Early cars how rare

[paul5tag]

Having read various for sale adverts stating Mk1 rare early example etc, it got me thinking ,of the first batch of 700 odd cars,how many are still kicking about. any body got an idea.Also on a different thread does any one have knowledge of the whereabouts of UMC 128L it was my first stag which was restored about 1993 she was lovely apart from the 2.5 straight six, sorry originality buffs but i was young and daft and gripped by stag paranoia.Any info on either would be greatly recieved. Cheers Paul.

[singapore stag]

Well for a start it has a 3500cc engine now..

Vehicle enquiry

The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for UMC 128L are:

Date of Liability	01 09 2012
Date of First Registration	01 01 1986
Year of Manufacture	1972
Cylinder Capacity (cc)	3500cc
CO2 Emissions	Not Available
Fuel Type	PETROL
Export Marker	N
Vehicle Status	Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour	WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval	Not Available

[paul5tag]

Thanks for that ,funny how fashions come around, I took a 3.5 out to put a 2.5 in . Same badge thing .Perhaps not my best dessision. Wonder if a club member owns it.

[StagnJag]

Having read various for sale adverts stating Mk1 rare early example etc, it got me thinking ,of the first batch of 700 odd cars,how many are still kicking about. any body got an idea.Also on a different thread does any one have knowledge of the whereabouts of UMC 128L it was my first stag which was restored about 1993 she was lovely apart from the 2.5 straight six, sorry originality buffs but i was young and daft and gripped by stag paranoia.Any info on either would be greatly recieved. Cheers Paul.

I think Chris Lyles maintains a big of a register of the early cars. The wherabouts of a number of the prototypes is known to the club.

LD1 is on the road and is still in use. LD2 is the first American spec Stag and is I believe undergoing restoration. One of our local members owns LD 'ninety something'.

LD14 was the James Bond stag and is now in a museum in the states, the whole 'cars of the Stars' museum in Keswick having been bought by an american museum.

Some more info here:

http://www.stag.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?15619-Another-pre-production-Stag&highlight=james+bond

Rgds

Dave

[olwen]

Hi I would like to know if my old stag also no 1 ev er surfaced, it was stolen from myself from Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire, ora 650j Red automatic

[paul5tag]

Sorry to hear that when was it stolen, it must have been a early car on a j .

[DJT]

Number ORA650J not recognised by DVLA so I suspect it has been broken or 'ringed'.

[SteveS]

I'm sure that there are a few surviving Stags younger than mine (and I hope there are); mine's LD55 and was first registered on 01/08/1970.
Steve

[DJT]

I'm sure that there are a few surviving Stags younger than mine (and I hope there are); mine's LD55 and was first registered on 01/08/1970.
Steve

Mines's younger than yours Steve - it was registered in '74.............

[paul5tag]

I have LD 260 registered 21/20/70, lets fill in the gaps to 500 .

[SteveS]

OK, I must remember never to post after a pint of Spitfire and a glass of nice Spanish red wine

Mines's younger than yours Steve - it was registered in '74.............

[4x4]

For anyone interested - LD16 is alive and well - Living in near Thame, Oxon.

[Driveshield vehicle track]

Having read various for sale adverts stating Mk1 rare early example etc, it got me thinking ,of the first batch of 700 odd cars,how many are still kicking about. any body got an idea.Also on a different thread does any one have knowledge of the whereabouts of UMC 128L it was my first stag which was restored about 1993 she was lovely apart from the 2.5 straight six, sorry originality buffs but i was young and daft and gripped by stag paranoia.Any info on either would be greatly recieved. Cheers Paul.

Good morning
I have just joined the club and have searched my number plate and found this thread,
I bought UMC128L around 9 years ago from a chap in Derby.
In that time I have done around 500 miles per year in her and she has slowly got a bit tired
I took her to a local paint shop yesterday for a full over winter restoration
I was given a pile of receipts and photos of the 1993 restoration which I assume you got done and if so, we are , or at least we're, very close neighbors as I recognize the back alley in the photos????
Despite the dlva description this car still has the straight six engine in it (actually its now on a bench in my garage being rebuilt) I assume you didn't tell them that you took out the 3.5 so perhaps now I should set the record straight after 19 years.
The car is still very solid just a bit tatty around the rear wheel arches but it is getting a full respray anyway
Do you know why it was registered in 1986?

[jleyton]

Aaah, there's a happy ending to Paul's hunt

Welcome mr driveshield vehicle track - wow, that's quite a mouthful , have you got a shorter name ?

Cheers

Julian.

[Shiner]

Dave, how do you find out about a car's registration