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Bingo66
Joined: 07 Nov 2017 Posts: 11
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:50 pm Post subject: Tracking down a vehicle |
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Could anyone give me advice on how to trace the previous owners of a vehicle I am trying to find? DVLA does not have a record of the vehicle being MOT'd or on SORN.
The only thing I have is images and the registration number. The last known sighting of the vehicle was in Finchley in 1976. The image below is of the vehicle in 1972. The original registration number when it was imported from Australia was - RVC 295
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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Bingo66
Joined: 07 Nov 2017 Posts: 11
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Rick wrote: | The MG registration series hails from London, and I don't think any relevant old registration records survive.
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/registrations/mg.htm
RVC is Coventry, August 1955 onwards. There may be odd records around, you'd need to contact the Coventry History Centre. They may have info regarding its early owner(s), but won't know what happened to it once it was re-registered in London.
RJ |
Thanks Rick. |
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Bingo66
Joined: 07 Nov 2017 Posts: 11
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks John,
That's the last known photo, taken in about 1976.
The bus was imported from Australia in about 1971 so that registration plate in the destination window might have nothing to do with the bus - could be a reg from a car previously owned by the owner of the bus at that time.
The bus was used in 1971/1972 as the tour bus of an Aussie band called Fraternity. It's lead singer Bon Scott went on to be the lead singer of AC/DC |
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 1775 Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I would think the best port of call is the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society:
http://www.hcvs.co.uk/pages/contacts/contacts.php _________________ in the garage: 1938 Talbot Ten Airline
Recently departed: 1953 Lancia Appia, 1931 Austin Seven, 1967 Singer Chamois, 1914 Saxon, 1930 Morris Cowley, 1936 BSA Scout, 1958 Lancia Appia coupe, 1922 Star 11.9 ... the list goes on! |
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Bingo66
Joined: 07 Nov 2017 Posts: 11
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Mike, I've just sent them an email |
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Kleftiwallah
Joined: 27 Oct 2016 Posts: 222 Location: North Wiltshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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I asked DVLC to research the history of the vehicle I'm restoring with a view to recovering the original trgistration number. I told them what little I knew, they sent me back all the information I had given them just presented differently
and not a jot more!
Cheers, Tony. _________________ It may work in practice, but not necessarily in theory! |
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Bingo66
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Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Kleftiwallah wrote: | I asked DVLC to research the history of the vehicle I'm restoring with a view to recovering the original trgistration number. I told them what little I knew, they sent me back all the information I had given them just presented differently
and not a jot more!
Cheers, Tony. |
Sorry Tony but that did make me smile |
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