WHERE IS IT NOW? Try to trace your old car

WHERE IS IT NOW? Try to trace your old car

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360boy

Original Poster:

1,828 posts

221 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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I am sure that many of us have often wondered what became of our beloved car from years ago.
How about trying to locate some.
I had success in tracing my old Lamborghini Espada after selling it 20 years ago, so I will kick this off with a request for the whereabouts of my old BMW M635csi.
The registration was D132 JAE after I took my private plate off. It was quite a well known car, because it used to belong to the ex-boxer Barry McGuigan. Colour was Zinnober red and it had an M-Tech body kit from the factory. I do know that the last tax disc expired in 2003.

Edited by 360boy on Thursday 29th June 16:40

smilerbaker

4,071 posts

214 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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I have been looking for my first Beetle for years, it was cream 1972 1200 version lym ***k last know whereabout was the maidstone area. Had a 1700 big bore engine fitted and 1 piece front windows. the little info the DVLA would give me was that it hasn't been taxed since I sold it many many years ago. Cant imagine it was scrapped as it sold for quite a lot of money!

.Flyer

434 posts

249 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Try this site: DriveArchive. Needs more publicity really as I put mine on there years ago, but not heard anything

ProPlus

3,810 posts

239 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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.Flyer said:
Try this site: DriveArchive. Needs more publicity really as I put mine on there years ago, but not heard anything


Complete crap, doesn't even have my old car on the site N443RKV and I know where is location is and its still on the road.

.Flyer

434 posts

249 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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ProPlus said:
Complete crap, doesn't even have my old car on the site N443RKV and I know where is location is and its still on the road.


Hmm, OK. But it depends on current owners putting the details of the car on there. I've nothing to do with the site, but thought it was a good idea.

size13

2,016 posts

256 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Try google for your reg in quotes

I put in my old Scooby registration as "s600 wrx" and it turned up a few hits.

fasterpussycat

7,697 posts

221 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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360boy said:
I am sure that many of us have often wondered what became of our beloved car from years ago.
How about trying to locate some.
I had success in tracing my old Lamborghini Espada after selling it 20 years ago, so I will kick this off with a request for the whereabouts of my old BMW M635csi.
The registration was D---JAE after I took my private plate off. It was quite a well known car, because it used to belong to the ex-boxer Barry McGuigan. Colour was Zinnober red and it had an M-Tech body kit from the factory.


HPI check?

sneijder

5,221 posts

233 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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www.rac.co.uk/web/vehiclechecks/dvla_lookup/

Whack it in the RAC 'HPI-Lite' to see if it's still alive.

zax

1,008 posts

262 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Checking that RAC link, my old Impreza is on there with "last owner change" shown as the date I bought it in 2001. It was written off in a crash 3 years ago...

AndyAudi

3,007 posts

221 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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My Old golf appeared on e-bay a couple of years after I sold it.

Just checked my Old Reg's which don't appear to have done anything since I sold them.
Checked a few family No's and got the following "Sorry, no matching registration number found" for 3 vehicles we have owned for years.

Edited by AndyAudi on Wednesday 28th June 14:21

tog

4,517 posts

227 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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If you're looking for an old car try the relevant owners' club. When my parents moved house a couple of years ago we found a box of files belonging to my grandfather, and it was purchase receipts, service history, various stuff, for cars he'd owned in the thirties and some from after the war. I traced his '34 Lancia through the Lancia Motor Club and went to meet the Belgian owner when he was over here on a Lancia rally. He was very excited to find all this old documentation, photos etc from when his car was new, and my dad said it was quite strange and emotional sitting in the car his dad had driven all around Europe (he did the 1934 Alpine Trial in it) ten years before he was born!

v15ben

15,780 posts

240 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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My dad's old BMW is now onto its 8th owner so say RAC!

travelsveryrapid

516 posts

277 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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size13 said:
Try google for your reg in quotes

I put in my old Scooby registration as "s600 wrx" and it turned up a few hits.


Did just that and found my Elan plus 2 that I sold in 86.

Many thanks,

Steve.

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

219 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Can anyone find whats happened to YWE 98T 1000cc Mini.

cptsideways

13,535 posts

251 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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360boy said:
I am sure that many of us have often wondered what became of our beloved car from years ago.
How about trying to locate some.
I had success in tracing my old Lamborghini Espada after selling it 20 years ago, so I will kick this off with a request for the whereabouts of my old BMW M635csi.
The registration was D---JAE after I took my private plate off. It was quite a well known car, because it used to belong to the ex-boxer Barry McGuigan. Colour was Zinnober red and it had an M-Tech body kit from the factory.


I'm pretty sure that went Ebay about 4 or 5 months back, remember something about an ex boxer..

DontTouchWilma

2,502 posts

214 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Looking for my old Subaru Legacy Turbo, reg K*** DTW, was black with a slight sparkle in the paint, sold to a guy in Dumfermline about 18 months ago, just want to know its still in one piece and looking as good as ever

Tried Google and got nothing at all. The DVLa only said it was declared SORN, so not much help there.

360boy

Original Poster:

1,828 posts

221 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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r5gttgaz said:
Can anyone find whats happened to YWE 98T 1000cc Mini.


YWE 98T
Austin Morris Mini
998 cc
Colour. Black
Last tax expired 1/3/2003

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

219 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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360boy said:
r5gttgaz said:
Can anyone find whats happened to YWE 98T 1000cc Mini.


YWE 98T
Austin Morris Mini
998 cc
Colour. Black
Last tax expired 1/3/2003


Scrapped then probably!

Edited by r5gttgaz on Wednesday 28th June 21:30

vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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Does it work with ex girlfriends?

3200gt

2,727 posts

223 months

Wednesday 28th June 2006
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sneijder said:
www.rac.co.uk/web/vehiclechecks/dvla_lookup/

Whack it in the RAC 'HPI-Lite' to see if it's still alive.


Phew thats lucky! apparently mine is still alive. I really must take a look in the garage more often.