Fast Marina Magazine

Now my 'Ultimate Register' project is nearing completion (for now) I though it was perhaps time to report back what the oldest and newest survivors we have are.

Oldest MK1:
FPH 441J - 1.3 DL Saloon, Bedouin/Autumn Leaf, chassis number 1498 (Paul Utting)


Oldest MK1 estate:
NPL 700L - Harvest Gold, can't remember the chassis number sadly! (John Pinnell)


Newest MK1:
KEU 444P - 1.8 TC Saloon, Cosmic Blue Metallic/Mink, chassis number 5198** (Martin Wallis)


Newest MK1 estate:
LDU 150P - Glacier White/Sorrel, chassis number 357** (Eamonn Fountain)


Oldest MK2:
LCT 291P - 1.8 SDL Coupe, Brooklands Green/Sorrel, chassis number 2** (Ron Baker?)


Oldest MK2 estate:
NSS 103P - 1.8 SDL, Tahiti Blue/Navy, chassis number 7**


Newest MK2:
YAU 350S - 1.3 SDL Saloon, chassis number 2292**

Newest MK2 estate:
WJF 566S - 1.3 DL, Brooklands Green/Sorrel, chassis number 219**


Oldest MK3:
DDF 702T - 1.7 Base Saloon, Pageant Blue/Mink, chassis number 1989** (MK3 production began whilst MK2s were still being built, oldest batch of MK3s I know of were built by March 1978)

Oldest MK3 estate:
DRP 231T - 1.7 L, Vermillion/Black, chassis number 333** (Pete Woods)


Newest MK3:
KOH 125W - 1.3 L Saloon, Vermillion/Black, chassis number 3073** (Martin Wallis)


Newest MK3 estate:
JDJ 371V - 1.7 Base, Champagne, chassis number 539**

Oldest Ital:
KJO 343W - 1.7 HL, Snapdragon Yellow/Black, chassis number 2003**, built April 25th 1980 (Gil Prosser)


Oldest Ital estate:
PFD 776W - 1.7 HLS, Champagne/Paprika, chassis number 6032** (Sarah Busbridge)


Newest Ital:
A83 XUK - 1.3 SL, last Ital saloon built, chassis number 7364** (Patrick Collection)


Newest Ital estate:
A850 KWK - chassis number not known (Heritage Motor Centre)


Not got round to doing vans and pickups yet, still trying to make sense of the chassis numbers!

A few of those don't look like they are living just yet?

Does this mean the newest MK1 TC Saloon has a new home?
I do hope so

Good work, Josh. Wonder if any of Kilroy's Mark 3s have later chassis numbers? Don't know how the CKD packs dealt with build and chassis numbers...

Went to a local show/club meet the other week and a B reg 1.7SL Ital estate was there in Vermillion had Black SLX seats but apart from that was a very nice original car ( being so late may be those seats were fitted at production ) unfortunately had not got my Camera . You have put together a good collection well Done
Dave

The TC is still in Martin's garden but there are a couple of interested parties now and it will be saved.

I have no idea about foreign chassis numbers, I know Maltese Marinas had a different numbering system which I have yet to have a good look at.

There are a few B reg Ital estates about and some of them are surprisingly early (were built when cars were being registered on Y plates). The last Ital estate was registered on 1st March 1984 so any B reg ones must have been sitting around in showrooms.

good and valuable work - documenting the history . KUDOS

I didn't know I had the oldest MK2 estate and it is very much on the road in daily use. planning on putting it back to its original blue at the end of the year, its pagent at the moment.

lock1506 wrote:I didn't know I had the oldest MK2 estate and it is very much on the road in daily use. planning on putting it back to its original blue at the end of the year, its pagent at the moment.

And very nice it is too

Well put together Josh

Has reminded me, I'm not sure if my Mk2 is on the census.

Thankyou, yes forgot to say well done Josh for putting it all together.

lock1506 wrote:Thankyou, yes forgot to say well done Josh for putting it all together.

Yes great work Josh.
Gil.

Thanks everybody, all I am doing is reading the data you are all sending me so thank you all

If you could let me know the chassis number for your MK2 that would be great Matt