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Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:37 pm
by kas279n
10th March 1965 ... I wasn't even a twinkle! :)

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:44 pm
by limegreen
pondering colour coding this by year xD

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:00 am
by LouiseM
The problem with the colour coding is that it makes it difficult to read some of the details. Why not just use headings for each year? That way it will be easier to identify the ‘birthdays’ and also cut down on the amount of typing you need to do eg:

1961

14th June - Sidney61’s 2 dr saloon (Sidney)

1962

1st Feb - Regaliaqueen’s 4 dr saloon (Bug)

27th Feb - Gareth’s 4 dr saloon (Phyllis)

13th June - Regaliaqueen’s traveller (Vikki)


Just a suggestion!

By the way, my 2 dr saloon (Ruby Tuesday) was built on 20th Feb 1968 and registered on 6th March :D

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:33 am
by hotrodder13
were would i find the details of when it was built

thanks tom

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:02 am
by LouiseM
You can get a Heritage Certificate here: http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/ ... index.html

Not cheap but it will tell you the date your car was built, the specification such as trim & paint colour, the numbers for the gearbox and rear axle and door key, the date it left the factory, the destination (dealer), and whether it had any factory fitted extras. You could also visit Gaydon and try looking through their records.

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:31 am
by SteveandKelly
10th May 1961. I was 3 and Kelly was still in the Research and Development phase.... :D

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:57 pm
by robertquarmby
Madge my 2 door saloon built 3rd August 1970 and first registered 12th August 1970

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:58 pm
by Blaketon
I looked up my paperwork and found that my Traveller car was invoiced on 23 August 1971, at a total cost, including underseal, of £947.26. It was registered on Wednesday 1 September 1971.

Re: Our car's birthdays!?

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:01 pm
by Blaketon
robertquarmby wrote:Madge my 2 door saloon built 3rd August 1970 and first registered 12th August 1970
That was quick from factory to road :o . I wonder whether as they were being dropped, there was a demand for them. You have to ask whether they would have gone on selling and for how long there would have been a demand for them?