ford capri

Ginger-Menace · 25 Jun 2010 at 21:55

hey all thought i might have a bit of luck in here, im trying to find my fathers ford capri sport, he sold it 20 years ago when i came along as its not much of a family car! sadly he past away when i was five. now that im older and driving i thought it would be good to try and find his car tht he regretably sold,
as said it was a ford capri 2lt sport in white the reg was A567XWJ
im looking to buiy it but failing that i would atleased like to see it
thanks in advance for any help!
Jamie

Stupot_ · 25 Jun 2010 at 21:59

I take it you've tried owners clubs?

Rilot · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:00

Are you sure it's even still running? Many Capris were scrapped due to being rust buckets.
Do a car data check or something that will tell you if it's been scrapped.

woodsup · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:00

Hasn't been taxed since 2001 so hopefully sitting in a garage somewhere! Good luck with your search.

Date of Liability 01 11 2001
Date of First Registration 18 08 1983
Year of Manufacture 1983
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour WHITE

Ginger-Menace · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:01

yea i been to the owners club lol no luck there, been on dvlas webby and done the check there doesnt say its scrapped just that its not taxed date of liability was 2001 i think

Ginger-Menace · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:02

beat me to it lol ^^

Chives · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:04

Just popped that reg in on an insurers website and it said that the car isn't listed..

Ginger-Menace · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:05

yea i tried tht to, im hoping tht its in sum garage sumwhere waiting for me thought it wud be nice for me to get it

Chives · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:11

Ginger-Menace said:
yea i tried tht to, im hoping tht its in sum garage sumwhere waiting for me thought it wud be nice for me to get it

Although the chances are slim , good luck finding it. Possibly worth scouring PH/Autotrader for white capris? Very slim chance it could be on sale.

Sone · 25 Jun 2010 at 22:21

Might sound stupid but just look around the local area, met my old man for lunch once and his first company car (a cortina) was parked up on the next street.

Lopéz · 25 Jun 2010 at 23:39

Ginger-Menace said:
yea i been to the owners club lol no luck there, been on dvlas webby and done the check there doesnt say its scrapped just that its not taxed date of liability was 2001 i think

DVLA site doesn't tell you if the car has been scrapped. There are 5 or 6 of my old cars that I personally scrapped and all still show as "Unlicensed" on the DVLA site.

It's probably been scrapped.

MadMossy · 25 Jun 2010 at 23:40

There are 8 Ford Capri's listing on Autotrader nationally, if the car hasnt been taxed since 2001 and is no longer listed on any insurance databases, chances are its no longer part of the motoring world.

What you could do though, is look around for one and restore it, that would be as good a tribute to your dad as can be done.

Batf1nk · 25 Jun 2010 at 23:51

Is there not a way of legally finding out if it still has a registered keeper?

Hades · 26 Jun 2010 at 00:18

I'm agreeing with the suggestion of buying a similar car and restoring it. Even if your dads car is still alive (which is unlikely) then doing it this way you'd probably end up with a better car in the end. Also, if it does exist then what are the chances of the owner selling it? It is most likely owned by an enthusiast now and I doubt they would sell it easily.

working class · 26 Jun 2010 at 04:03

If you know a "friendly" copper, you could ask them to run the plate through their computer, tell you the address of the owner...

DM · 26 Jun 2010 at 09:15

working class said:
If you know a "friendly" copper, you could ask them to run the plate through their computer, tell you the address of the owner...

Im led to believe that is not as easy to do as it was years ago.

Finglonga · 26 Jun 2010 at 10:10

DiamondMark said:
Im led to believe that is not as easy to do as it was years ago.

Nope, they need to log a reason for every check now as I asked a lad in the force across the road to look for one of my old cars.

DM · 26 Jun 2010 at 10:12

Finglonga said:
Nope, they need to log a reason for every check now as I asked a lad in the force across the road to look for one of my old cars.

Yea i thought that.

Shimmyhill · 26 Jun 2010 at 16:12

Yeah its a sackable offence to do that and every check is traceable so it would not be done.

Liverpool-Lad · 26 Jun 2010 at 17:17

You can fill in a form from the DVLA to request information about a car (I believe if you are the current owner) Im not sure it will work though if youre not. Perhaps worth checking anyway with the DVLA?