Motoring Discussion > Where is...?	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Runfer D'Hills	Replies: 38

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:24   Where is...? - Runfer D'Hills

Actually, on reflection, Zero's "where is" thread idea might be fun. So I'll start but please feel free to add your "lost" cars to the list. Idea being that if a Car4player spots one they report it on here. Just general location E,G. county/town would fine with a brief description of current condition if possible. "Betsy" was sold on a "private" plate but I know what the "real" number should be too if the new owner has sold the the plate. Mondeo Ghia X estate - Silver - M16 SHU or perhaps PL51LKD Sold by a dealer in south Cheshire but could be anywhere by now... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:27   Where is...? - Zero

Should be easy to spot this one A 1932 Austin 7 Tourer was red, could be blue again, JH 1462 Last edited by: Zero on Tue 14 Jun 11 at 19:30 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:48   Where is...? - Runfer D'Hills

Oh and if I may, 1972 Volvo 144 yellow with a black vinyl roof PVV 221J Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:55   Where is...? - Zero

>> Oh and if I may, 1972 Volvo 144 yellow with a black vinyl roof PVV >> 221J Not insured Humph. Assume its sorned. Last edited by: Zero on Tue 14 Jun 11 at 19:55 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:58   Where is...? - Runfer D'Hills

Or been sent out to sea in a burning longship I suppose... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:50   Where is...? - Dave_

I seem to be the penultimate owner of all my cars :( None of the cars I've sold are showing on DVLA or MID as taxed or insured any more - except the Escort which the new owner at least taxed. EDIT: Talking of tanks, has anyone set eyes on the immaculate bright orange 244DL my mum sold to a chap from Leeds ten years ago? It appears to have been taxed up until last year. HGS 543N Last edited by: Dave_TDCi on Tue 14 Jun 11 at 19:53 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 19:58   Where is...? - Meldrew

Green Hillman Minx PFE 78 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 20:04   Where is...? - MD

My Father's 1967 Beetle. OLK 319E His Moggy 18 TMU My Anglia van 8015 MD. Sure wish I'd kept that plate. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 20:10   Where is...? - Zero

>> My Father's 1967 Beetle. OLK 319E not insured >> His Moggy 18 TMU not insured >> My Anglia van 8015 MD. Sure wish I'd kept that plate. not insured Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 21:06   Where is...? - MD

I have askmid in the taskbar. Very very handy I can tell you. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 20:08   Where is...? - Zero

>> Green Hillman Minx PFE 78 Another one currently not on the road. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 20:12   Where is...? - Runfer D'Hills

How are you checking those details Z ? I think I might know but perhaps some others may not. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 20:26   Where is...? - Zero

ownvehicle.askmid.com/askmid.aspx Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 22:46   Where is...? - Ted

Checked a few of my older ones in the past...nothing. The one I'd like to see was the car we went on honeymoon in...BVT 662C..Morris Cooper 970S.Very rare car.....homologation special. Quite nippy ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 13:17   Where is...? - JohnM{P}

DVLA also has an enquiry to show tax status www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/ and click on Vehicle Enquiry tab. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 11:49   Where is...? - TBRAD

JH1462 - I know where it is......... It's in my garage, East sussex may I ask why your interest ? >> Should be easy to spot this one >> >> A 1932 Austin 7 Tourer was red, could be blue again, JH 1462 >> Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 11:59   Where is...? - Zero

>> JH1462 - I know where it is......... >> It's in my garage, East sussex >> >> may I ask why your interest ? My father owned it in the 60s. It was red, with brass headlamps and side vents. I have a photo of it from that period, a painting in oils of it, and a plaque issued in 1964 for taking part in the Austin Seven Club southend Easter Bonnet Parade. As a 10 year old I spent many long, cold draughty hours on that tiny hard back seat. Drop me an email, Know.wun@hotmail.co.uk Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 12:42   Where is...? - Armel Coussine

>> As a 10 year old I spent many long, cold draughty hours on that tiny hard back seat. They were cute looking little cars, but what I remember about them was how close one was to the machinery, blasts of hot draught and constant thrashing and gear whine from the works. And no brakes to speak of. Those thirties/forties Morris 8 tourers were only slightly more refined. Coincidentally, I saw one of those fifties Austin Se7ens on the road yesterday. What a tiny little thing it was! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 13:02   Where is...? - VxFan

>> As a 10 year old I spent many long, cold draughty hours on that tiny hard back seat. That explains the dried boogie stains on the door cards then ;) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 13:30   Where is...? - Mapmaker

Did your father have another car? Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 13:39   Where is...? - Zero

>> Did your father have another car? At that time? no that was the only car in the household Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 15:27   Where is...? - Mapmaker

So was it run as a mint classic, a banger, or an everyday classic? Thirty years old at the time! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 16:43   Where is...? - Zero

Every day classic. For a long period the electric starter didn't work, because the ring gear was shot. Eventually the new ring gear ended up in my mums oven to be fitted to the flywheel. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 16:51   Where is...? - Armel Coussine

>> Eventually the new ring gear ended up in my mums oven to be fitted to the flywheel. I did that with my VW 411. But I put the flywheel in the fridge too. Even so the ring gear had to be tapped down all round several times. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 1 Sep 14 17:08   Where is...? - Armel Coussine

>> Eventually the new ring gear ended up in my mums oven to be fitted to the flywheel. Did you put the flywheel in the fridge as well? I did when the 411's ring gear went. At least the Austin 7's crank handle wouldn't have been too hard to turn, and was perhaps well made too. My Light 15 had an appalling long bendy crank handle, which had to be threaded through misaligned holes in the bumper and grille to reach the very battered and worn lugs on the front end of the crankshaft. As for the Bentley, it took an almighty heave to turn the engine over, although the crank handle itself was a beautiful splined 3-piece job clipped tidily away under the bonnet lids. Chrysler doesn't have a crank handle. They seem to have died out. It may be impossible to push-start too - I've never tried. Won't start? Call the AA unless your usual garage is nearby and open. The modern automobile has infantilized the motorist. It chafes a bit. (Sorry for the overlapping posts) Last edited by: Armel Coussine on Mon 1 Sep 14 at 17:10 Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 22:46   Where is...? - ....

G289BAR red Golf GTi 8v still going apparently. One of the first big bumper Mk2s minus power steering. Never a problem as it only had 185/60x14 tyres. A very good car which required very little extra over standard servicing. Sold in Dec. '96 with 84k on the clock. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 23:12   Where is...? - Hard Cheese

We had a red Golf GL on a G plate, also one of the first big bumper MkIIs minus power steering, the wife found it too heavy. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 14 Jun 11 23:55   Where is...? - bathtub tom

My first ever vehicle, a 1957 Panther 10/3 motorbike 420 BJO. I bought it when I was fifteen with the proceeds of a paper round and 'fettered' it until my sixteenth birthday, when I rode it to school. I see it's insured and on the DVLA website as being taxed until 12/11. I e-mailed the owner's club, but never received a reply. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 14:53   Where is...? - NortonES2

My 3rd bike: Norton ES2 MkII (an AMC bitsa) LYV98D, which I liked. The preceding two are a) nicked from the grounds of Winson Green hospital (tha asylum) JOK753E Yamaha, and b) forgettable (Ariel NH 350) and forgotten. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 15:11   Where is...? - R.P.

What model Yamaha was that ? Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 19:53   Where is...? - NortonES2

A humble YG1, of 80cc nominal. It had a rotary inlet valve if that is any compensation? Suspension was scarcely damped, leading to pogo-stick behaviour.... Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 19:58   Where is...? - ....

In reply to Cheddar... Maybe they had different racks ? My partner at the time loved driving the Golf and she was a slight thing. Once the wheels were turning the whole thing lightened up, though she couldn't budge the wheels at standstill. Last edited by: gmac on Sat 18 Jun 11 at 19:58 Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 21:14   Where is...? - Roger.

i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/penfro/scan0007-1.jpg My very first car! VO9499. 1933 Ford Tudor Saloon. 14.9HP, three speed, rod brakes. Cost £40.00, sold after one year for £25. Photo taken late 1950s - me in the seat. Last edited by: Roger on Sat 18 Jun 11 at 21:14 Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 18 Jun 11 21:32   Where is...? - -

Fine looking car there, and not a bad looking chap at the wheel either. Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 19 Jun 11 09:37   Where is...? - Roger.

The back was VERY spacious and I was young then................................!!! No worries about MOTs then either - the windscreen had a top to bottom crack. The brakes were "interesting" although IIRC a tad better than the cable ones fitted to early V8 Pilots. It would cruise the (then tiny) bit of the M1 at an indicated 65mph, but stopping from that speed was not too good. The next car I had was an Austin A35, black originally, but repainted BRG with yellow wheels - a la Lotus- after I put it on its roof in front of the left hand lion gracing Nottingham's Council House! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 2 Sep 14 09:57   Where is...? - Mike Hannon

A propos something else I looked on the DVLA website the other day to see if a 1960 Rover 80 that once passed through my hands had survived - I sold it in about 1990 to a restorer I knew. The registration - 8979 HX - came up as still around and there was no mention of another make but the engine capacity was given as just under 4 litres, rather than 2.2. The 80 had the cut-price 4-cylinder Land Rover engine, although it was still a nice piece of kit. Do you think this means it had the number plate sold on? I can't figure out why anyone would want HX. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 2 Sep 14 10:35   Where is...? - Ted

Askmid shows your registration number is still on a Rover 80 and is currently insured, Mike. Good news there ! Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 2 Sep 14 10:44   Where is...? - Mike Hannon

Indeed it is. That was a sound motor and P4s were actually an entertaining drive, despite the bulk. It occurred to me after I wrote the above that maybe someone had dropped a 3.9 V8 in it! I'd like to see that. Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 2 Sep 14 13:37   Where is...? - Cliff Pope

KKL 104 1947 Triumph Roadster. When I last checked it was still taxed, probably worth a lot more than the £600 I sold it for in 1975, let alone the £45 it cost in 1967. Reply to this message | Report message