22B's - are there enough to start a thread on here??
07 June 2010, 11:35 PM
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There was a UK 22B at the P1 gathering in poor condition for a UK car, shame as it was one of the 'rare' ones... 
I will get that car cover off you at some point Mark, any chance you can send?
08 June 2010, 07:12 PM
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08 June 2010, 08:35 PM
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theres one on 22b.com,I cant do the link but if you put in is my car a real 22b it will come up and its smashed to bits,T22BCB I think the reg says
http://bbs.22b.com/cgi-bin/ultimateb...=005790#000037
http://bbs.22b.com/cgi-bin/ultimateb...=005790#000037
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22 July 2010, 12:06 AM
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23 July 2010, 12:33 AM
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23 July 2010, 07:41 AM
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Aren't all cars (import or not), given the year plate of registration, and nothing to do with the year they were made.
Explains why our car has a 'V' plate.
23 July 2010, 08:47 AM
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The DVLA base their plate on the date of first registration ANYWHERE. However, in Scooby imports from Japan, that's often a bit complicated for them as they can't read the documents (in Japanese) and the Japanese even use a completely different calendar system to us, so even a date on the documentation will flummox them.
As an example, my old 22B had its first service in Japan at 1222km with a date in the service book of 10/07/04, which is NOT 10 July 2004, but 4 July 1998 on the Japanese calendar! The DVLA are certainly not the sharpest in the civil service tool box, so anything that's not "normal" causes confusion.
I think from memory, they just dated it as first registered as 1 January 1998, because they knew it was a 1998-built car, although when I deciphered the actual Japanese paperwork it was actually first registered there on something like 4 May 1998. Anyway it was allocated an R plate, which was OK.
However, if you have evidence that your car was never registered in Japan, then the DVLA would consider the date of first registration here as the correct plate. So if your car sat in the dealer or unregistered by its first Jap owner in his garage for a year, then a T plate or even later is feasible.
I know this as my 1991 Lotus Omega was not registered anywhere until 1997, so has an R plate as opposed to the J & K plates of most other Lotus Carltons. The slightly annoying thing is that the V5C states "declared manufactured 1997", which is obviously nonsense as they stopped production in 1992. I have corresponded with them on this and they say that's the only text they use in these rare cases.
As an example, my old 22B had its first service in Japan at 1222km with a date in the service book of 10/07/04, which is NOT 10 July 2004, but 4 July 1998 on the Japanese calendar! The DVLA are certainly not the sharpest in the civil service tool box, so anything that's not "normal" causes confusion.
I think from memory, they just dated it as first registered as 1 January 1998, because they knew it was a 1998-built car, although when I deciphered the actual Japanese paperwork it was actually first registered there on something like 4 May 1998. Anyway it was allocated an R plate, which was OK.
However, if you have evidence that your car was never registered in Japan, then the DVLA would consider the date of first registration here as the correct plate. So if your car sat in the dealer or unregistered by its first Jap owner in his garage for a year, then a T plate or even later is feasible.
I know this as my 1991 Lotus Omega was not registered anywhere until 1997, so has an R plate as opposed to the J & K plates of most other Lotus Carltons. The slightly annoying thing is that the V5C states "declared manufactured 1997", which is obviously nonsense as they stopped production in 1992. I have corresponded with them on this and they say that's the only text they use in these rare cases.
26 August 2010, 09:56 PM
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27 August 2010, 09:19 AM
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No 379-400 for sale also on autotrader 45k miles no history though so could have 145k lol £22,500.They could of at least cleaned it inside footwell and pedals filthy.
Mine is now on e bay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MESELX:IT
Full uk history last 3 owners i know personaly mint condition for a 13 year old car.
Eddie i did send you 3 pms on mlr but no reply.
Mine is now on e bay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...STRK:MESELX:IT
Full uk history last 3 owners i know personaly mint condition for a 13 year old car.
Eddie i did send you 3 pms on mlr but no reply.
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28 August 2010, 08:50 PM
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I told you why it had in 3 replies but got no reply like i said the last owner went down a ditch marked bumper and wing and clinic blew them over I've had back bumper done since to make the car prestine again. You won't find one like ya evo as that's not 13 years old.if you do they will be dry stored and be 30 k + good luck
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