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Hello everybody, I've been reading this forum for a while now, but have only just decided to join up. My main reason for this is that I would like to track down my dad's old car, he bought the car in 1990 from the first owner who was a family friend and used it as his daily car until around 2004 when a suspected dropped valve forced it off the road. The car was parked until my dad had the time to repair it, but as with these things the car sat for 4 years without any work being done, and eventually he decided to sell it. It was sold to an Emma Barrow in Leeds, who promptly sold it on again. This was the last we heard of the car, but the DVLA claims it is still liable. It was a 1982 henna red 316, with 5 speed box, registration VFV3Y

I would like to know what it has been up to since then if possible, and thought this would be the best place to ask! Thanks in advance, Adam

(photo taken shortly before it was sold)

Hi Griff, welcome to the forum.

Looking at the reg number it would have been supplied by a dealer in the Blackpool/Preston area so you must be a fellow Northerner at a guess. Sadly I have never spotted another E21 for a long long time!

My M&D had an E21 in Henna reg number WHG418Y but according to dvla its been dead a while.

A few years ago I tried tracking down my first ever hot hatch from back in 1994, it was a Renault Clio 16V which back in the day I loved more than anything. I posted on forums but to no avail, then out of the blue I found someone breaking an identical car to the one I once had, it turned out from the pictures that it was my once loved Valver and I was straight in there with a phone call. Sadly and I mean sadly the bstd that had it just weighed it in and the car had gone for ever. Needless to say I was well pished!

RIP Valver

Yep, you're correct, it still had the dealer sticker on the back too! I still live in the Bury area myself, and I do very occasionally see e21s knocking about, there is a house I know of which always has a few e21s on the driveway, including a couple of Alpina models, I always have a look to see if 'my' car has turned up there every time I go past...you can always hope haha

Griff wrote:Yep, you're correct, it still had the dealer sticker on the back too! I still live in the Bury area myself, and I do very occasionally see e21s knocking about, there is a house I know of which always has a few e21s on the driveway, including a couple of Alpina models, I always have a look to see if 'my' car has turned up there every time I go past...you can always hope haha

I know that house too. Kept asking the guy if he'll sell the Alpina, but he'd rather let it rot outside - oh well!

I will have a guess at the supplier being Derek Woodman..........

I have recently returned from a holiday in Germany and considering I drove (not the E21) I didnt see a single E21!! and I was on the look out!

Its promising that its still on the road so its only a matter of time until it turns up...good luck.

Would that be the house on Middleton road by any chance? I don't drive past that often as I usually go down a rat run to work, but it has interesting cars on the drive. I only seem to go past at 3AM so probably wouldn't appreciate me knocking on the door!

well just did a little hpi on the car

the reg number on the car is now

VRM
PJI6876

there was a brokernet enquiry on the 30/03/10 for insurance so i presume the car is still alive if someone is trying to insure it,

the insurance qoute was accesed from a NR1 postal cod which is, Norwich, Norfolk NR1

hope this helps on your quest

Wow, thanks austin25!

If the hpi says the reg has been changed, how come when I use the DVLA vehicle enquiry website it still pulls up informaion for it? System not been updated? This is what it says:

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for VFV 3Y are:

Date of Liability 01 03 2011
Date of First Registration 01 08 1982
Year of Manufacture 1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1766CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED

dunno, if you Pm me your home address i will print off the whole HPi and post it to ya if you want

That is very generous of you, thanks!

PM sent

Woot. More NW E21'ers.

Yet to see another one on the road though.. S'always an E30 when I'm getting excited!