Spotted an interesting Minor today

[Ondergard]

Twice, actually - once on the way UP the Welsh coast road to Dolgellau, and once coming home!

Lovely pale green colour, it was, so I looked it up just now... look at this:

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for WSJ 456 are:

Date of Liability 01 10 2009
Date of First Registration 01 09 1980
Year of Manufacture 1961
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 948CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.

How does a car get to be first registered in 1980, when it was built in 1961, and has a non-age specific plate? And is a 948, for that matter?

[d_harris]

Originally exported and then imported back is my guess

[COMMERCIALMAN]

Probably been off the road for a while previous to 1980 then re registered with a non transferable reg number.

[d_harris]

Aaah yes, pre computerisation. That makes more sense