Reg No. MIN 1

Blue850

On Cartell this number is on a Nissan Micra, I got a 1968 copy of Motoring Life today at Trim and in it MIN1 was on a MK1 Escort belonging to the then Chairman of Kerry Co Council.

Silvera

The reg number must have been transferred from the Escort at some stage. It was possible to transfer a reg from a scrapped vehicle in the 70'/80's....though why anyone would bother putting a nice reg like that on a Micra??

Perhaps the Micra owner had a Mini before the Micra and had the reg transferred to that ....then later scrapped the Mini and had it transferred to the Micra for sentimental reasons??!

carchaeologist

Hmm..interesting story!!Any chance of a scan of the pic?
MIN1 was a february 68 kerry issue alright.Must have been one of the very first of the Mk1 Escorts?!

Blue850

Photo is tiny, but i'll see what I can do

carchaeologist

Ta...:)

Kafer

I actually remember that Micra.

carchaeologist

Kafer wrote: »

I actually remember that Micra.

I presume it was the mk1 micra, the K10?How long ago was that?

G Luxel

on a similar topic, is there a reg I MPI. The first Hillman Imp ever built is regd IMP I and on show in the scottish transport museum.

carchaeologist

G Luxel wrote: »

on a similar topic, is there a reg I MPI. The first Hillman Imp ever built is regd IMP I and on show in the scottish transport museum.

Yep,would have been issued in april 82,its a
Registration1MPI MakeFIAT Model127 DescriptionMK11 COMFORT Fuel TypePETROL

carchaeologist

it was a cork number...

gn3dr

So do I. The guy that owned the reg used to transfer it when he changed cars.

Kafer wrote: »

I actually remember that Micra.

corktina

G Luxel wrote: »

on a similar topic, is there a reg I MPI. The first Hillman Imp ever built is regd IMP I and on show in the scottish transport museum.

i doubt thats a real number..."I" used not to be used in UK along with Q* and Z

* except for Q reg uncertain date cars...

Esel

All Irish cars had either I or Z, so they could be immediately identified in Britain. No British cars had either of these letters, afair.

G Luxel

here it is, its the first one off the production line driven by Prince Philip.

carchaeologist

corktina wrote: »

i doubt thats a real number..."I" used not to be used in UK along with Q* and Z

* except for Q reg uncertain date cars...

1 MPI was a cork reg(see above)
IMP 1 could have been english and easily transferred.

TigerTim

I can remember seeing MIN 1 on a Micra in Dingle around the middle Eighties. Micra was fairly new as far as I remember. I was told that it belonged to a local politician.

T.

gn3dr

Yeah I think he was based in Dingle. If I remember correctly the reg was on a Corolla K30 before the Micra.

Blue850

Scanned from 1968 Motoring Life

carchaeologist

Thanks for that blue!!:)

DarenO

I've that Motoring Life magazine somewhere in my collection.

Love the magazine it's such a step back in time.

Regards
Darren