looking for my old V12 OTS E Type
looking for my old V12 OTS E Type
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vanquish spirit

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237 posts

222 months

Sunday 28th June 2009
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about 22 years ago I owned as second keeper a beautifl lavender v12 roadster. Originally supplied to a company called Frank Galliers of Shrewsbury it was supplied by Henleys of Manchester. I think it was registered on YVM either, 3, 5 or 338M. My memory is playing up and I cannot recall between those 3 numbers. Does anyone know its whereabouts please?

vanquish spirit

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237 posts

222 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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I now know its chassis number which was 1S2299 if anyone can help

a8hex

5,832 posts

246 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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I'm afraid it is not listed on www.etypedata.com, Their sister site xkdata is doing an increasingly good job of listing all the XKs that still exit. Of course these site are never complete.

You could try the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and the Jaguar Drivers Clubs there is also the E-Type club.

vanquish spirit

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237 posts

222 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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thanks for that. I had looked on XKEdata which as you say is a fabulous resource. It appears not to be registered with JDC either although I have not asked JEC as of yet. It seems it is probably salted away and I wont find it! Shame

Captain Cadillac

2,974 posts

210 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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I'd imagine that if it was alive in 1987 that it's probably still alive today.

vanquish spirit

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237 posts

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Monday 29th June 2009
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I agree it was such a lovely car I feel sure it still exists unless it was written off. Trouble was back then when I took the personal plate off it didn't go back onto its original reg number of YVM5M

So somehow I need to find it. Cannot recall for the life of me who I sold it too or how. Funny how the brain fades over only 22 years. I knew this car when new as it was owned by my best pals uncle from new. I own a mint XJ12 series one from the same family and would love to get this back. Why did I sell it? Anyway so if not on DVLA. XKEDATA jdc or jec registers how do I find it? I am lost for ideas

a8hex

5,832 posts

246 months

Monday 29th June 2009
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vanquish spirit said:
Anyway so if not on DVLA. XKEDATA jdc or jec registers how do I find it? I am lost for ideas
All you can do is to try writing to the 3 clubs magazines and hoping they'll put the details into their "Where is it now sections"

You could also try www.jag-lovers.org and try asking on their E-Type forum.