It shows up on the .gov.uk VED website no problem. https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax
Any way to trace this vehicle (make/model eyc)
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Duh!! Stupid boy (me).....been juxtaposing the VH.
So it appears to be insured which amazes me as its sich a wreck.
Amazing.....its like uncovering a bit of history. Is it possible to trace the owner? Seems a strange question but the car was parked outside the house/flat where we lived when we married in 1968. Moved to Warrington '69
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Drago
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Was gonna say Amazon, but been beaten to it.
It begat the 144/145 series, which in turn begat the 240 series, so there's a real heritage going on there. Robust, easy to work on, and an excellent parts scene, probably one of the most genuinely practical classics out there. Most variants had the 1.8 B18 motor, so 90 BHP or so and high 20s MPG, enough to keep with modern traffic, but not so thirsty it'd cripple you financially.
It begat the 144/145 series, which in turn begat the 240 series, so there's a real heritage going on there. Robust, easy to work on, and an excellent parts scene, probably one of the most genuinely practical classics out there. Most variants had the 1.8 B18 motor, so 90 BHP or so and high 20s MPG, enough to keep with modern traffic, but not so thirsty it'd cripple you financially.
I drove an early 240... what a tank that was.
20 mpg seems good for that....i recall a friend who loaned me his BIG Jag that drank just over 12 mpg.....you could virtually see the needle drop as you drove.
Drago
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I learned to drive in a 245 estate. Those were t'days.
roadrash
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friend of mine had a big jag , he used to say the speedo and the fuel gauge would meet in the middle
dantheman
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Woah. How come it won't need an mot? That's interesting news to me..
Profpointy
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A friend of mine had a morris or A35 and the speedo would go up to 70 then if you were downhill it go on to full, with the wind behind you faster still and it would go round to empty
jefmcg
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Drago
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The new rolling 40 year rule.
I assume you mean this one, although I know him more as a famous motortcyclist.
https://drivetribe.com/p/guy-martin...rEquQ3uY47SlGA16cw?iid=f3RIGNHRSmOaAtk17p60CA
That would have been too easy, my thinking is the he is quite famous and a very good cyclist.
