RegArchive is an online archive for UK car registration plates from 1932 to 1963 (ABC 123) through to 1963 to 1982 (ABC 123 D) and finally from 1982 to 2001 (A 123 BCD).
Memories Of Your Car
Cars and other vehicles can bring back such wonderful memories for people - especially a car that they owned many years ago. If you have a photo of your old car please consider uploading it so we can publish it for posterity. Add any relevant comments as well - perhaps some memories about what the car means to you, where you went in it, where you drove it and even how old you were.
Comment Of The Week
Hillman Avenger, Wapopwa, Lancashire Posted at 10.56am Sun April 21st 2024"First brand new car we had as a family and my Dad's absolute pride and joy. Metallic green paint (metallic was uncommon then). "
Notable Vehicles
Sometimes a vehicle catches our eye. When it does, we'll add it to our Hall Of Fame.
Hand Drawn Cars!
Every Monday we choose a Car Of The Week from all of the uploaded photos and display it above on the front page. We sometimes arrange for it to be hand drawn in a rather nice line art style. You can have a look at the most recent ones.
Latest News And Articles
Looking For An Old Car?
Enter your full registration plate number in the Search box to find any other vehicles that you are looking for.
Latest User Vehicle Uploads
Most Popular Car Manufacturers
The most popular car manufacturer to be uploaded by RegArchive users is Ford with 1521 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 684 uploads and Vauxhall with 438 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1521 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 684 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 438 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 400 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 385 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 355 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 296 |
| 8 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 285 |
| 9 |  |
MG | 284 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 272 |
Most Popular Car Models
The most popular models uploaded by RegArchive users are Ford Escorts with 387 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen Golfs with 205 uploads and Austin Minis with 168 uploads. Search for your registration and upload a photo.
| Model | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ford Escort | 387 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 168 |
| 4 | |
Ford Cortina | 167 |
| 5 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 164 |
| 6 | |
Ford Capri | 144 |
| 7 | |
Ford Fiesta | 135 |
| 8 | |
MG MGB | 111 |
| 9 | |
Vauxhall Astra | 109 |
| 10 | |
Ford Sierra | 81 |
What Types Of Vehicles Are Being Uploaded?
The most popular type of vehicle to be uploaded (expectedly) is the car with around 84% of the photos submitted by RegArchive users, followed by the motorcyle/moped/scooter with 6% of the photos and the van with 3% of the photos. Search out your number plate and upload yours.
| Type of vehicle | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Car | 83.6% |
| 2 | Motorcyle/Moped/Scooter | 6.4% |
| 3 | Van | 2.6% |
| 4 | Bus/Coach | 1.2% |
| 5 | Tractor | 0.2% |
| 6 | Lorry/Truck | 2% |
| 7 | Campervan/Motorhome | 2% |
| 8 | Other | 2% |
Latest Vehicle and Number Plate Comments
Hillman Avenger, reg RTF553L submitted by Wapopwa, Lancashire, 10.56am Sun April 21st 2024
"First brand new car we had as a family and my Dad's absolute pride and joy. Metallic green paint..."
Mercedes Benz E-Class, reg N100DJT, Glamorgan, 7.46pm Tue April 16th 2024
"Private Plate Currently Reassigned To A 2006 Coleman Milne Mercedes Benz Hearse In Black and Is Owned..."
Austin 1100, reg HYP618P submitted by Brian Cooper, Buckinghamshire, 12.00pm Mon April 15th 2024
"Is old Bertha anywhere? She was dark red with a black vinyl roof, the last time I had her she had a c..."
Vauxhall Victor, reg N615REF, Warwickshire, 8.27am Mon April 8th 2024
"Vauxhall Victor FB Deluxe Estate. Bought for £100 in December 1975. Best car I ever owned."
Triumph T110 Tiger, reg MRK106, Lincolnshire, 10.31am Sat March 30th 2024
"A beautiful bike sold because I became scared of the terrible Manchester bus drivers who delighted in..."
BSA S31 Sloper, reg LBW986, 11.15am Mon March 25th 2024
"350cc “sloper” single-cylinder BSA motorbike. Pre 1931 as my great-grandfather appears in the sam..."
Morris Minor, reg AAO426 submitted by Scott Parkins, Devon, 10.27am Mon March 11th 2024
"This is actually a 1934 pre-war Morris Minor, not the classic ones you normally see. It's a two-..."
Bedford CF, reg MJR617P submitted by Jen Hallett, Essex, 10.09am Mon March 4th 2024
"Lush old CF2 campervan - was it a Bedouin? Can't remember, anyway it was my parents' amazin..."
Morris Minor, reg OUS154, 10.06am Mon March 4th 2024
"1955 MORRIS MINOR, GREEN, 800CC, 4DOOR. MY DADS FIRST CAR."
Jaguar S-Type, reg Y353CDU, 9.44am Mon February 26th 2024
"8 years after selling, I moved to Australia and gave up finding the car again. Then fate stepped in. ..."
Hillman Minx, reg MFN981, 9.41am Mon February 26th 2024
"My first car and loved it. Hillman Minx 1956, 1,390cc engine. front bench seat, column change gearbox..."
Morris Minor, reg UDL908K, 8.28am Tue February 20th 2024
"UDL908K is an Austin Badger Morris Minor van and has only covered 66,000 miles from new."
BMW Z3, reg 550OMX submitted by Z3owner, Buckinghamshire, 5.54pm Thu February 8th 2024
"The plate has been on this car for at least 10 years. The plate came with the car when I bought it in..."
Vauxhall Nova, reg G331BAF submitted by Bertie Bassett, Berkshire, 9.24am Tue February 6th 2024
"I owned this car from Oct 94 until May 97. Had it modified by the famous Bill Blydenstein with a big ..."
BMW 118, reg J29HYP submitted by jareynolds29, Yorkshire, 10.46pm Sat February 3rd 2024
"Bought this as my first reg and was told the correct process was followed to remove it by the dealer ..."