Does anyone know the whereabouts of 222kuo? The registration used to belong to my car which I'm currently restoring, the change happened in 1975 I believe? Any information would be greatly appreciated
Grant, I'll have a dig in the loft to see if I have some as I was at Silverstone in '97 for the 50th celebrations, my first year of ownership
Ciao Mark and Grant, I have 14839 RHD december 71 sold by Contact 15839 RHD april 72 sold by MC Best, Miki-Paki.
Miki-Paki Do you have any other photos of this car from the time? If you have a photo of the engine bay or maybe even the interior we may be able to tell if its a 71 or 72. I just checked and both should be RHD. Raab book says 14839 should have been red with cream, 15839 red with black but these could have been changed by 1997 It looks cream to me. K reg. is for August 1971 – July 1972 so thats no help.
Think I have sorted it, I did an MOT check and RYY 218K is a December 71 car so it must be 14839, history below:- Registration number: RYY218K Vehicle make FERRARI Vehicle model 365 GTB Date first used 31 December 1971 Fuel type Petrol Colour Red MOT history of this vehicle Test date 14 June 2016 Expiry date 13 June 2017 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 44,412 miles MOT test number 7717 9850 3418 Test date 28 May 2015 Expiry date 27 May 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 44,334 miles MOT test number 9964 0854 5127 Test date 20 March 2014 Expiry date 19 March 2015 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 43,805 miles MOT test number 9751 2907 4064 Test date 24 June 2013 Expiry date 19 July 2014 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 43,672 miles MOT test number 5089 7587 3125 Test date 20 July 2012 Expiry date 19 July 2013 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 43,485 miles MOT test number 7099 9270 2289 Test date 14 July 2011 Expiry date 18 July 2012 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 43,349 miles MOT test number 8088 7589 1178 Test date 19 July 2010 Expiry date 18 July 2011 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 43,125 miles MOT test number 6636 4020 0289 Test date 29 January 2009 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 41,677 miles MOT test number 4405 6992 9068 Reason(s) for failure Upper Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking from a joint (2.3.3b) Advisory notice item(s) Offside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) Nearside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) Nearside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) Offside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) Oil leak Nearside inner track rod end joint cover split/missing Offside inner track rod end joint cover split/missing underbody/inner wheel arches heavly undersealed Test date 29 January 2009 Expiry date 28 January 2010 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 41,677 miles MOT test number 5634 7932 9068 Advisory notice item(s) Offside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) Nearside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) Nearside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) Offside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Nearside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) Oil leak Nearside inner track rod end joint cover split/missing Offside inner track rod end joint cover split/missing underbody/inner wheel arches heavly undersealed Test date 20 September 2007 Expiry date 19 September 2008 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 41,052 miles MOT test number 1818 3346 7294 Test date 11 September 2006 Expiry date 10 September 2007 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 40,710 miles MOT test number 1139 9495 6205 Test date 30 August 2006 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 40,710 miles MOT test number 3134 3224 6406 Reason(s) for failure Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively chafed (3.6.B.4d) Test date 12 August 2005 Expiry date 11 August 2006 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 40,500 miles
14839 is correct although do note that the first reg dates from the MOT and DVLA databases are absolutely not reliable for cars before at least the 1980s. Jonathan
14839 was RHD and originally painted Verde Scuro 20-G-186 with Beige VM 3234 interior. Factory completion date 18 December 1971, delivered to Contac, the dealer in South Africa. Marcel Massini
I came across this advert for Town and Country Car Rental in the February 1985 edition of CAR magazine. Does anyone know if the 308 GTS QV is still around?
I came across this advert for Town and Country Car Rental in the February 1985 edition of CAR magazine. Does anyone know if the 308 GTS QV is still around? Image Unavailable, Please Login
That reg shows up as on a blue Ford Escort currently - not sure how that happened! See below - another T&C advert - this Countach is a 20 year mystery too. Also, reg on 308GTS below doesn't seem to exist anywhere either! Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have finally got around to scanning some of my old photos. To start with, a couple of the Dinos already mentioned in this thread. UGO 70M (06342) at the Silverstone 1000km race on 10 May 1987. YGS 971M was at the Modena trackday at Castle Combe on 18 May 1990. Robert Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here is a Testarossa racing at Castle Combe on 26 September 1987. This was taken on the warm up lap at Quarry Corner. Unfortunately it did not look like this for much longer... Image Unavailable, Please Login
On, I think, the first lap there was a massive wallop as the Testarossa went off the track, hit the barriers with the rear end and took off while spinning around to end up like this. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Presently scanning old negatives from 70s 80s and 90s wishing I'd had a better camera and taken more care !! Some interesting pics coming up that I havent seen for 40 years just been doing some birtsmorten concours ones tonight
