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It says theres once 1 allegro vanden plas left on the road- not right, surely?

As above, it'll be the DVLA's slightly hotch-potch naming system - I would wager most of them are under "Vanden Plas 1500".

 

Just to be pedantic, I seem to remember the DVLA refers to them as Rover Vanden Plas or Rover 1500.

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It says theres once 1 allegro vanden plas left on the road- not right, surely?

As above, it'll be the DVLA's slightly hotch-potch naming system - I would wager most of them are under "Vanden Plas 1500".

1500.

 

There are - strangely it was one of the first cars I searched :?

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Surprisingly, as it was looked on as a classic even while it was still in production and they would be have been lovingly cared for from new, there are only 29 Saab 99 Turbos taxed and another 52 SORNed There are also 4 and 13 'Saab 99 EMS Turbo Combis' left (the later 3-door 99 Turbo?) The fuel injected ones have fared even worse; 7 and 6 for the EMS and only 2 and 1 for the GLE :shock: but the greatest surprise is the 900 EMS again only 2 and 1 . Looks as if my set of EMS wheels are going to be a long time finding a home :(

 

edit: also Mercedes 190 numbers have fallen by 36% in two years :( I wonder what the equivalent figures for Nigeria are :wink:

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I don't trust these figures too much, as previously mentioned by Hirst and others, the amount of errors on the DVLA system regarding model names is ridiculous, Apple and Ledbury Maestros are registered as ROVER MAESTRO 1.3 under marque or sometimes something even more ridiculous, and I know of a few mid 80s cars on the system as model unknown, when they are normal cars, and I once saw a MKI Transit with something stupid like 'FORD NON CAR DERIVED VAN'.

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There are four times as many Escort RS1800s now than the were in 2002.... Ring ring!

 

Can you actually change the model designation after it's been registered?

 

Maybe these are barn finds, etc, being put back on the system.

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Been having a nosy at this myself; may have to go knocking doors in Ayrshire again...

 

Hyundai Pony TOTAL (not including X2s or any of that jazz) - 1994: 25554. 2010: 100.

 

 

The Stellar fares worse, with just 32 remaining in 2010 of the 11319 on the road in 1994... :shock:

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Just looking up the older Subaru models, there does appear to be around 70 odd of the 'classic' 1.8 GL/DL models left, I'd love to see one of those again, and the 284 'Brat' pickups seem to survive really well given their hard lives, nigh on 700 remaining apparently. But the real confusing one is 98 Sumos, I know of one lingering around the back of OMG PIKEY MOT station near here, but that's it...

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Just looking up the older Subaru models, there does appear to be around 70 odd of the 'classic' 1.8 GL/DL models left, I'd love to see one of those again, and the 284 'Brat' pickups seem to survive really well given their hard lives, nigh on 700 remaining apparently. But the real confusing one is 98 Sumos, I know of one lingering around the back of OMG PIKEY MOT station near here, but that's it...

 

There's a Sumo that rattles around Wythenshawe \ Heald Green. It somehow gets through an MOT every year despite getting more and more decrepit.

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There are twelve Fiat Tempra turbo diesels,however if I type in SW/station wagon or estate nothing appears.This must be wrong as I'm looking at a taxed 'n' tested estate on my drive right now.

 

There was one of those on the East Lancs the other day, tidy too. Being thrashed mercilessly it was, but it looked like it was used to it.

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There are four times as many Escort RS1800s now than the were in 2002.... Ring ring!

 

Can you actually change the model designation after it's been registered?

 

Maybe these are barn finds, etc, being put back on the system.

 

It's very very difficult to change model designation on the rare occasions it is possible. I don't know anyone who's managed it without a major battle with the DVLA.

 

They're probably ex-rally cars, most RS1800s ended up in forests for years, then were laid up until they were allowed into classic rallying - which I think happened around 2000-2001. That's when the values skyrocketted. Until then they were £6-8k for a mint Custom, after that, £25-30k...

 

The legendary Ian Harwood retired just after that happened. With a few bob I should think, he dealt exclusively in Mk1s, Mk2s, spares for 'em and tuning bits for 30 years. Deservedly too, bloke lived the bloody things.

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For example there were 645 Renault 18 Turbo's still alive in 1994, there are now just 7 :shock::cry:

 

Have a look how many of your favourite car is left on the road, it's going to be depressing reading.....

 

RENAULT 18 LS (the ultra rare, basic estate with the 1647cc engine) - 2 - licensed :D:D:D:D

 

There is a god - I want both of them, now. Reward for their capture, immediately.

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http://howmanyleft.co.uk/detail/R5064

 

155 Legacy Turbo's like the wifes one on the road with 104 SORN'ed so not rare but I suspect as they get ever cheaper they'll get raped for engines or crashed.

 

Just looked and there are more Integrale's on the road. I'm not going to bother fixing the Subaru's rust! Put it on Ebay for 5k as a project! :D:lol:

 

One that interested me and was a little surprising http://howmanyleft.co.uk/detail/D3098 Only 500 or so sold originally and nearly half are still left.

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Was some (nutter) importing them over a decade?

 

Maybe for some autoshite car hire service or something!! I think the L was quite a short lived variant I haven't even seen any Leboncoin!

 

There was an old guy in Stourbridge driving a TS around up till around 2003, I wonder if it is hidden away somewhere!!

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My Civic 125 is one of 12 1250cc manuals left :shock:

 

Not sure if it 1 of the 2 or 1 of the 10 (presumably one is 3 door and the other 5 door)

 

I bought it to save it from an uncertain future, guess I made the right choice. 8)

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There are more Triumph herald 1200s left than boggo Proton Impians. I'm not sure what to make of the fact that my 10 year old malaysian shit box is rarer than my cherished british scene-wagon.

 

Put it in a shed NOW so you can sell it in 10 years for tens of thousands of pounds :D

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