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I bet they were - I wonder if I will recognise those plates after all these years, I suspect that I will ! Same guy had a 1965 Hillman Minx as everyday driver in the mid 1980s after the maroon Bentley vanished

For "SMS88" and anyone else interested in the car, here is a listing of cars in similar colours to what "SMS88" may remember from the late 1970's.

BC3E, Robert Bradfield (GB), "PYR 1", IN DRAGONFLY BLUE, BEIGE INTERIOR.
BC5E, B & G Purcell (GB), "PYP 261", IN REGAL RED, IVORY INTERIOR.
BC8E, Andrew MaCgill (GB), "981 GLN", INGARNET RED, TAN INTERIOR.
BC1LD, Edward F. Sutherland (USA), "R-TYPE", IN POWDER BLUE, BLUE INTERIOR, LEFT HAND DRIVE.
BC2LD, Miles Marsh (USA), "R TYPE", IN MAROON, PUTTY GREY INTERIOR, LEFT HAND DRIVE.
BC22LD, Wm.N. De Segundo, (GB), "FSS 700", IN MAROON, PUTTY GREY INTERIOR, LEFT HAND DRIVE.
BC26D, Kyoharu Wakui (J), "OYO 525", IN BURGUNDY, TAN INTERIOR.
BC38D, Darius Fouladi (GB), "RXY 3" IN REGAL RED, BEIGE INTERIOR.
BC39D, H & G Elmgren (S), "AKL 125", IN ROYAL BLUE, RED INTERIOR.
BC45D, Peter Harnick (GB), "PLL 3", IN REGAL RED, BEIGE INTERIOR.
BC58D, J.R. Henley (GB), "JRH 5", IN REGAL RED, TAN INTERIOR.
BC64D, Colin Stone (GB), "20 PYM", IN OXFORD BLUE, RED INTERIOR.
BC2LC, Ronald Lauder (USA), "CMT 73G", IN BURGUNDY, TAN INTERIOR, LEFT HAND DRIVE.
BC20C, Sqn/Ldr T.N. Allen (GB), "999 BHR", IN METALLIC BLUE, LIGHT GREY INTERIOR.
BC22C, James Darling (GB), "LYS 515", IN GREY-BLUE, BLUE INTERIOR.
BC24C, Robert M. Lee (USA), " ? " IN BLUE, LIGHT BLUE INTERIOR.
BC27C, Anthony Galliers-Pratt (GB), "MJW 340", IN OXFORD BLUE, TAN INTERIOR.
BC28C, George W. Daniels (GB), "38 BMN", IN BLUE-GREY, LIGHT BLUR INTERIOR.
BC30C, Simon Kachadourian (GB), "XYA 124", IN BLUE, LIGHT BEIGE INTERIOR.
BC36C, Douglas O. Hamilton (GB), "888 CRE", IN METALLIC BLUE, BLUE-GREY INTERIOR.
BC55C, Jean-Pierre Mueller (CH), "RSK 798", IN MAROON, TAN INTERIOR.
BC57C, Charles Haagen (USA), "XKR 885", IN MAROON, ROSE INTERIOR.
BC60C, Mrs. R. Westall (GB), "941 GBL", IN MAROON, BEIGE INTERIOR.
BC66LC, PRIVATE COLLECTION (USA), "4 NQX 943", IN MAROON, TAN INTERIOR, LEFT HAND DRIVE.
BC68C, David McLean (GB), "OYN 3", IN OXFORD BLUE, GREY INTERIOR.
BC72C, William F. Clifford (GB), "GAG 71", IN BLUE-GREY, BLUE INTERIOR.
BC75C, Hugh Taylor (GB), "96 JLC", IN BLUE-GREY, LIGHT GREY INTERIOR.
BC6A, Victor Clark (GB), "BKK 801B", IN OXFORD BLUE, RED INTERIOR.

8 CARS MISSING FROM THE REGISTER IN 2012, SO NO DETAILS. I TRIED LOGGING INTO THE REGISTER FROM THE DETAILS ON MY PRINT-OUT, BUT IT JUST SAYS "GOOGLE CAN NOT LOAD THIS PAGE" OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT, WHICH IS A SHAME, AS YOU COULD CLICK ON ANY CHASSIS NUMBER AND HAVE FURTHER DETAILS.

Maybe "SMS88" can remember a name or better still, the registration from the details above. I have typed it as it appears on my 2010 print-out and have not changed any details.

Regards,
GHOSTHUNTER.

OYN3 seems familiar! the cars had NO spats but were these shades