got my history info back from DVLA - not what I was expecting ! any old owners here

[Sharpy_G]

So got my car history back from DVLA this morning

and the car wasn't from Haynes of Maidstone, despite being an RS and Kent reg.

XKE 797S

registered 17/3/78 by Stormont Engineering Co Ltd of Tonbridge - by a Michael Leonard of Hatfield

Originating dealer: Frank G Gates Ltd, South Woodford

5(6)/9/79 transferred from British Car Auctions Ltd to United Car Sales, Lewisham

01/08/78

2nd Owner: Partridge and Wilcox Ltd of Rotherfield Crowborough

who sold on 16/8/80 to:

3rd owner: Malcolm Tribe of Bexley

who sold on 22/06/82 to:

4th owner: Nigel Wates of Tonbridge

who sold on 22/12/82 to:

5th owner: Nicholas Hannan of Tunbridge Wells

who sold on 08/01/85 to:

6th owner: John Paul Ould of Tunbridge Wells
(also shows "Happy Motoring" of Tunbridge Wells as a dealer on 08/01/85)

who sold on 21/06/86 to:

7th owner: Darren Venus of Tonbridge

who sold to me:

8th owner on 24/09/88 when I also lived in Tonbridge


so what's the deal with the first lot of shenanigans I wonder ?

anyone have any ideas please ?

anyone know any previous owners ?

is it sad I'm excited about finding all this out ???

[GraemeJ]

Got one back last week but doesn't give much info at all about dealer etc I'm sending letters to all the previous owners though

[Sharpy_G]

Stormont Ford now Lifestyle Ford, called them to see if car was demonstrator or something ?

waiting for call back

[rs2000_gb]

My mex came from them too

[Sharpy_G]

Stormont Ford now Lifestyle Ford, called them to see if car was demonstrator or something ?

waiting for call back

well they called back, but no records back that far with my reg'

they were very keen for me to bring the car over when it's done tho'

I guess the answers are all out there somewhere

[191964]

1st part of history maybe someone's company car (engineering company rep ? )then auctioned off after its year or so`s of use. I remember back then company cars were changed more regularly , after a year or so ,my dad had a few Cortina`s back then.

[Sharpy_G]

1st part of history maybe someone's company car (engineering company rep ? )then auctioned off after its year or so`s of use. I remember back then company cars were changed more regularly , after a year or so ,my dad had a few Cortina`s back then.

possible, Stormont Engineering Co were aka Stormont Ford tho'

[Sharpy_G]

can't find anything on Partridge and Wilcox Ltd either ?

[Sharpy_G]

spoke to 'Gates' tho' and they say quite likely a demonstrator

[KL]

Stormont were surely an RS dealer then? (Hildenborough?) Pretty sure I spoke to them in 79 when looking for best deal on a new RS2 Custom. I think it was them who were ordering in base, non-Custom, RS2s with Recaros and other Custom parts.
Links with Rod Chapman in early Rallycross?

[Sharpy_G]

Stormont were surely an RS dealer then? (Hildenborough?) Pretty sure I spoke to them in 79 when looking for best deal on a new RS2 Custom. I think it was them who were ordering in base, non-Custom, RS2s with Recaros and other Custom parts.
Links with Rod Chapman in early Rallycross?

was this address, possibly RS dealer then, but show's the car came to them from Gates

Stormont Ford


Avebury Av
Tonbridge

TN9 1TN

[Chesney]

very interesting what comes back, you never know what went on back then.

[Dave1800BDA]

nice one,
got the history back on mine some years ago, spoke to the first owner Paul Newton from Uriah Heep and a couple of others, even the dealers foreman at white brothers who did the PDI on the car, still there today

[RUDDY]

nice one,
got the history back on mine some years ago, spoke to the first owner Paul Newton from Uriah Heep

Been a heap from day one then son

[Dave1800BDA]

Been a heap from day one then son

indeedy got pics to prove