Just checked the reg number of my last Jazz (WK11UFE) which I traded in at the end of April and details of the vehicle could not be found on the Gov.uk MOT site, surprising as it passed an MOT inspection in March. I wonder were it has gone, abroad perhaps?
I was amazed to see that my first ever car is still on the road. XJY117 Sunbeam Alpine first registered 1st January 1963. It was black when I owned it in the early 1970s but is now white so it must have had a total strip down to change the colour so dramatically. I bought it from a friend of mine who did some bodywork repairs on it and wanted to respray it white but it was going to be too much trouble so he kept to the original colour. Also on the Gov.uk site the mileage is recorded as 50000. When I owned it the mileometer went around the clock so it had covered more than 100000 miles when I sold it in the mid 70s.
I remember that car well. a years insurance cost £35. To get that into perspective I was taking home £5 a week as an apprentice.