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reg check urgent please
Hi I'm looking to buy a car with the reg TTA898H which I'm told is an x Devon and Cornwall police car I have found one with a reg TTA902H that someone on here had at sometime, what would the chances of It being real it has the zip In the headlining .
Sorry need Info by sunday
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Anthony
Sorry need Info by sunday
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Anthony
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Re: reg check urgent please
If it has a zip in the head lining, it was a panda car. Unless someone's stuck a zip on to fool you, or swapped the headlining over, but that seems unlikely. The zip was a specific panda car feature to access the roof lights I believe, though some day it was to stash bribes ;)
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PS - why not try contacting the ex-police register for more info?
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The TTA plate was issued in Exeter, and the Police used to purchase in batches, so with just 3 separating them, these two numbers are going to be from the same batch. The zip is one of the best guidelines. What you need for an absolute guarantee is the old style log book showing the first keeper, or the production trace from Gaydon. I'll check the number against known cars later. In the meantime, if the urgency is for buying, then make the offer conditional on the first keeper being the Police.
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Would there be any evidence behind the zip of the roof lights plugged up holes or wires maybe.
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Check chassis number date against body/engine numbers - some of the late ones had pre-allocated vins!
ie; 6/69 vin, but 6/70 body/engine number
ie; 6/69 vin, but 6/70 body/engine number
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Big Thanks Everyone,
I'm looking to buy one and have been after one for ages but have been duped before when I did a check once turned out the car was never In the police like seller was saying ,
Vin number he has given me Is M/A2S5 1281678 M
Engine Num 10MA-U-H340505
Red V5C
Main reason I'd like to buy It was my father used to drive one many years ago.
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I'm looking to buy one and have been after one for ages but have been duped before when I did a check once turned out the car was never In the police like seller was saying ,
Vin number he has given me Is M/A2S5 1281678 M
Engine Num 10MA-U-H340505
Red V5C
Main reason I'd like to buy It was my father used to drive one many years ago.
Rdgs
Anthony
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I have just seen the car your looking at, advertised. From the pictures it looks a good car / project to have at that money.
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Have checked our list of known cars, and this one is not one it - sorry. However, that does not mean that it is not genuine, new ones turn up every year; and this one seems to fit all the requirements, so I suspect that it is genuine.
Behind the zip you would expect to see evidence of holes being filled. You can also look for traces of original paint colour; but a check from Gaydon and/or the first owner will give 100% certainty. Hopefully it will all go smoothly for you, and we'll have another one to add to the register.
Behind the zip you would expect to see evidence of holes being filled. You can also look for traces of original paint colour; but a check from Gaydon and/or the first owner will give 100% certainty. Hopefully it will all go smoothly for you, and we'll have another one to add to the register.
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Yes But I do think It will go up some ... I have a limit which I wont go over
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Thanks everyone for your help I got outbid at last moment
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I e-mailed them a month ago about a Panda car I have, but still haven't heard anything backchesney wrote:PS - why not try contacting the ex-police register for more info?
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cplnobbie wrote:Big Thanks Everyone,
I'm looking to buy one and have been after one for ages but have been duped before when I did a check once turned out the car was never In the police like seller was saying ,
Vin number he has given me Is M/A2S5 1281678 M
Engine Num 10MA-U-H340505
Red V5C
Non original engine - were PC cars all LC engines - 514/5?? at a guess, if it isn't need to check o/s/f footwell.
Main reason I'd like to buy It was my father used to drive one many years ago.
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Anthony
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Re: reg check urgent please
Car for sale again:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR- ... 502wt_1394
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR- ... 502wt_1394
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I think the seller ended the auction
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Just seen there is another ex police car for sale on ebay, has been made to look like a rat car looks horrid ELB753J