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Good reading. Largely very enthusiastic, without being uncritical where necessary.

Good article. I am amazed he criticised the dip switch as he used his left foot for braking!

With a proficient driver there is nothing wrong with left foot braking.

So nice to read an article with such humour. The PC brigade have done much to lower the standards of journalism.

Thanks for sharing.

Matt

This is a great read! Thanks!

Yes, its a great article ! The original article has a couple of pictures in it and shows that the Interceptor they tested has the number plate TEA 700L, its in copper brown, that car has chassis no 136/8750 and is now owned by me. It lost that registration number when it had a personalised number fitted by a previous owner and is now DBY 921M, it has been resprayed brienz blue. I obtained the complete history file from the factory records. I may apply to get the original number back as it has not been re-assigned.
Howie

Howie wrote:Yes, its a great article ! The original article has a couple of pictures in it and shows that the Interceptor they tested has the number plate TEA 700L, its in copper brown, that car has chassis no 136/8750 and is now owned by me. It lost that registration number when it had a personalised number fitted by a previous owner and is now DBY 921M, it has been resprayed brienz blue. I obtained the complete history file from the factory records. I may apply to get the original number back as it has not been re-assigned.
Howie

That's interesting; Its current 'M' registration is s registration year later than its original 'L' registration. I thought DVLA would not allow a plate to be assigned to a car that would make it appear younger than it is.

They don't Andy if you apply. They do if they assign it. My car was originally registered on an 'H' but then exported to Jersey. When I reimported it the DVLA assigned a 'J' registration (based on the date of importation to Jersey) despite evidence provided of the original UK registration and original date of UK registration. I've also seen a 1968 car that had been imported on an 'N' registration.

Yes, I have often wondered about that, the V5 clearly states the date of 1st registration as 5 July 1973-so it should be an "L" but its been given an "M". I suppose someone at DVLA slipped up.

The article is reproduced in the excellent Jensen Interceptor ultimate portfolio by Brooklands Books, with 60 odd other articles between 1966 and 1992. I highly recommend it.