Just sorting out an old storage container full of stuff from a house move 6 years ago. Amongst the all the books I found some old photos of the first van we owned, I could never remember the registration. Now I have the reg I did a quick search on DVLA. Vehicle enquiry The enquiry is complete. The vehicle details for MLW 848P are: Date of Liability01 08 2014 Date of First Registration29 01 1976 Year of Manufacture1976 Cylinder Capacity (cc)1584cc CO2 EmissionsNot Available Fuel TypePETROL Export MarkerN Vehicle StatusSORN Not Due Vehicle ColourORANGE Vehicle Type ApprovalNot Available Vehicle Excise Duty rate for vehicle 6 Months Rate£123.75 12 Months Rate£225.00 Please be aware that if the vehicle has recently been relicensed or a SORN declared, these details may not yet be updated on the vehicle record. If you think that the details on the vehicle record are incorrect please write to:VCSDVLASwanseaSA99 1BAPlease include the incorrect V5C Registration Certificate for amendment. To make another enquiry go to Vehicle Enquiry Looks like its alive and well somewhere! Sorry if you ended up with it and had to strip out all the grey jumbo cord carpet that I stuck everywhere using Evostick contact adhesive.
This is a photo of a one of the old photos. Back when I did all my best work out in the street outside my mums place. You can just see my old Triumph Herald on the left, mums partners Lancia Beta I think on the right, our old ford tipper and I'm not sure what the other one is, but I'll bet it was one of ours. I have 4 brothers and we all had cars and took up a lot of the shared parking I bet the neighbours loved us! There's a bit of my special jumbo cord work on the overhead locker
A couple more of the old pictures. A young me and even younger helper with our home brew engine/bus lift. New long block from big boys toys with a couple of extra shiny bits (I was young). The first engine snapped its crank. Reconnecting fuel lines The wife says I looked like a thug and she didn't know what she saw in me
Those were the days, you could do anything back then, including setting yourself on fire and no one bothered you!