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[Dangermouse]

Name that car

Somehow I found myself on Instagram and found a few photos of UK DeLoreans. Anyone know who they are?

1. Trade plates in Britain somewhere


2. JRV 497X on Isle of Wight


3. B261 AKN in London




4. Cornwall


And some familiar ones
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[Chris P]

Hi Dermot,

the next to last is mine..SIJ 5996....must have been when I lent it my mate for his sons school prom last week


You may notice Vn522 has a red interior...and the steering wheel on the correct side....for the UK !

[bjbrownie]

I know the shed in picture 8- it's mine......... :lol:

[Stuart Rees]

The 3rd one down B261AKN belongs to a guy called Nick and was reg DEL4L, unfortunately someone recently hit the rear quarter by the side light (which is currently being fixed)

Found a couple myself on there while browsing the other day...

[RobScott]

Stuart Rees Wrote:The 3rd one down B261AKN belongs to a guy called Nick and was reg DEL4L, unfortunately someone recently hit the rear quarter by the side light (which is currently being fixed)

Found a couple myself on there while browsing the other day...

Illegal numberplate there

[Dangermouse]

New car in town?

[jwrayth]

UDH 822W is me I think that's at the Tewkesbury Classic Car festival earlier this year.

[Stuart Rees]

Not an Instagram but spotted recently...

[TBRM]

Love the pics though am curious how a Delorean could be on B-Reg number plate. Didn't B-Reg cars start in Sep 1983 thus well after production had stopped? Or is this car one of the very late US made cars?

[Guinney1971]

B prefix was for cars registered from 1 August 1984 to 31 July 1985.

[Dangermouse]

It's on a 1983 model year car, but I think A-plates started in 1983, so a B would be 1984.

Most of the other 83s are on Y plates

[TBRM]

So in that case this car must have been made and then sat around somewhere for a couple of years before being registered. I hadn't heard of that sort of thing happening. What is the VIn of this car? Presumably one of ones beginning 20000?

[TheOriginalMrP]

It does happen from time to time Richard.

I know of a DeLorean on a C prefix too.

Years ago I worked for Renault and I knew of a Clio that was a 96-98 model yet due to it being surplus stock that nobody wanted because a facelift Clio had been released in late 1998, until it was reduced by a huge amount (that the dealer had to lose) it was sold on a later plate, but in effect it was a new car.

If the B plated DeLorean was first registered in 1984 then as long as it was declared new, it would have got a B prefix.

If somebody had an unregistered DeLorean with zero miles, I see no reason why it couldnt be registered as a new 63 plate... But I guess year of manufacture plays a small role.

[TBRM]

That's fascinating. I had always assumed that once they had been made, cars were pretty much registered immediately. That said it's also quite sad to think that a few Deloreans must have sat around unwanted until somebody finally took them on a couple of years after manufacture.

[Chris P]

David P's RHD in Norfolk is a "C" reg and I know one Ex club member had a D reg issued, because on my suggestion , he bought D12 DMC off the government. I'm not sure if it ever got put on his car though. I remember the car was re-trimmed on a very small budget…and you could tell! I think it was the same car that was reported abandoned at a garage "Up NORF" recently.