Finding an old car

[Davi]

Just started unpacking the non-essentials boxes (4 years after buying the place, not bad eh :P )

First thing I come across was my photo pack of old cars... so instead of unpacking, I sat and reminisced. It's been my intention for the last 18 years to "buy back" my Notchback. Unfortunately it would appear to not be insured, I'm told :P Any other ways of tracing it?

YBW 978 was the plate.

[davepoth]

VW type 3?

VEHICLE ENQUIRY Services Provided By DVLA: DVLA

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for YBW 978 are:

Date of Liability 01 11 1995
Date of First Registration 13 09 1963
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1493CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREY
Vehicle Type Approval
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £68.75
12 Months Rate £125.00

Untaxed since 1995. Could still be in a shed somewhere being restored, but the chances aren't that good.

[y2blade]

I'll admit I had to google "VW type 3" ... but what a lovely looking old car

good luck finding her

[Davi]

Thanks for that. Doesn't look good does it

She was a beautiful car. Mine was a Notchback like this:



down to the colour and slightly battered look LOL. I loved that car to bits

[TallPaul]

Write to DVLA for a small fee (a fiver I think), they'll give you the keepers details.

[norourke67]

Well, how bazaar, happened to do a search for the reg of my old car, and here we are, yes I owned YBW 978 around that time, I guess maybe I bought it from you? Anyway yes it was a great car, though hard to get parts for and I did lots of engine in-outs and had to change the gearbox, as the diff seized, and I had a rear drum strip its splines which needed a flat-bed home on near years day at 3 AM.. I had it for about 2 years I think, it developed some serious floor pan rust issues, and I patched them up and sold it on, I imagine it was broken up A shame, but it was loved. As you say I regret selling it now and wished I'd had the money at the time to get it restored. I think it would likely have been easier to get parts now too.

I remember it had a sticker on the back window saying

"Old Volkswagens never die, they just get lower"

However at the time I had a rough but now beautiful 67 split camper that I have restored. Though my other regret was that I looked at a 66 23 window at the time and this was already restored and for sale for £2500 be worth 25000 now ..

My split had a comedy comment written on the underside, saying "if only everything in life was as reliable as a volkswagen"... makes me laugh even now when I an under there fixing something..

Will post a picture when I find one, I am sure I have some someplace.

[Davi]

norourke67 said:

Well, how bazaar, happened to do a search for the reg of my old car, and here we are, yes I owned YBW 978 around that time, I guess maybe I bought it from you? Anyway yes it was a great car, though hard to get parts for and I did lots of engine in-outs and had to change the gearbox, as the diff seized, and I had a rear drum strip its splines which needed a flat-bed home on near years day at 3 AM.. I had it for about 2 years I think, it developed some serious floor pan rust issues, and I patched them up and sold it on, I imagine it was broken up A shame, but it was loved. As you say I regret selling it now and wished I'd had the money at the time to get it restored. I think it would likely have been easier to get parts now too.

I remember it had a sticker on the back window saying

"Old Volkswagens never die, they just get lower"

However at the time I had a rough but now beautiful 67 split camper that I have restored. Though my other regret was that I looked at a 66 23 window at the time and this was already restored and for sale for £2500 be worth 25000 now ..

My split had a comedy comment written on the underside, saying "if only everything in life was as reliable as a volkswagen"... makes me laugh even now when I an under there fixing something..

Will post a picture when I find one, I am sure I have some someplace.

LOL fantastic - thanks so much for registering and bringing me a bit more up to date on it! Ahh yes, the sticker was somewhat poignant on that car, maybe went a tad OTT with the lowering...

Sad to hear the floorpan started to suffer, that car was always so remarkably solid. May well have got broken up I guess... I may just have to keep the hunt up for it though!