Anyone remember their parents reg numbers?
Discussion
SWT 677 Ford Thames van - with an old bus seat in the back for me and my brother - no seat belts!
THL 43 Renault Dauphine - Dad’s first brand new car
BWR 275B Renault R8
KHD 859 Austin A60 Cambridge
KWR 780D Austin 1100 - Dad swapped the A60 for a smaller car as he thought the roads tax was about to change in the 1966 budget
AWJ 523B Wolseley 16/60
VWR 753F Renault R10 - Dad went back to the French marque
WGK 749G Wolseley18/85
YHL402K Simca 1501
PXC165J Rover 3.5
SVH 239P Fiat 132
HVH 945S Citroen GS
Then there was a Fiat Strada whose reg no I can’t remember
Followed by a BMW 518 - JVH 90W
After that I was more interested in my own cars but Dad continued his chequered car history with a Ford Escort Ghia (TOE 555Y), a Ford Orion, another Renault (can’t remember the model but it was hideous), a Nissan Bluebird and finally another Escort (again, can’t remember the reg number).
THL 43 Renault Dauphine - Dad’s first brand new car
BWR 275B Renault R8
KHD 859 Austin A60 Cambridge
KWR 780D Austin 1100 - Dad swapped the A60 for a smaller car as he thought the roads tax was about to change in the 1966 budget
AWJ 523B Wolseley 16/60
VWR 753F Renault R10 - Dad went back to the French marque
WGK 749G Wolseley18/85
YHL402K Simca 1501
PXC165J Rover 3.5
SVH 239P Fiat 132
HVH 945S Citroen GS
Then there was a Fiat Strada whose reg no I can’t remember
Followed by a BMW 518 - JVH 90W
After that I was more interested in my own cars but Dad continued his chequered car history with a Ford Escort Ghia (TOE 555Y), a Ford Orion, another Renault (can’t remember the model but it was hideous), a Nissan Bluebird and finally another Escort (again, can’t remember the reg number).
Can only remember two reg no's
KAW 118 P - Silver 3.0 Capri
KNT 10 W - White 3.0S Capri
Always stick in my mind
But his car history, wish I could have all of his cars
Supercharged Ford Anglia 105E
Lotus Cortina white with green stripe
Twin cam escort of some flavour
Porsche 944
But this one I did get to keep,
1989 3.2 Carrera.
KAW 118 P - Silver 3.0 Capri
KNT 10 W - White 3.0S Capri
Always stick in my mind
But his car history, wish I could have all of his cars
Supercharged Ford Anglia 105E
Lotus Cortina white with green stripe
Twin cam escort of some flavour
Porsche 944
But this one I did get to keep,
1989 3.2 Carrera.
My parents:
VYA117W - Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 GL, last seen masquerading as a Ti. Honey yellow.
F822YON - Rover 216 Vanden Plas, written off by my sister in her first year of driving.
5909XJ - Jaguar XJ-S (but this doesn’t count as I owned it too).
Neighbour had:
35 FYC - Porsche 911SC Targa.
Father in law had:
DUO301L - V12 E-Type
K460VRU - Mitsubishi L200
VYA117W - Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 GL, last seen masquerading as a Ti. Honey yellow.
F822YON - Rover 216 Vanden Plas, written off by my sister in her first year of driving.
5909XJ - Jaguar XJ-S (but this doesn’t count as I owned it too).
Neighbour had:
35 FYC - Porsche 911SC Targa.
Father in law had:
DUO301L - V12 E-Type
K460VRU - Mitsubishi L200
What a great thread!
MUE 10E - 1967 Triumph TR4A (Mutiny as it was known in the family). My Dad had this as the only family car for him, mum and older brother. I came along with my twin brother, there was no way it was gonna be a car for five! I actually came home from hospital in it as a babe in arm(s), my twin in my mum's other arm, brother on the rear shelf. That was 1972, things have moved on a tad! So it sort of got immediately traded for ...
JMM 10K - 1972 Triumph 2.5PI. Nice straight six, wood dash, black vinyl seats that would burn your legs as a youngster in shorts in the endless long summers of the mid 1970s. Loved it. My Dad did most of the spannering on it himself, he taught me how to change a full exhaust system as an 8yo on a cold winter's day, magic. Died a death due to a blown head gasket in 1981, we kept it for several years before it was shamefully scrapped despite being bodily sound. No value in it whatsoever at the time, unfortunately.
AOG 744T 1979 Austin Princess 2.2 HLS in poo brown with a brown vinyl roof and sandy velour trim. A more end of 70's car you couldn't get. Comfy and reasonably potent but always up on ramps, and terrible at towing being FWD. Embarrassed itself on a slightly muddy Peak District campsite where it couldn't tow the family caravan up a slight muddy incline, some bloke with a 2.8 Granada helped us out. Sold and replaced by ...
YUV 985T 1979 Ford Granada 2.8GL. Gold, brown vinyl roof, tilt and slide sunroof, auto. Oh Jesus, as an 8yo this was like being in an episode of The Sweeney. After the Princess towing issue I could tell my Dad felt like he'd had sand kicked in his face on the beach, so off he trotted to Measham Car Auctions and came back with this, picking me up after school in it. Lovely sound from it, every journey felt like an adventure. We all adored that car. It got put into storage after my Dad got a company car and was sadly sold for buttons some years after. I wanted it as my first car at 17, but insurance costs on a 2.8 with no NCB in 1990 were off the scale.
C804 XDH Austin Montego 2.0 Van Den Plas estate. This was the first of a multitude of cars my Dad then got on the Rover management car plan. Much as the Montego was maligned, this was a great car, well-equipped, totally reliable in the two years we had it, a great comfy family car. I spent a lot of time sat in the driver's seat on the family driveway, learning how to use the gears and listen to U2 and Simple Minds on the Auto Reverse tape deck - what a time to be alive!
After that we has a succession of Rover Group cars whose numbers I mostly forget, but they were all decent (mainly because we only kept them for a year so they were moved on before anything went wrong!)
All of them would find a corner in my fantasy lottery garage. Except the Princess!
MUE 10E - 1967 Triumph TR4A (Mutiny as it was known in the family). My Dad had this as the only family car for him, mum and older brother. I came along with my twin brother, there was no way it was gonna be a car for five! I actually came home from hospital in it as a babe in arm(s), my twin in my mum's other arm, brother on the rear shelf. That was 1972, things have moved on a tad! So it sort of got immediately traded for ...
JMM 10K - 1972 Triumph 2.5PI. Nice straight six, wood dash, black vinyl seats that would burn your legs as a youngster in shorts in the endless long summers of the mid 1970s. Loved it. My Dad did most of the spannering on it himself, he taught me how to change a full exhaust system as an 8yo on a cold winter's day, magic. Died a death due to a blown head gasket in 1981, we kept it for several years before it was shamefully scrapped despite being bodily sound. No value in it whatsoever at the time, unfortunately.
AOG 744T 1979 Austin Princess 2.2 HLS in poo brown with a brown vinyl roof and sandy velour trim. A more end of 70's car you couldn't get. Comfy and reasonably potent but always up on ramps, and terrible at towing being FWD. Embarrassed itself on a slightly muddy Peak District campsite where it couldn't tow the family caravan up a slight muddy incline, some bloke with a 2.8 Granada helped us out. Sold and replaced by ...
YUV 985T 1979 Ford Granada 2.8GL. Gold, brown vinyl roof, tilt and slide sunroof, auto. Oh Jesus, as an 8yo this was like being in an episode of The Sweeney. After the Princess towing issue I could tell my Dad felt like he'd had sand kicked in his face on the beach, so off he trotted to Measham Car Auctions and came back with this, picking me up after school in it. Lovely sound from it, every journey felt like an adventure. We all adored that car. It got put into storage after my Dad got a company car and was sadly sold for buttons some years after. I wanted it as my first car at 17, but insurance costs on a 2.8 with no NCB in 1990 were off the scale.
C804 XDH Austin Montego 2.0 Van Den Plas estate. This was the first of a multitude of cars my Dad then got on the Rover management car plan. Much as the Montego was maligned, this was a great car, well-equipped, totally reliable in the two years we had it, a great comfy family car. I spent a lot of time sat in the driver's seat on the family driveway, learning how to use the gears and listen to U2 and Simple Minds on the Auto Reverse tape deck - what a time to be alive!
After that we has a succession of Rover Group cars whose numbers I mostly forget, but they were all decent (mainly because we only kept them for a year so they were moved on before anything went wrong!)
All of them would find a corner in my fantasy lottery garage. Except the Princess!
Edited by PurpleTurtle on Monday 18th January 16:09
KKN 827L - 4 door red ford cortina, black vinyl roof, Dad took the wrong turning to get to the Farnborough AIr Show so thrashed it down the dual carriageway in annoyance, enough to blow the engine up 
GDP 369N - gold VW Passat estate - from the days you could travel back from Northampton asleep in the estate part of the car in a sleeping bag, no seat belts or care for life whilst your dad tried to navigate the new road aka M25
A518XMU - bought when it was 3 years old, our 'newest' new car, loved it. Drunk driver crashed in to me when I was allowed to drive it when he came out of the pub car park on the wrong side of the road, then drove off with no lights on whilst I was stuck in the car as the A pillar wanted a close relationship with the B pillar and I couldn't open my door
Blue VW Beetle - This is my first memory of one of our cars so must have been mid-late 70's; can't remember the reg but someone crashed in to mum making it a front engined Beetle......
GDP 369N - gold VW Passat estate - from the days you could travel back from Northampton asleep in the estate part of the car in a sleeping bag, no seat belts or care for life whilst your dad tried to navigate the new road aka M25
A518XMU - bought when it was 3 years old, our 'newest' new car, loved it. Drunk driver crashed in to me when I was allowed to drive it when he came out of the pub car park on the wrong side of the road, then drove off with no lights on whilst I was stuck in the car as the A pillar wanted a close relationship with the B pillar and I couldn't open my door
Blue VW Beetle - This is my first memory of one of our cars so must have been mid-late 70's; can't remember the reg but someone crashed in to mum making it a front engined Beetle......
Edited by hurstg01 on Monday 18th January 16:22
Wow
Dad wasn't much of a petrolhead
NCP307W - Brand new Vauxhall Chevette Saloon in brown
A958ONK - Mk1 Astra in "Rusty" orange
D932VCX - Mk4 Escort 1.3 Popular Plus - first car I drove after passing my test
Then a Rover 414i but I had my own cars by that time
Best mate's dad had an XR3i - collected on the 16th of August
C116AUG
Dad wasn't much of a petrolhead
NCP307W - Brand new Vauxhall Chevette Saloon in brown
A958ONK - Mk1 Astra in "Rusty" orange
D932VCX - Mk4 Escort 1.3 Popular Plus - first car I drove after passing my test
Then a Rover 414i but I had my own cars by that time
Best mate's dad had an XR3i - collected on the 16th of August
C116AUG
Dad's:
T340 RWT (The first I can remember) Rover 416, I was about 8 when he got that one.
YX02 BDU - Saab 9-3
WG53 UMO - Volvo S60
M925 RKE - BMW 325 TDS
Clearly he's had more since, and more before, but those were the ones I remember when growing up
Mum's
F559 SLJ - her Peugeot 205 that she seemed to have for years
X467 XFC - Skoda Fabia
HF04 CNA - Ford Focus
I also remember my Grandad's old Toyota that he seemed to have for years (13 years as it turned out) - E945 DFV. That was quite a posh car in it's day. When the Euro equivalent would be sparsely equipped, this had velour seats, electric windows, electric sunroof, and central locking!
T340 RWT (The first I can remember) Rover 416, I was about 8 when he got that one.
YX02 BDU - Saab 9-3
WG53 UMO - Volvo S60
M925 RKE - BMW 325 TDS
Clearly he's had more since, and more before, but those were the ones I remember when growing up
Mum's
F559 SLJ - her Peugeot 205 that she seemed to have for years
X467 XFC - Skoda Fabia
HF04 CNA - Ford Focus
I also remember my Grandad's old Toyota that he seemed to have for years (13 years as it turned out) - E945 DFV. That was quite a posh car in it's day. When the Euro equivalent would be sparsely equipped, this had velour seats, electric windows, electric sunroof, and central locking!
Bizarrely I can remember my parents yellow MK3 Cortina JHE 476L which they had in 1973/4, I would've been around 7 so not sure why it stuck in my mind. I've just checked and the last change of keeper was in 1983 and not taxed since 1984 so long dead now. It shows how cars didn't last then as only made it to 10 years old.
Capt. Howdy said:
Yellow Vaux Cavalier
ACH 332T
Company car, he picked it up the morning we went on holiday to the Lakes, can remember people pointing and shouting ‘T REG!’, as one did in the days of once a year registrations.
My dad had a white cavalier, SWL447T, he had it for years but it was wrote off by his mate driving into the back of it. I was in the back at the time, I can’t remember if it had rear seat belts though?ACH 332T
Company car, he picked it up the morning we went on holiday to the Lakes, can remember people pointing and shouting ‘T REG!’, as one did in the days of once a year registrations.
That I can recall
JAK164F BRG Austin 1100. His first new car and paid extra for radial tyres
WMU189M Damask Red Maxi 1750
EGO716T Renault 20TS (1st company car)
XPG673T Java Green Mini Clubman for mum
LPL763W Metro 1.0 HLE (for mum and me to learn to drive)
XKN938X Renault 30TX - probably my favourite
A873FPM Silver MG Metro
D378_KN Renault 25 V6i
D73RGO Black MG Metro (that I bought from him)
G_ Renault 25 Baccara
H194_GK Rover Metro GS - Mums
M355NAA Renault Safrane V6 (last company car
N885NDG Clio 1.4RT auto - subsequently passed around various family members
__52NDN Passat V5 estate
LV56KPA Audi A3 2.0SE
Certainly bringing back some fond memories here.
JAK164F BRG Austin 1100. His first new car and paid extra for radial tyres
WMU189M Damask Red Maxi 1750
EGO716T Renault 20TS (1st company car)
XPG673T Java Green Mini Clubman for mum
LPL763W Metro 1.0 HLE (for mum and me to learn to drive)
XKN938X Renault 30TX - probably my favourite
A873FPM Silver MG Metro
D378_KN Renault 25 V6i
D73RGO Black MG Metro (that I bought from him)
G_ Renault 25 Baccara
H194_GK Rover Metro GS - Mums
M355NAA Renault Safrane V6 (last company car
N885NDG Clio 1.4RT auto - subsequently passed around various family members
__52NDN Passat V5 estate
LV56KPA Audi A3 2.0SE
Certainly bringing back some fond memories here.
RDMcG said:
Parents? I remember my Grandparents....
Humber Super Snipe 1951 ZL 2730
Rover 90 that replaced it was XIK 114 as I recall, both in Dublin.........
My dad had a Humber Super Snipe and i seem to recall ( being small an all) it was huge!! Humber Super Snipe 1951 ZL 2730
Rover 90 that replaced it was XIK 114 as I recall, both in Dublin.........
He also had a Ford Granada GXL which ..also being small i thought was the best car i had ever seen....
Only plate i can remember was 623 EUT which we all thought rhymed ...bet someone still has that somewhere.
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