1978 Ford Transit 2.0 V6 Armoured MkI
1978 Ford Transit MkI in Nuns on the Run, Movie, 1990
Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: 
![[*]](/res/star.png){kind=small}
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
| Author | Message |
|---|---|
|
◊ 2008-08-06 15:46 |
The vehicle details for XLR 251S are: Date of Liability 01 11 1986 Date of First Registration 13 01 1978 Year of Manufacture 1978 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1996CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Colour BLUE |
|
◊ 2012-07-14 03:47 |
 Date of Liability 01 11 1986Where was it in the meanwhile? -- Last edit: 2012-07-14 03:47:24 |
|
Gomselmash11 ◊ 2012-07-14 08:25 |
Surely unlicensed... -- Last edit: 2012-07-16 21:16:39 (G-MANN) |
|
◊ 2012-07-14 14:44 |
Or the plate is a fake  Due the experiences with German plates in movies -the very most are always film-fakes- I'm still wondering, why you all trust other plates here so much. Annother question: isn't the Transit too old for this date of first registration? It has the old plastic-less front |
|
◊ 2012-07-15 03:29 |
German plates are different. With british plates, you can check and get make and model. If they don't come up, there are 3 conclusions: either fake, too old to show up, or scrapped. To be fair, they prolly cobbled a front together for the van. It had been off the road since 1986. -- Last edit: 2012-07-15 03:35:00 |
|
◊ 2012-07-15 04:02 |
Generally correct, but a couple of other possibilities as well - vehicle sometimes re-registered with new number (usually a cherished plate), or exported, or occasionally just lost or mis-entered on the database. Vast majority of registrations are correct and reliable, and some of these scenarios can be calculated or proved by other means. The only point I'm really making is that sometimes we can be too quick to assume fake. As for ^^^ date of liability, that only states when the last period of road tax expired so was not legally useable on UK road after that date. This usually indicates when the vehicle died, but there are many other scenarios (as above) which sometimes apply. -- Last edit: 2012-07-15 04:40:33 |
|
◊ 2012-07-15 14:11 |
When the road tax expired, it doesn't necessarily mean, that the vehicle is scrapped. Sure, quite likely, but not compulsory. In the more than 20 years, I'm active as an old car maniac, I've noticed uncountable thousands of cars, which had no valid registration any more, but were still existing. And that not only in Germany. It's so incredible, what stuff is still hidden in barns, garages and cellars -even in your direct neighbourhood .gif ";)") - which noone knows. Sometimes not even the owners or their heirs. -- Last edit: 2012-07-15 14:12:09 |
|
◊ 2012-07-16 18:17 |
Bought by a movie studio, then used only for filming: no need of a valid license, I guess? |
|
◊ 2012-07-19 04:26 |
A few long unlicensed cars on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38389354@N07/7296657994/in/photostream , http://www.flickr.com/photos/38389354@N07/7198863100/in/photostream and http://www.flickr.com/photos/38389354@N07/7250774408/in/photostream -- Last edit: 2012-07-19 04:27:55 |
