Is This The Oldest Living MK1

[bburn13]

Just got the Reg Docs back for Rummy!

Date of registration is 18/04/1984
So as the title said Is this the oldest mk1 still alive
Please Please let me know

or opinions

Dave

[HT]

If thats when registered in the UK - then it must be a contender.

[The Silver Fox]

Something not quite right. The MR2 didnt go on sale in Japan until June 1984 and in UK 13 March 1985.

What is the VIN? Mine was registered 15 March 1985 and the VIN ends in 00011874.

Douglas

[mart1975]

wow, didnt think they made them that early.

[MartG]

As above, the Mk1 didn't go on sale in Japan until 8/6/84, or 13/3/85 in the UK ( on a B plate )

Methinks DVLA have screwed up, or the original importer put the wrong date on the paperwork

[HT]

^^ could be that the DVLA have put the dtae it was built as the date it was first registered??

[PW@Woodsport]

theres an early mk1a that comes to the garage now and then with the chassis number ending 0000244.

I believe the very earliest ones were white on northern irish plates.

[Black_mk1]

Looks like a good candidate for a v6

/hides

[Swiss Toni]

I believe the very earliest ones were white on northern irish plates.

I think the early press cars wore NI plates (IXI numbers) but these plates were taken off them when they were sold by Toyota Press Office. One of the reasons *I think* was that they had previously been registered and run in Japan, so would have been on "A" prefix plates (possibly even "Y" suffix?).

I believe there may have been a white car on the press fleet, but most were 2-tone "Sherwood Tuning" (Sherwood Toning?).

[Swiss Toni]

The records I can find for your car show A424RUM as imported in 1999 and with a chassis number 3568 - it looks like it probably was a very early car in Japan!

[1owner from new]

ixi would make them 1986

mine is mxi 87

belfast reg'ed

[classic mk1]

If thats the case then the boot spoiler and side skirts were added latter as they wasnt standard fit for the first cars. Cant see from the pic but has it got a sunroof.

[MartG]

If thats the case then the boot spoiler and side skirts were added latter as they wasnt standard fit for the first cars. Cant see from the pic but has it got a sunroof.

Nope - they were always available as options, and standard on the G-Limited, even from the first production cars

[bburn13]

The records I can find for your car show A424RUM as imported in 1999 and with a chassis number 3568 - it looks like it probably was a very early car in Japan!

Your right
Chassis NO AW110003568

theres an early mk1a that comes to the garage now and then with the chassis number ending 0000244.

Guess that answers the question then by 3324

most were 2-tone "Sherwood Tuning" (Sherwood Toning?).

This one also started live as a Sherwood
The last owner had her resprayed
Also had the arches sills and brakes (disc and calipers) done

If thats the case then the boot spoiler and side skirts were added latter as they wasnt standard fit for the first cars. Cant see from the pic but has it got a sunroof.

No it is the rarely seen Tin Top.
The last owner had added the skirts.
Really strange as they are held in place by cable ties

Looks like a good candidate for a v6
/hides

Dont hide
The car has had money spent on, but the engine is spent
suprising as it has only done 137,000km = 85,000 miles
So will be having the 3sgte engine,
from my Tubby (I bumped at Anglesea)


Dave

[Swiss Toni]

And a link to make you say "wooooooooooo";

http://www.autotekelectronics.com/

Enter the reg and get the vehicle details inc chassis number (you might want to add it to your favourites as you know you will kick yourself when you can't find this thread in 3 months time...!)

[bburn13]

wooooooooooo

Dave

[Swiss Toni]

Told you so.

[moogy]

Is there a list anywhere of the oldest living 1a's ? Mine's chassis no: 37503 so there can't be too many older than him left.

[bburn13]

3568 does beat that by 34000,
but your right how many can there be left
If Mr Woods only knows of one older than mine,
then yours cant be far behind

Dave

[System-G]

My track car is 11928

so I beat you both