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7K MILES

Posted: 03 May 2009 18:07
by RUDDY
Looks nice, is the nose decal right on a 'W' plate ...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1009132.htm

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Posted: 03 May 2009 18:25
by wedggie perrin
Why not?
Canley built car so decal is right.
Softops outsold hardtops so it could have been gathering dust in the showroom for a while.
I've seen a canley built hardtop on a "B" plate!

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Posted: 03 May 2009 20:55
by busheytrader
From observation of our cars on the road I always reckoned as a rough rule;

up to T reg Speke

V to W reg Canley

X reg Solihull

Y reg and onwards, Solihill leftovers of which I saw plenty sitting on the books of Henlys wholesale dept in summer 1981.

It doesn't surprise me that some cars weren't registered until well after manufacture since loads of BL cars with delivery dings or paint defects sat for months on end there awaiting rectification, including 7's. Plenty of our cars were on the books unsold for ages anyway.

I remember seeing a couple of A reg 7's around North London at the time. I'd heard of a B but never seen it.

Adam


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Posted: 03 May 2009 21:14
by stevie_a
<font color="maroon"><b>What about this D reg TR8

It was at Billing about 5 or 6 years ago r even more</b></font id="maroon">

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Posted: 03 May 2009 21:37
by RUDDY
I have emailed the guy to get a bit more history, I'm interested in buying it but its a long way to travel, I think the respray and engine rebuild at 7k miles spoils the originality, I know they do go off if not stored correctly. Does anyone know the car or the seller ?

cheers, Paul

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Posted: 04 May 2009 18:33
by RUDDY
Just heard back from the seller and the car is already sold.

cheers, Paul

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Posted: 04 May 2009 22:46
by Chris Turner
There is a G reg TR7 known to the TR Drivers club, its thought that it is the latest registered as cars imported are given age related plates. The B reg cars are the ones found at a Liverpool BL dealer a few years after production ceased. There are 2x D reg UK spec TR8s, both these and the A reg ones were for sale for a long time, when bought they were still new and registered as such.

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Posted: 09 May 2009 08:26
by Chris Turner
Ive just had our bordeaux red TR7 FHC tested today, its now done 11,238 miles. Id forgotten how nice it is to drive a late low mileage coupe, so refined compared to my usual 4 speed 1976 car.
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Posted: 09 May 2009 12:13
by jclay (RIP 2018)
Chris,

Could you please explain the alphabet soup of the registration plates for the uninformed over here in the States? I understand that the country releases the plates for the cars and that they stay with the cars when sold.

Over here, each state produces their own plates and in Texas you are required to change the plates ever few years.

Thank you,

jclay

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Posted: 09 May 2009 17:04
by saabfast
jclay, our registration plates were letters and numbers (up to 6 digits) until 1963, with some of the letters representing the registration county. By 1963 they had run out of permutations so started again with a year letter folled by numbers followed by letters, ie CDE123A where the A is for 1963. The year letter change started as happening in January but them moved to August to suit the trade new model year. This ran until 1983 missing out various letters such as 'O' and 'Q' etc. This style would obviously cover the TR7 period. They then started again, but put the year letter before the letter number combination, ie A123CDE. In 1999 they started to change the letter twice a year (March and August) as the trade reckoned people waited for the new year letter and this would give them a double boost. In 2001 when the letters ran out they started a new system with 2 letters, a year number (which always starts with 0 for March and 5 for September) and 3 letters, ie GR08XUD and BX58SED. The first two tetters identify the registration area and 08 or 58 would indicate early or late 2008 registration.
However, there is a personalised registration system where people can keep their registration, transferring it to a new car, subject to certain conditions, for a payment to the government agency, DVLA. DVLA also sell personalised registrations, charging more for those which make interesting words, although you are not allowed to make the words if it involves altering the letter spacing. Another rip off!
Bet you wish you had never asked!

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Posted: 09 May 2009 20:54
by jclay (RIP 2018)
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Bet you wish you had never asked!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Pretty much.

Posted: 09 May 2009 21:10
by cliff
Huhhh???? Too much information for one setting!!

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Posted: 09 May 2009 21:20
by PeterTR7V8
What about the best letter - the Z cars. Weren't they reserved for the constabulary or is that a myth?

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Posted: 09 May 2009 22:19
by saabfast
Z wasn't used for registrations as it is confused with 2 when they are looking for you. The only Z cars we had was a 1960's TV police programme which used Ford Zephyr's as patrol cars with the call sign 'Z-Victor..'.

Alan
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'81 TR7 DHC
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Posted: 10 May 2009 11:10
by Urchin
US states and Canadian provinces each issue their own license plates, which makes it easier to get a personalized plate ["vanity plate"] if you wish.

In low population states where I've lived, like Vermont and Maine, getting a personalized plate is ridiculously easy. So my British sports cars have always worn the "QE IV" plate, in honor of the great ships.

Jeff

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