V reg interceptor on EBay

[George Holmes]

Does anybody know how this 1973 interceptor managed to get a 1980 registration plate allocated to it?

[Chris_R]

Most likely it was imported back to the UK from somewhere and the original date of manufacture was not available and so the local vehicle licensing office gave it a number from their current issue.

[Fat Roofer]

Most likely it was imported back to the UK from somewhere and the original date of manufacture was not available and so the local vehicle licensing office gave it a number from their current issue.

This would make sense as it says it has history dating from 1981

[Series3Jensen]

Hi George

ATR 24 V is Chassis No 136/9144
Ex Factory 30.10.73
Originally Royal Blue with a Tan Vinyl Roof and Tan Interior
Factory Fitted Options included
Voxson Radio / 8 Track Cartridge Player
Vinyl Roof
Whitewall Tyres
Qtz Iod Fog Lights
Driver/Passenger Door Mirrors
Rear Seat Belts
Sundym Glass
Air Conditioning
Town & Country Horns

Imported back from Jersey in 1980

May have carried Reg No UFA 26 at some time in its life

Restored between 1992/1996

Now Azure Blue with a Tan Vinyl Roof, Cream Interior Piped Blue

Was For Sale in Classic & Sports Car Magazine in 1999 - Bovingdon

66,000 miles in 2004

For Sale in 03.2010 with 70,000 miles for £11,000 - in Wiltshire
For Sale in 08.2011 with 72,000 miles in Chichester

Currently fitted with Louvred Bonnet

Kind regards

Jim Smith
JOC Mem No 1639
136/8791 RJF 17 Owned since September 1978

[Peter Rothery]

Now up for auction at Barons. https://www.barons-auctions.com/content ... 3&cid=5418

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[pcourtney]

Looks like a well sorted and looked after example to me - lets hope it makes the higher end of the guide price which is £40k on the 25th Nov

[Tim SP]

indeed imported from Jersey and was a nice example. It was sold as Royal blue by P.Jarvis to Micheal Davey, one of our clan- He was quite a character!
Have some proper phots of it when active in our area till he sold it, A great memory is he and uncle dick (541R) banging on about how I was missing out on jellied ells at Greenwich!!

[George Holmes]

Thanks folks, I was always under the impression that an older car could not have a number plate making it appearing to be newer than it actually is.

[Martin R]

Thanks folks, I was always under the impression that an older car could not have a number plate making it appearing to be newer than it actually is.

That's true of older cars already registered but an import becomes somewhat more complicated...

[Chris_R]

Thanks folks, I was always under the impression that an older car could not have a number plate making it appearing to be newer than it actually is.

YOU cannot put a registration on a car to make it appear newer than it actually is. This is a rule that came about after year indicators were introduced in 1964. However, when local vehicle licensing offices in the 1960s, 1970s and into the early 1980s were faced with registering an imported car the only registration numbers they often had available were for the current registration year, previous years "books" had either all been used up or closed. Or they were not able to confirm the date of original registration or manufacture and so used the current year.

[Peter Rothery]

Only £26k provisional bid in a very sluggish and uninspiring auction.

[Peter Rothery]

Back again on 30th December for another attempt to secure a sale. https://www.barons-auctions.com/content ... 4&cid=5456

[Peter Rothery]

sold for £38,500.