by me last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA FORD PUBLICITY CAR SAME REG “AS BELOW†Brown ?? , ITV series OUT 1979/80VHK473S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 S BLACK FEATURED IN TV’S “THE PROFESSIONALSâ€ÂDate of Liability 25 07 1988Date of First Registration 16 08 1977Year of Manufacture 1977Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2293CCCO2 Emissions Not AvailableFuel Type PetrolExport Marker Not ApplicableVehicle Status UnlicensedVehicle Colour BLACKI scrapped that. Then realised, very shortly afterwards, what it was. By the time I got back to the scrapyard it was finished. Still upsets me. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Still upsets me. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Yup. Gutted. It ended up on a really dodgy Everton housing estate, with a bloke who thought the answer to V6 fuel economy was a 1.6 crossflow. I couldn't let him do that, but it needed a power steering rack, a radiator, the roof panel was rotten around the sunroof and it ended up with a Granada 2.8 engine, 5 speed box and Ghia alloys. One thing led to another and it got scrapped at MOT time. It only cost £80 or so to buy, but it was just another Cortina. I knew I'd seen the reg somewhere, but I could have sworn it was the Sweeney. Probably Dennis Waterman is the confusing factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'm pretty sure I've seen a F-plated mk3 Fiesta.My mate has an F reg Mk3 Fiesta Van, and not an XRV either, a Fiesta van with a load bay instead of back seats and panelled up rear windows. It was running until very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 here it is in the ITV series OUT starring Tom Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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