Just remembered a VRM " DHA1C" from my youth !

macabethiel · 13-07-2017, 09:54

Last night a registration number came to mind of a vehicle that had stood in a car showroom in Derby in around 1967 for over 2 years unsold. The firm who I worked for part time traded it to another garage where it stood for a long time before they moved it on. The vehicle seemed to do the rounds via the trade without finding a private owner for many years.

It was an a gold/brownish metallic Mercedes 300 SE Coupe with just a couple of thousand miles on the clock that had been traded in for a different model. The car was in good condition but we just could not find a buyer.

I did an MoT check on the vehicle today to find it is still around with only 14k miles on her in 2016 the current test expires in October 2017!

Blocky10 · 13-07-2017, 12:52

I love stuff like this. It amazes me how it happens, out of the blue

Then you sit there thinking, if I'd have kept this or that......

johnb5177 · 13-07-2017, 13:06

Just entered the reg. number for my very old (1954) BSA Gold Flash......to find, irony of ironies.....it is now held by a Harley.......just what I ride now.......spooky my dears.....

macabethiel · 13-07-2017, 13:12

Did the same with one of my old bikes a few months back. Wish I still had her she must be worth more than the £45 I sold her for back in 1966 !

johnb5177 · 13-07-2017, 17:04

Yup....... £50.00 and off up the road she went in 1975..........

13-07-2017, 09:54	#1
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	Just remembered a VRM " DHA1C" from my youth ! Last night a registration number came to mind of a vehicle that had stood in a car showroom in Derby in around 1967 for over 2 years unsold. The firm who I worked for part time traded it to another garage where it stood for a long time before they moved it on. The vehicle seemed to do the rounds via the trade without finding a private owner for many years. It was an a gold/brownish metallic Mercedes 300 SE Coupe with just a couple of thousand miles on the clock that had been traded in for a different model. The car was in good condition but we just could not find a buyer. I did an MoT check on the vehicle today to find it is still around with only 14k miles on her in 2016 the current test expires in October 2017!

13-07-2017, 13:12	#4
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	Triumph Twenty-One 102ETF Did the same with one of my old bikes a few months back. Wish I still had her she must be worth more than the £45 I sold her for back in 1966 !

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13-07-2017, 12:52	#2
Blocky10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Welcome to Norwich, a fine city Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 3,601	I love stuff like this. It amazes me how it happens, out of the blue Then you sit there thinking, if I'd have kept this or that......

13-07-2017, 13:06	#3
johnb5177 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Swansea, S.Wales Vehicle: 02Terrano II 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 1,586	Just entered the reg. number for my very old (1954) BSA Gold Flash......to find, irony of ironies.....it is now held by a Harley.......just what I ride now.......spooky my dears.....

13-07-2017, 17:04	#5
johnb5177 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Swansea, S.Wales Vehicle: 02Terrano II 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 1,586	Yup....... £50.00 and off up the road she went in 1975..........