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johntb
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Mystery Minor

Post by johntb »

We have LOTS of paperwork/receipts/service history/MOT/tax discs for a blue Minor, registration number MMR 879G. It was sold around 1990. The car was owned by my partners grandfather from new and was kept near Salisbury. Does anybody know the whereabouts of this car?
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Post by chrisd87 »

Well, according to the DVLA website it's still taxed, so it's out there somewhere!


The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for MMR 879G are:

Date of Liability 01 10 2006
Date of First Registration 22 08 1968
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
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Sarah - 1970 Minor 1000 2-dr
Maggie - 1969 Minor 1000 4-dr
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Post by Cam »

998cc? I doubt it! :roll:
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Post by bigginger »

Well according to the DVLA it's still around...
DVLA wrote:Date of Liability 01 10 2006
Date of First Registration 22 08 1968
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Lee

That's from Welung, moved to here from 'cars for sale', and this whole version moved from 'general discussion - just trying to keep the place tidy :)
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Post by Welung666 »

Thank you Andrew :D
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Post by chrisd87 »

998cc? I doubt it!
Mine has 998cc on the logbook too, yet it's most definately a 1098cc car! I'm guessing that the error probably occured when the DVLA records were transferred from paper to computer - the people doing it were probably confused by the "Minor 1000" name, given that Mini 1000s were 998cc.
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Sarah - 1970 Minor 1000 2-dr
Maggie - 1969 Minor 1000 4-dr
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Post by bigginger »

Lots of mine are listed as 9999cc - I always thought it was some odd indication that they didn't need emissions testing. Or something...
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