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Registrations in December 2005
This month we have had 17 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from David Payne (Tartan Red 0905) from Staffordshire, Ian Walker (Citron 0982) from Stirlingshire, Tim Clough (Aconite 1077) from Lancashire, David Shepherd (Bracken 1473) from Lincolnshire Ralph Harwood-Penn (Bracken 1617) from Dorset, and Peter Wilson (Flamenco Red 2903) from Surrey with the last V8. Alan Sayer (Blaze NNNN) from Buckinghamshire has registered MGBGTV8.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from Bill McCullough (Green Mallard 4313 and Vermillion 3123) from Northern Ireland, Michael Hall (Blue 4342) from Somerset, Michael Wood (Flamenco Red 3124 from New Zealand and Thomas Becks (Grampian Grey 3125) from Germany..
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Trevor Bailey (Nightfire Red 0714) from Staffordshire, Jorg Wagner (Woodcote Green 1087) from Germany, Roger Coltman (Woodcote Green 1739) from Cardiff, Neil Poole (Woodcote Green 1855) from Oxfordshire and David Tandy (Oxford Blue NNNN) from Dorset.
MG SV
Registrations of MG SVs have come from have come from Adrian Oates (Pearl Black NNNN) from Dorset.
Registrations in November 2005
This month we have had 15 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Donald Branton (Glacier White 0330) from Devon and Jurgen Thierry (Harvest Gold 0425) from Austria. Incidentally Geoff Allen (V8 Historian & Archivist) mentions Jurgen's car is ADO75 425 and was originally invoiced to BLMC Bus & Truch Division at Leyland. John Baragwanath (Glacier White 0633) from Australia, David Payne (Tartan Red 0905) from Staffordshire, Tim Clough (Aconite 1077) from Lancashire, Roger Stewart (Teal Blue 1950) from North Yorkshire, and Patrick Micheels (Black 2477) from Belgium have registered their MGBGTV8s.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from Peter Beadle (Black 3188) from Gloucestershire with a V8 conversion in one of the last MGBGTs. Peter is well known as a co-founder of the V8 Register back in 1978 and an MG parts guru. Oliver Marchant (Flame Red 5009) from Surrey has registered a Costello Roadster which is undergoing restoration following a 10 year layup.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Trevor Bailey (Nightfire Red 0714) from Staffordshire, Neil Poole (Woodcote Green 1855) from Oxfordshire, Chris Karayiannis (Oxford Blue 1928) from London SE, Andrew Vasey (Woodcote Green 2108) from North Yorkshire, Alex Hadden (Woodcote Green 2207) from Gloucestershire and from Peter Ferguson (Woodcote Green 2027) from Devon.
Registrations in October 2005
This month we have had 17 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Bob Herbet (Damask 0297) from Surrey, Ian Devey (Tundra 1101) from South Wales, Herve Ditner (OEW 1039) from France, Melvyn Hawes (Citron 1610) from Oxfordshire, Alan Stringer (Citron 2108) from Worcestershire, Robert Evans (Black 2286) from South Wales and Charles Stocks (Flamenco Red 2713) from Avon. Ben Bridge (BRG NNNN) from Surrey has an incomplete registration.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from John Taylor (Flame Red 3140) from Middlesex.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from have come from Steve Rose (Woodcote Green 0330) from Lincolnshire, Keith Dale (Woodcote Green 0497) from North Yorkshire, Christopher Bradshaw (Woodcote Green 0733) from Sussex, Kenneth Hill (Woodcote Green 1019) from Hampshire, Graham Bennett (Woodcote Green 1076) from Shropshire, Neville Hamilton (Woodcote Green 1093) from Berkshire, Derek Squires (Woodcote Green 1262) from Hampshire, Matthew Bradford (Caribbean Blue 2123) from Surrey.
Registrations in September 2005
This month we have had 27 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Jim Melia (Glacier White 0384) from Herefordshire, Stuart Allen (Damask 0394) from the West Midlands, Peter Dummer (Glacier White 0618) from Yorkshire, Gordon Siddle (Tundra 0765) from Yorkshire, James Heaton (Damask 0944) from North Yrkshire, Barry Chopping (Blaze 0969) from Kirkcudbrightshire, Matthew Hall (Blaze 1105) from Hertfordshire, Fabio Ongari (Damask 1438) from Italy, Peter Curbishley (Teal Blue 1893) from Cheshire, Hml Jenkins (Flamenco Red 2155) from Derbyshire, Tony Lake (Flamenco Red 2489) from Northamptonshire and Anthony Golding (Glacier White 2883) from Norfolk. Robert Scott (Damask NNNN) from the USA and Martin Ingam (Colour? NNNN) from London N have registered MGBGTV8s.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from Martin Golding (Red 4353) from London N, Wayne Glastonbury (Green 4354) from Gloucestersgire, Ian Buckley (BRG 4355) from South Australia and Martin Ingram (Rosso Red 4356) from London N.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from have come from Philip Marsh (Woodcote Green 0638) from Derbyshire, Carol Fox (Woodcote Green 0720) from South Yorkshire, Darren McDonald (Woodcote Green 0792) from Monmouthshire, Richard Pilborough (BRG 0950) from Kent, Graham Bennett (Woodcote Green 1076) from Shropshire, Alan Hopkins (Oxford Blue 1711) from Devon, and Mark House (BRG 1792) from Dorset. Andrew Jeyaraajah (Woodcote Green NNNN) from London E and Stephen Whyte (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Scotland have registered RV8s.
Registrations in August 2005
This month we have had 28 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Nathan Amos (Damask 0381) from Hampshire, Peter Booij (Tundra Green 0850) from Holland, Tom Balutis (Damask 0952) from USA, Charles Humphrey (Tundra 0960) from Durham, Tim Bedford (Damask 1311) from Sussex, Nick de-Vries (Damask 1629) from Essex, Godfrey Barnes (Glacier White 1652) from Dorset, Trevor Blythe (Glacier White 1896) from Avon and Neil Winter (Flamenco Red 2267) from Kent. Jeremy Scarf (Blaze NNNN) from Oxfordshire and Andrew Harrison (Red NNNN) from South Yorkshire have incomplete registrations.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from John Wheelwright (Tartan Red 4349) from Bedfordshire, Mark Couch (Vermillion Red 4350) from Merseyside and Malcolm Manser (Vermillion Red 4351) from Powys, Anthony Frew (Brooklands Green 4352) from South Africa.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from have come from Richard Glover (BRG 0284) from Buckinghamshire, Robert Coley (Nightfire Red 0396) from the West Midlands, Neil Harvey (Colour 0486) from Devon, Rodney Rawlings (Oxford Blue 0760) from Cornwall, Mike Lane (Oxford Blue 0855) from Hampshire, Richard Birtwistle (Woodcote Green 0981) from Cumbria, Derek Squires (Woodcote Green 1262) from Hampshire, Stephen Stolady (Woodcote Green 1950) from Norfolk, Chris Tasker (Woodcote Green 1966) from Somerset, Duncan McEwan (Flame Red 2195) from Tyne & Wear, Rusty Hallam (Nightfire Red 2099) from Derbyshire which was rebuilt from a reimported Woodcote Green write-off and Clive Lowe (Woodcote Green 2108) from Sussex. Bryan Ditchman reports Nightfire Red 2186 was sold at a BCA auction on 1st August to a dealer from Huntingdon. John Chapman (Colour NNNN) from West Midlands has an incomplete registration.
Registrations in July 2005
This month we have had 18 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Alan Hunt (Damask 0266) from Sussex, Dale Rodgers (Bracken 0823) from Australia, Anthony DeBella (Damask 1317) from USA, Adrian Warley (Damask 1437) from Cornwall, Kevin Smith (Damask 2516) from Hampshire.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from have come from Ken Tilbrook (Nightfire Red 4345) from Middlesex, Richard Allcock (Red 4346) from Staffordshire and Malcolm Mawser (Vermillion 4348) from Powys.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from have come from John Allport (Woodcote Green 0540) from Tasmania, John Chapman (Woodcote Green 0818) from West Midlands, Stirling Brooker (Woodcote Green 1001) from Buckinghamshire, Robert Baker (Woodcote Green 1105) from Staffordshire, Martin Coffin (Woodcote Green 1292) from Kent, Victor Crespin (Woodcote Green 1948) from Middlesex, Andy Harper (Woodcote Green 2116) from Essex, and Michael Husband (Oxford Blue 2189) from Kent. Sean Wright (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Suffolk.
MG SV
A registration of an MG SV has come from David Wood (BRG 0119) from Leicestershire.
Registrations in June 2005
This month we have had 17 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Beverley Oxford (BRG 0276) from Warwickshire, David Ogden (Green Mallard (0586) from London N, Andy Torode (Damask 0635) from Guernsey, Janet Thompson (Glacier White 0713) from Hertfordshire, Dale Rodgers (Bracken 0823) from Australia, Dr John Sugden (Blaze 1574) from Yorkshire, Kevin Heathcote (Black 2857) from Cheshire, Nick Gooch (Sandglow 2891) from Essex, and Keith Knapper (Flamenco Red NNNN) from Staffordshire.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Bernardo Montalvo (Blue 4343) from Portuga and John Wheelwright (Tartan Red 4244) from Bedfordshirel.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Edward Preston (BRG 0389) from Western Australia, Peter Lovegrove (Woodcote Green 1302) from the West Midlands, Philip Lawden (Woodcote Green 1529) from Hampshire, Malcolm Harrison (Woodcote Green 2200) from Hertfordshire, Daniel O'Neill (Woodcote Green 2222) fro Leicestershire, and Ahsan Razvi (Colour VIN) from Hertfordshire.
Registrations in May 2005
This month we have had 36 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Ken Beach (Bronze Yellow 0095) from Kent, Dr Jamie Trapp (Blaze 0131) from Melbourne Australia, Steve Whistlecroft (Glacier White 0409) from Surrey, Joe Byrne (Glacier White 0468) from Dublin, Richard Yates (Damask 0717) from Buckinghamshire, Tim Evans (Glacier White 1061) from Germany, Ryan Shaw (Damask 1132) from Cumbria, Andrew Rake (Blaze 1170) from Lincolnshire, Alex Macdonald (Glacier White 1384) from Surrey, Alan McLean (Damask 1516) from Ireland, Malcolm Bailey (Midnight Blue 1939) from Hampshire, Bob Charlton (Teal Blue 1948) from the West Midlands, John Hughes (Tahiti Blue 2473) from Staffordshire, Graham Hayman (Citron 2161 ) from Devon, Jeff Chambers (Brooklands Green 2249) from Lancashire, John Hughes (Tahiti Blue 2473) from Staffordshire, and John Davies (Flamenco Red 2750) from North Yorkshire. We await the Car Number from David Lister (Citron NNNN) from Lancashire.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Bob Whenmouth (Glacier White 3137) from New Zealand, Dan Smith (Old English White 3138) from Dunfies, Steve Musgrave (Green 4312) from Norfolk, Brian Messenger (BRG 4341) from Buckinghamshire and Nigel Marks (BRG NNNN) from Avon.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Cliff Curtain (BRG 0338) from Wiltshire, Paul Jefferys (Woodcote Green 0494) from Dorset, Kenneth Hoare (Woodcote Green 0623) from Kent, Richard Selwyn (Oxford Blue 0934) from London NW, Rob de Joode (BRG 1100) from Holland, Michael O'Brien (Woodcote Green 1275) from Melbourne Australia, Paul Griffiths (Woodcote Green 1300) from Kent, Nigel Marks (Woodcote Green 1321) from Wiltshire, Colin Lewis (Oxford Blue 1337) from Dublin, Brian Green (Woodcote Green 1372) from Kent and Edward Seago (Woodcote Green 1661) from London SE. We await a VIN from Richard Myers (Woodcote Green NNNN) from London SW and Chris Kellard (Woodcote Green NNNN) from County Durham.
Registrations in April 2005
This month we have had 23 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from John Wallace (Damask 0474) from Sussex, Richard Yates (Damask 0717) from Buckinghamshire, Jonathan Sawyer (Red 1427) from Hertfordshire, Alan McLean (Damask 1516) fom Ireland, Jeremy Kinsey (Citron 1638) from Avon, and Mike Anderson (Chartreuse 2872) from Sussex.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Keith Harding (Black 3136) from Sussex, Stephanie Spinella (Silver 4337) from the USA, and Richard Cennis (Tahiti Blue 4339) from Fife. Three Costello V8s have been registered by Adrian Akhurst (BRG 5011) from Australia, John Hurst (Teal Blue 5013) from Hampshire, and Garry Heath (Tartan Red 5012) from Buckinghamshire.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Mike Guttersohn (BRG 0355) from Staffordshire, Simon Oliver (Woodcote Green 0612) from Leicestershire, Phil Hall (Woodcote Green 0682) from New Zealand, Elliot Sprotson (Woodcote Green 0725) from Cheshire, Ronan Jennings (Woodcote Green 1118) from London SW, Colin Mitchell (Oxford Blue 1142) from Essex, Barry Heard (Woodcote Green 1200) from Cyprus, Brian Green (Woodcote Green 1372) from Kent, Michael Norris (Woodcote Green 1468) from London SW, Gordon Coles (Woodcote Green 1775) from Wiltshire and Noel Heslop (Woodcote Green 2201) from Tyne & Wear.
Registrations in March 2005
This month we have had 23 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Michael Sparks (Red 0610) from Oxfordshire, Tracy Verga (Harvest Gold 0829) from Sussex, Mathias Arnold (Harvest Gold 0901) from Germany, Ian Ailes (Glacier White 1561) from Surrey, Tim Thorne (Damask 1795) from Avon with the ex Roger Vardy-Smith car, Dominic Martin (Green Mallard 1826) from Buckinghamshire, Michael O'Leary (Artic White 1829) from Lancashire, Guido Elsasser(Damask 1864) from Germany, John Hambling (Teal Blue 2490) from Tyne & Wear with a car owned by his father since 1976 and Tim Johns (Green Mallard 2583) from Hampshire with a car which was orginally Glacier White. Alistair Shaw (Bracken NNNN) from Suffolfk has an incomplete registration.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Will Daniels (Black 3134) from Avon and Terry Howell (Indigo Blue 4279) from Sussex..
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Nicholas Trendell (Oxford Blue 0312) from Leicestershire, John Millerchip (Woodcote Green 0495) from Hampshire, Stefan Blank (Woodcote Green 0570) from Switzerland, Michael Dodd (Woodcote Green 0598) from South Sustralia, Colin Mitchell (Oxford Blue 1142) from Essex, Robert Burge (Nightfire Red 1382) from Buckinghamshire, Philip Wilson (Woodcote Green 1504) from London W, Paul Elms (Woodcote Green 1773) from Lancashire, Ian Quarrington (Woodcote Green 2150) from Cambridgeshire and Diane Taylor (Woodcote Green 2199) from Shropshire.
Registrations in February 2005
This month we have had 24 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Merryl Redman (Damask 0232) from Australia, Gerry Tucker (Navy Blue 0265) from Australia, Tracy Verga (Harvest Gold 0829) Sussex, Bryan Clayton (Damask 0892) from Kent, Jeremy Surr (Damask 1004) from South Yorkshire, Leslie Hughes (Glacier White 2211) from Glamorgan, Peter Jones (Tahiti Blue 2784) from London NW, and Lee Thomas (Flamenco Red NNNN) from Kent, plus Austin Benger (Harvest Gold NNNN) from Surrey.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Ben Carpenter (Oxford Blue 3133) from Worcestershire, John Relph (Gothic Grey 4336) from Suffolk, Nick Hallett (Vermillion 4770) from Hampshire with a car built from an MGBGTV8, VIN 2770, Marcus Gies (BRG 4337) from Germany, and Marc Wilke (BRG 4338) from Germany.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Robert Walker (Le Mans Green 0373) from Belfast, Gary Brown (Woodcote Green 1556) from Kent, Georg Muller (Oxford Blue 1640) from Germany, John Dutton (Woodcote Green 1664) from Kent, Roy Holloway (Oxford Blue 1756) from Hertfordshire, Bill Nixon (Woodcote Green 1802) from East Yorkshire, Richard James (Woodcote Green 1884) from Cleveland, Lawrence Branch (Woodcote Green 1981) from Tyne & Wear and Keith Taylor (Woodcote Green 2199) from Shropshire, and Valerie Bidewell (Woodcote Green 2217) from Hampshire.
Registrations in January 2005
This month we have had 24 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Mark Green (Teal Blue 0444) from Sussex, Mike Ash (Glacier White 0608) from Virginia Beach USA, Axel-Michael Pippow (Aconite 1054) from Switzerland, Neil Wilson (Harvest Gold 1519) from Argyll, Mark Ventress (Glacier White 1729) from Yorkshire, Pim van der Velden (Tundra 1816) from Surrey, Bob Fisher (Tahiti Blue 2470) from the USA, and Gerd Haupenthal (Mirage 2545) from Germany.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Andy Borris (Blaze 3131) from Kent, Tony Lansdell (Exeter Blue 3132) from Tasmania, Lars-Erik Kaellstroem (Brooklands Green 4334) from Sweden, and Nicholas Hallett (Red 4335) from Hampshire.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Jeff Swann (Woodcote Green 0519) from Leicestershire, Peter Sercombe (Woodcote Green 0757) from Oxfordshire, Gary Coates (BRG 0765) from Leicestershire, Paul Wilson (Woodcote Green 0929) from Yorkshire, Keith Frimston (Woodcote Green 1076) from Flintshire, Steve Taylor (Woodcote Green 1269) from the West Midlands, Malcolm Sawrey (Woodcote Green 1316) from Warwickshire, Martin Simmonds (Woodcote Green 1326) from Somerset, Wendy Lansdell (Woodcote Green 1514) from Tasmania, Tony Young (Woodcote Green 1522) from Buckinghamshire, Bill McNaught (Woodcote Green 1783) from Hampshire and Fred Ottaway (Nightfire Red 2185) from Pembrokeshire.

Earlier registrations

Registrations in December 2004
This month we have had 31 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Hans Houps (Black Tulip 0185) from Holland, Andrew Goves (Glacier White 0321) from Wiltshire, Derek Cotton (Teal Blue 0500) from Leicestershire, Bo Lindstroem (Glacier White 0750) from Denmark, Peter Cousins (Damask 0751) from Bedforshire, Nigel Melbert (Brooklands Green (0853) from Sussex, Richard Askew (Damask 0893) from Northamptonshire, Jeff Wherlock (Harvest Gold 1347) from Avon, Mark Cooper (Blaze 1584) from Hampshire, Paul Carter-Johnson (Damask NNNN) from Sussex, and Paul Hazell (Citron NNNN) from Essex.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Jurgen Erixon (Red 4333) from Sweden and John Meyer (Carmine Red 3130) from Essex.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Nick Trendell (Oxford Blue 0312) from Leicestershire, Ross McRobie (Woodcote Green 0516) from New Zealand, Don Carter (Woodcote Green 0636) from New Zealand with the car formerly owned by John Barnes, John Cumming (Woodcote Green 0721) from Suffolk, Carl-Eric Gullberg (Woodcote Green 0893) from Sweden, Mike Rahim (Woodcote Green 0923) from Oxfordshire, Andrew Howse (Oxford Blue 1592) from Dorset, Pete Doughty (Woodcote Green 1635) from Hampshire, Ian Wybraniec (Woodcote Green 1688) from Kent, Geoff Powell (Woodcote Green 1698) from Glamorgan,Jane Neal (Nightfire Red 1733) from Devon, Colin Knight (Woodcote Green 1790) from Northamptonshire, Roger Davies (Oxford Blue 1800) from Berkshire, Ray Harper (Woodcote Green 2020) from Surrey, Gunars Blankenburgs (Woodcote Green 2120) from Devon, Richard Boston (BRG 2196) from County, and Desmond Noble (Colour NNNN) from Sussex, Patrick Neal (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Devon, and Jim Guild (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Perthshire.
Registrations in November 2004
This month we have had 18 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Jonathan Gill (Damask 0733) from North Yorkshire, Roberto Rizzolo (Citron 0988) from Switzerland, Donald Witcombe (Teal Blue 1365) from Australia, Tony Shaw (Black 2510) from Cambridgeshire, Neil Hutchinson (Teal Blue NNNN) from Dorset, Sam Seneviratne (Damask NNNN) from Canada, and Jorgen Wetlesen (Colour NNNN) from Norway.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Sam Seneviratne (Damask 3129) from Canada, Steve Leech (Damask 3122) from Tyne & Wear, David Waterton (Tornado Red 4330) from Buckinghamshire, and George Barnett (Midnight Blue 4332) from Staffordshire.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from Robert Kent (Woodcote Green 0040) from Staffordshire, Ian Wells (Nightfire Red 0711) from the Canary Islands, Toni Bellfield (Oxford Blue 1329) from Oxfordshire, Charles White (Nightfire Red 1379) from Staffordshire who has just sold his previous RV8 Woodcote Green 1302, Brian Cook (Woodcote Green 1487) from Warwickshire, Sigge Redhe (Woodcote Green 1943) from Sweden, and Jorgen Erixon (Woodcote Green 2034) from Sweden.
Registrations in October 2004
This month we have had 38 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Fred Hahn (Damask 0229) from Lincolnshire, Alan Turner (Damask 0663) from Devon, Barry Jones (Glacier White 0672) from Cornwall, David Tynan (Aconite 1407) from Essex, Bernd Wienhold (Black 1484) from Germany, Michael Pilgrim (Damask 1598) from Suffolk, Daniel Tily (Glacier White 1702) from Avon, Robert Grapes (Blaze 1755) from Canada, Steve Gash (Glacier White 1786) from West Yorkshire, Tony Todd (Citron 1807) from Australia, Chris O'Neill (Aconite 1821) from Cornwall, and Bjorn Hedlund (Flame Red 2234) from Sweden. We await identification numbers from Bryan Johnson (Damask NNNN) from Shropshire, Steve Bradbury (Aconite NNNN) from Kent, Mark Ventress (Glacier White NNNN) from Yorkshire, and Richard Webster (Damask NNNN) from Yorkshire.
MGBV8 Conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from Simon Frost (Red 3114) Derbyshire, Ken Billingham (BRG 3128) with an MGBGTV8 Jubilee from County Durham, Karsten Kruse (Black 4329) from Germany, Dan Algarin (Glacier White 4331) from USA, and Dave White (Trophy Blue 3127) from Durham.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from David Wilson (BRG 0287) from Hertfordshire, Peter Smith (Nightfire Red 0306) from East Yorkshire, Don Scott (Caribbean Blue 0363) from Nottinghamshire, Chris Cannon (BRG 0426) from Hertfordshire, Kevin Smith-Allen (Woodcote Green 0720) from Essex, David Price (Woodcote Green 0750) from Warwickshire, Peter Moore (Woodcote Green 0799) from Derbyshire, Keith Frimston (Woodcote Green 1076) from Flintshire, Charles White (Woodcote Green 1302) from Staffordshire, John White (Nightfire Red 1379) from Staffordshire, Kay Hill (Woodcote Green 1520) from Buckinghamshire, Robert Shaw (Oxford Blue 1555) from Yorkshire, Andrew Marsh (Oxford Blue 1613) from Hampshire, Jeff Barrett (Oxford Blue 1711) from Avon, Saul Duck (Oxford Blue 1723) from Hampshire, Philip Herbert (Oxford Blue 1765) from Surrey and Rosalynde Johnstone (Woodcote Green 2164) from Conway. We await a VIN from Robert Kent (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Staffordshire
Registrations in September 2004
This month we have had 18 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Barrie Jones (Teal Blue 0548) from Cornwall, Alberto Cruz (Limeflower 0156) from Portugal who also has Glacier White 0643, Jonathan Gill (Damask 0733) from North Yorkshire, Barry O'Neal (Aconite 0737) from Dublin, Laurence Webb (Teal Blue 2190) from Oxfordshire, Patrick Micheels (Glacier White 1903) from Belgium, and Philip James (Sandglow 2868) from Surrey. Mark Britton (Midnight Blue NNNN) from London N has registered an MGBGTV8.
MGBV8 conversions
Registrations of V8 Conversions have come from from Lawrence Wood (BRG 3121) from London SW and Robert Watson (Black Tulip 4328) from Nottinghamshire.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come from from Terry Starkey (Le Mans Green 0786) from Norwich, John White (Woodcote Green 1302) from Staffordshire and Bob Strasdin (Woodcote Green 1496) from Carmarthenshire, Ken Hill (Woodcote Green 1520) from Buckinghamshire, Le Meur Astier (Woodcote Green 1980) from France, Martin Colclough (Woodcote Green 2036) from Cardiff, and Ian Johnstone (Woodcote Green 2064) from County. Andrew Campbell (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Wiltshire has regsitered an RV8.
Registrations in August 2004
This month we have had 36 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Peter Smith (Blaze 0109) from East Yorkshire, Fidel Jones (Black 0443) from Clwyd, William Leung (Teal Blue 0463) from Hampshire with the V8 owned from new by Michael Jennings, Gareth Williams (Teal Blue 0709) from Manchester, Adrian Lunn (Aconite 1110) from Northamptonshire, Tom Metcalfe (Blaze 1059) from Ohio USA with the car formerly owned by Bryan Ditchman, Mark Davis (Glacier White 1061) from Hampshire, Gerd Appel (Citron 1637) from Germany, David Haley (Teal Blue 1950) from Yorkshire, Peter Colvin (Tahiti Blue NNNN) from London NW, Robert Rowley (Citron NNNN) from Hertfordshire, and Russell Cook (Damask NNNN) from Essex have registered an MGBGTV8.
MGBV8 conversions
Registrations of V8 Roadster Conversions have come from from Simon Gibbs (Glacier White 4325) from Somerset and Chris Piercy (Damask 4326) from Dorset. Steve Gooding (Citron 3117) from Suffolk and Simon Frost (Red 3120) from Derbyshire have registered MGBGTV8 Conversons.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come in from William Chard (Caribbean Blue 0408) from Avon, Duncan Halliday (Woodcote Green 0534) from Pembrokeshire, Simon Oliver (Woodcote Green 0612) from Leicestershire, Mark Shelley (Woodcote Green 0700) from Wiltshire, David Price (Woodcote Green 0750) from Warwickshire, Roy Heffer (Colour 0808) from Gloucestershire, Ian Scott (Woodcote Green 0995) from Highland, Simon Mason (Woodcote Green 0704) from Yorkshire, Mark Alden-Court (Woodcote Green 0901) from Shropshire, Nigel Hargreaves (Woodcote Green 0987) from North Yorkshire, David Moody (Woodcote Green 1089) from Surrey, Edward Schinkel (Woodcote Green 1311) from Belgium, Mark Ward (Woodcote Green 1492) from Somerset, Robert Stewart (Woodcote Green 1626) from Shropshire, Edward Schinkel (Woodcote Green 2220) from Belgium, Roger Vardy Smith (Oxford Blue 1995) from Warwickshire, Grant Smith (Woodcote Green 2075) from Berkshire, Delia Kempley (Oxford Blue NNNN) from London W, Paul Foreman (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Hertfordshire, and Jonathan Nicklin (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Shropshire.
Registrations in July 2004
This month we have had 30 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Dawn-Marie Cox (Damask 0145) from Hampshire, John McNamara (Teal Blue 0724) from Australia, Darren Ainsworth (Aconite 0842) from Bedforshire, Alex Munch (Citron 0977) from Germany, Brian Davies (Damask 1033) from Hampshire, Ted Miller (Damask 1119) from West Yorkshire, Paul White (Teal Blue 1659) from Hertfordshire, Paul White (Teal Blue 1886) from Hertfordshire, William Johns (Black 1921) from London SE, Iain Mitchell (Blaze 2224) from Lanakshire, Gareth Lewis (Red 2314) from Powys, John Evans (Flamenco Red 2422) from Australia. Adrain Lunn (Aconite NNNN) from Northamptonshire and has still to let us know the chassis number.
MGBV8 conversions
Registrations of MGBGTV8 Conversions have come from from Chris Schulpen (Silver 3124) from Belgium and Martin Simmonds (Silver 3126) from Avon. Registrations of V8 Roadster Conversions have come from David Poole (Rosso Red 4320) from Derbyshire and David Tetlow (Blaze 4321) from Buckinghamshire, Simon Gibbs (White 4322) from Somerset, Alex Woodeson (Midnight Blue 4323) from Oxfordshire. Peter Hills (Brooklands Green 5009) from Gloucestershire registered a rebodied Costello MGBGTV8 at Silverstone.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come in from from Roy Heffer (Le Mans Green) from Gloucestershire, David Farrer-Brown (Nightfire Red 1214) from Sussex, Mike Giblenn (Woodcote Green 1230) from Hertfordshire, Mark Jenns (Woodcote Green 1311) from Buckinghamshire, Fred Jenns (Nightfire Red 1382) from Buckinghamshire, Fred Jenns (Woodcote Green 1462) from Buckinghamshire, John Strasdin (Woodcote Green 1496) from Camarthenshire, Kenneth Hill (Woodcote Green 1520) from Buckinghamshire, John Dutton (Woodcote Green 1664) from Kent, Ian Herbert (Woodcote Green 1822) from Hampshire. To make room for his RV8, John Dutton recently sold his MGBGTV8 to Fred Hahn in Lincolnshire from whom we anticipate a registration shortly!
Registrations in June 2004
This month we have had 25 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Terry Barrow (Damask 0745) from Berkshire, Stewart McKenzie (Black 1079) from Midlothian, David Plummer (Glacier White 1590) from Wiltshire and Martin Shields (Flamenco Red 2880) from Warwickshire.
MGBV8 conversions
Registrations of MGBGTV8 Conversions have come from Ross Dunlop (Black 3119) from Glasgow and William Quinn (Silver 3125) from Staffordshire and Doug Bond (Damask 3119) from Buckinghamshire. V8 Roadster Conversions have come from Chris Tindall (Black 4315) from Yorkshire, Nick Edwards (Black 4314) from Nottinghamshire, Jonathan Williams (Flame Red 4316) from London W, David Fowler (Chili Red 4317) from Texas USA, Tim Stevens (Midnight Blue 4318) from Salop and Peter Shilling (Rosso Red 4319) from Warwickshire. A Costello MGBGTV8 has been registered by Ian McKinnell (Glacier White 5015) from Hampshire.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come in from Keith Tansey (BRG 0442) from Derbyshire, Tony Bons (Woodcote Green 0582) from New Zealand, Mark Alden-Court (Woodcote Green 0655) from Shropshire, Ralph Jessop (Woodcote Green 0699) from Hampshire, Eric Pfaendler (Oxford Blue 0812) from Switzerland, Paul Johnson (Woodcote Green 1009) from Sussex, Nicholas Birchett (Woodcote Green 1076) from Cornwall, and Andy Harrop (Flame Red 1192) from Oxfordshire which was rebuilt with a Heritage bodyshell in 2002, Mark Sitton-Kent (Oxford Blue 1552) from Nottinghamshire, David Pilcher (Woodcote Green 2000) from Australia. Michael Wildgoose (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Norfolk.
Registrations in May 2004
This month we have had 22 registrations:
MGBGTV8
Registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Russell Morely (Damask 0428) from Yorkshire, Hank Warnaar (Black Tulip 0480) from Holland, Alberto Cruz (Glacier White 0643) from Portugal, Roger Drake (Tundra 0896) from Hampshire, John Bunch (Glacier White 1183) from Cumbria, Maarten Bubbert (Citron 1467) from Holland, Tony Aspinall (Glacier White 1561) from Sussex, and Alan Torbett (Flamenco Red 2414) from Worcestershire.
MGBV8 conversions
Registrations of MGBGTV8 Conversions have come from Alan Garth (Damask 4313) from Surrey and V8 Roadster Conversions have come from Darren Jackson (Glacier White 4311) from Dorset.
RV8
Registrations of RV8s have come in from Tony Aspinal (Caribbean Blue 0265) from Sussex who has purchased Bryan Ditchman's RV8, Raymond Ellis (Nightfire Red 0304) from Surrey with an RV8 fitted with an automatic gearbox from new by Henlys, Raymond Ellis (Caribbean Blue 0472) from Surrey, David Pilkington (Woodcote Green 0521) from Somerset, Rodolphe Lombard (Woodcote Green 0611) from London W, Terence Whitten (Nightfire Red 0948) fromKent, Nick Birchett (Woodcote Green 1076) from Cornwall, Roger Aldridge (Oxford Blue 1170) from Worcestershire, Tim Holoway (Woodcote Green 1229) from Hertfordshire, Mick Pitcher (Woodcote Green 2194) from Essex, Malcolm Brownsord (Woodcote Green 2205) from Lancashire, and Craig Knobbs (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Staffordshire.
Registrations in April 2004
This month we have had 32 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from John Neighbour (Green Mallard 0126) from Sussex, William Slatcher (Damask 0266) from Devon, Matthew Harris (BRG 0754) from the West Midlands, David Gibbs (Aconite 0866) from Lancashire, Tom Metcalf (Blaze 1059) from USA with the ex Bryan Ditchman V8, Peter Forstner (Bracken 1218) from Germany who has just acquired the V8 owned by David Waterton for over 20 years, Steffen Hansen (Glacier White 1293) from Germany who has the ex Richard Selby car, Norman Bogg (Blaze 1789 from Yorkshire, Roy Springate (OEW 1793) from Buckinghamshire, Simon Kennaugh (Damask 1864) from Lancashire, Trevor Bury (Flamenco Red 2350) from Worcestershire, and Sean Collins (Flamenco Red 2721) from Guernsey, and .
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of MGBGTV8 conversions have come from Trevor Bury (Old English White 3118) from Worcestershire. Registrations of V8 Roadster Conversions have come from Chris Hunt-Cooke (Provencal Blue 4307) from Hertfordshire who has sold his RV8, Allan Brown (BRG 4308) from Berkshire who completed his Heritage shell V8 conversion in February this year, Geoff King (Tartan Red 4309) from Kincardineshire, and Gary Ladds (Inca Yellow 4310) from Warwickshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Anja Smith (Oxford Blue 0761) from Germany, Philip Taylor (Woodcote Green 0909) from Warwickshire, Kristian Wharton (Woodcote Green 1104) from Durham, Nicholas Birchett (Woodcote Green 1076) from Cornwall, Mark Dixon (Woodcote Green 1421) from Hokitika New Zealand, Richard Hessey-White (Oxford Blue 1709) from Cardiff, Clive Carter (Woodcote Green 1797) from Nottinghamshire, Michael Price (Nightfire Red 1798) from Staffordshire, Stephen Stolady (Woodcote Green 1950) from Norfolk, Colin Evans (Woodcote Green 1961) from Buckinghamshire, Barry Joyce (Woodcote Green 2038) from Cambridgeshire, Martin Hadley (Woodcote Green 2095) from Cumbria, Robert Smith (Woodcote Green 2124) from Flintshire, William Opie (Woodcote Green 2149) from Kent, and Roger Aldridge (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Worcestershire.
Registrations in March 2004
This month we have had 21 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Geoff Trollope (Harvest Gold 0414) from Hampshire, Russell Morely (Damask 0428) from Yorkshire, Simon Kennaugh (Damask 1864) from Lancashire, Jon King (Blaze 1955) from South Wales with the penultimate chrome bumpered V8, Paul Cocker (Tundra 2219) from New Zealand, Ian Tapner (Teal Blue NNNN) from Buckinghamshire and Godfrey Tapp (Bracken NNNN) from Wiltshire.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of MGBGTV8 conversions have come from Mike Howlett (Mineral Blue 3115) from Ayrshire and Dean Butti (Snapdragon 3116) from Hertfordshire. Registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Al Barnett (Indigo Blue 4279) from Surrey the former RV8 enthusiasts who has bought the good looking car advertsied on the V8 Website, Peter Stabler (BRG 4303) from Staffordshire with a Beer conversion, David Hosking (Calypso Red 4304) from Cornwall, Andy Kenning (BRG 4305) from Surrey, and Jerry Locatelli (Blaze Red 4306) from Tasmania in Australia.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Ian Harvey (Woodcote Green 0674) from Berkshire, Martin Smith (Oxford Blue 0761) from Germany, Bryan Mander (BRG 0957) from Lincolnshire, Paul Farrar (BRG 1752) from Hampshire, Tim Whitely (Oxford Blue 1935) from Lancashire, Clive Carter (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Nottinghamshire and Godfrey Tapp (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Wiltshire.
Registrations in February 2004
This month we have had 31 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Alan Pocock (Glacier White 0145) from Berkshire, Peter Teager (Green 0207) from Sussex, Robert Kerr (Old English White 0870) from Lanarkshire, Duncan Mackew (Aconite 1107) from Victoria Australia, Simone Sanchez (Damask 1614) from Greater Manchester, Julian Holmes (Glacier White 1451) from Hampshire, Peter Velati (Damask 1669) from Surrey, Norman Bogg (Blaze 1787) from Humberside, Christopher Forrest (Green 2175) from Cambridgeshire, Ray Hastings (Black 2179) from Surrey, Bill Oldknow (Flamenco Red 2538) in Saudi Arabia, Nick Ashmore (Blaze 2550) from Leicestershire, Steve Brooks (Damask 2601) from Staffordshire, David Lafferty (Black 2840) from Northamptonshire, David Gibb (Aconite NNNN) from Lancashire, Finn Gravesen (Police White NNNN) from Denmark .
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Ralph Siebenhaar (Blaze 3113) from Germany, David Powis (Snapdragon Yellow 4296) from the West Midlands, Floyd Dowell (Damask 4299) from the USA, Michel Wirtz (Midnight Blue 4300) from France, David Condon (Red 4301) from Cambridgeshire with a relatively rare MGCV8 Roadster, Mark Rawlins (Mallard Green 3114) from Wiltshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Alan Grimes (Oxford Blue 1334) from Cumbria, Eric Barr (Woodcote Green 1631) from Nottinghamshire, Tony Johnson (Nightfire Red 1865) from the West Midlands, Bruce Collins (Woodcote Green 1906) from Brisbane Australia, Kevin Lillywhite (Woodcote Green 2058) from Lincolnshire, Robert Hipkiss (Woodcote Green 2154) from Devon, Simon Spiller (Oxford Blue NNNN) from Hertfordshire, Andrew Vanderfeltz (Colour NNNN) from London SW, Nicholas Birchett (Colour NNNN) from Cornwall, Paul Thomas (Colour NNNN) from Warwickshire.
Registrations in January 2004
This month we have had 19 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Warwick Gilbert (Glacier White 0310) from Queensland Australia, Robert Kerr (White 0870) from Lanakshire, Alan Crisp (Green 1087) from Cambridgeshire, Gavin Bailey (Black 2111) from Surrey, Tezwell Reggo (Blaze 2145) from Australia, Mark Robinson (Glacier White 2283) from Avon, John Evans (Damask 2422) from Summer Hill Australia, and Barry Richardson (Mid Green 2454) from Sussex.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from John Farrar (Red 4294) from Wiltshire, Sean Henry (Rosso Red 4295) from Hertfordshire and Sean Francey (Flame Red 4035) from Cornwall.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Duncan Beach (BRG 0426) from Kent, Stuart Dunstone (Woodcote Green 0517) from Essex, Maurice England (Woodcote Green 1191) from Yorkshire, William Nixon (Woodcote Green 1443) from the Cayman Islands, Richard Hurford (BRG 1543) from London N, Robert Carter (Woodcote Green 2089) from Leicestershire and John Izdebski (White Gold 2176) from the West Midlands. Tony Johnson in the West Midlands has just taken delivery of a reimport obtained from Cleevewood. HS Imports have reported they have secured Oxford Blue 0761, Woodcote Green 0909 and Oxford Blue 1170 for return to the UK for enthusiastic RV8 clients.
Registrations in December 2003
This month we have had 25 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Mark Rawlins (Green Mallard 0587) from Wiltshire, Christopher Hemsley (Red 0271) from Surrey, Mike Hargreaves (Blaze 1576) from Somerset, John Mackenzie (Black Tulip 2180) from South Africa, Mark Robinson (Glacier White 2283) from Avon, Richard Crouch (Black 2888) from Dorset, and Philip Bonham (Teal Blue NNNN) from Northamptonshire.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Robert Metzier (Guards Red 3111) from Ohio USA with an MGBGTV8 conversion, Marvyn Towers (BRG 3112) from New Zealand, Michael Binns (BRG 4292) from Buckinghamshire, Vernon Wheeler (White/Yellow 4293) from Oxfordshire with an MGCV8 Roadster, and Michel Desbiens (Jaguar Light Blue 5105) from Canada with a Costello MGBGTV8 Automatic, believed to be the only one in the World.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Colin Shergold (Nightfire Red 0358) from East Yorkshire, Trevor Roberts (BRG 0420) from Somerset, David Brindle (Woodcote Green 1425) from Lancashire, David Scargill (Woodcote Green 1485) from West Yorkshire, Peter Ellway (Woodcote Green 1505) from North Yorkshire, Daniel Webb (Woodcote Green 1618) from Sussex, Victor Crespin (Woodcote Green 1698) from Middlesex, David Gilkes (Woodcote Green 1822) from Hampshire, Mathew Smith (Woodcote Green 1845) from Hampshire, Derek Matthews (BRG 1998) from Berkshire, Classic Chrome (Woodcote Green 2075) in London SW, Robert Hipkiss (Woodcote Green 2154) from Devon and Adventure Autos (White Gold 2176) in Northamptonshire.
Registrations in November 2003
This month we have had 20 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Norbert Koolen (Green Mallard 0789) from Holland, Paul Ingles (Back Tulip 1407) from Essex, Graham Young (Glacier White 1757) from Gloucestershire, lan Collins (Teal Blue 1831) from Sussex, Peter Chignell (BRG 2526) from Suffolk, and Robert Scott (Citron 2720) from California USA.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Jor Rasmussen (BRG 4287) from Denmark, Andy Lestocq (BRG 4288) from Kent, John Beaton (Tahiti Blue 4182) from Cambridgeshire with a V8 Roadster previously owned by Geoff Broad advertised for sale on the "MGBV8s for Sale" webpage a month or so ago, Allan Bailey (Tartan Red 4289) from Sussex, and Peter Spencer (BRG 4291) from Cumbria with a 5.0 litre V8 he is building and hopes to get to Silverstone next year.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Dr Christopher Blaurley (Flame Red 0303) from Surrey, Nicholas Grant (Woodcote Green 0388) from Tyne & Wear, Tim Curtis (Oxford Blue 0771) from Wiltshire, David Gilkes (Woodcote Green 1822) from Hampshire, Ali Haidar (Woodcote Green 1845) from West Midlands, Peter Barrett-Chapman (Woodcote Green 1996) from Devon, Paul Evans (BRG 2173) from Ceredigion in Wales, Eric Barr (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Nottinghamshire, and David Stringer (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Oxfordshire
Registrations in October 2003
This month we have had 30 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Ian Wilson (Teal Blue 0448) from Australia, Graham Dover (Damask 0471) from Surrey, Andy Phillips (Glacier White 1066) from Somerset, Stephen Skinner (Glacier White 1536) from Surrey, David Plummer (Glacier White 1590) from Wiltshire, Theo Klick (Damask 1721) from Germany, David Porter (Damask 1729) from Cambridgeshire, Paul Depper (Tartan Red 2155) from Staffordshire, Davie Hynd (Damask NNNN) from Fife, Jim Handy (Teal Blue NNNN) from South Africa, and Ted Law (Damask NNNN) from Sussex.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Dave Ings (Pageant Blue 3110) from Hertfordshire, Ton Matathuis (Red 4229) from Luxembourg, Paul Voiiler (Green 4282) from Essex, James Buckley (Red 4283) from Cheshire, John Pearson (Green 4284) from Surrey and Richard Weston (Green 4286) from Surrey, and Mike Taylor (White Gold 4290) from Lincolnshire with a V8 Roadster made by Halls Garage at Bourne in Lincolnshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Ian Murray (Oxford Blue 0024) from Hertfordshire, Jeff Dixon (Le Mans Green 0255) from Kent, Colin Shergold (Nightfire Red 0358) from Humberside, Gary Christy (Woodcote Green 0478) from Cambridgeshire, Mark Banham (Woodcote Green 0725) from Surrey, Adrian Beale (Woodcote Green 1321) from Hampshire, Keith Taylor (Woodcote Green 1405) from the West Midlands, David Doubtfire (Nightfire Red 2180) from Victoria Australia, Chris Hunt-Cooke (Woodcote Green 2038) from Hertfordshire, Rt Hon Paul Grade (Flame Red 0354) from Staffordshire, Jeremy Davies (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Surrey and Chris Blakeley (Nightfire Red NNNN) from Surrey.
Registration in September 2003
This month we have had 19 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from David Ward (Damask 0153) from East Yorkshire, Kathleen Massey (BRG 1099) from Cornwall, and Lex Franks (Glacier White 1717) from Queensland Australia.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Gareth Treneer (Midnight Blue 3109) from Worcestershire, Alan van Bekkum (Brooklands Green 4278) from the Netherlands, Bill Arnold (Indigo Blue 4279) from Buckinghamshire with a Trevor Taylor built V8 Roadster Conversion, Bruce Cox (Glacier White 4280) from Norfolk with a 4 litre fuel injected conversion with ABS, David White (Red 4281) from County Durham with a 4.5 litre conversion fitted with a Borg Warner T5 gearbox and Jaguar independent rear suspension, and Peter Calvert (Flame Red 4282) from Surrey.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from John Birks (Woodcote Green 0667) from Peeblesshire, Barry Clark (Woodcote Green 0733) from Hampshire, Roderick McDonnell (Woodcote Green 0734) from Berkshire, HS Imports' customer (Woodcote Green 1009) from Surrey, Alan Burton (Oxford Blue 1341) from Surrey, George Foot (Oxford Blue 1592) from Oxfordshire, David Allen (Woodcote Green 1629) from Cambridgeshire, Malcolm Hogg (BRG 1839) from Essex, and Aidan Dickson (Woodcote Green 2115) from Cardiff and Warwick Gilbert (Woodcote Green 2227) from Queensland Australia.
Registrations in August 2003
This month we have had 20 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Richard Tasker (Damask 0143) from West Yorkshire, Lin Cawdron (Blaze 0873) from Hertfordshire, Kevin Herbert (Bracken 1534) from Yorkshire, Graham Young (Glacier White 1757) from Gloucestershire with the car formerly owned by Jim Loveday at Cirencester, and Bob Waterson (Flamenco Red 2749) from Norfolk.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Wayne Stephenson (Brooklands Green 3107) from Lincolnshire, Malcolm Craig (White 4276) from Tyne & Wear, Ron Crissell (Adriatic Blue 4277) from Essex, John Beaton (Blue 4 NNNN) from Cambridgeshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from David Cooper (Woodcote Green 0497) from North Yorkshire, Thomas Lowe (Woodcote Green 0605) from Staffordshire, Tim Whiteley (Oxford Blue 0935) from Lancashire, Roger Glover (BRG 1611) from Wrexham, Robert Moore (Woodcote Green 1632) from Warwickshire, Peter Steyn (Woodcote Green 1678) from South Africa, Christopher Wilson (Woodcote Green 1969) from Cornwall, David Bird (Woodcote Green 2038) from Sussex, and Mark Banham (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Surrey, Craig Hewer (Nightfire Red NNNN) from Warwickshire and Andrew Sheppard (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Hampshire.
Registrations in July 2003
This month we have had 18 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from John Barker (Midnight Blue 0217) from Yorkshire with a car restoted in 1990, Ian Gale (Glacier White 0290) from Northamptonshire, Peter Venn (Damask 0848) from Australia, Lex Franks (Glacier White 1717) from Queensland Australia, and Brian Chapman (Black 2624) from Lincolnshire, and Paul England (Damask NNNN) from Lancashire.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Alistair Peterson (BRG 3104), Wayne Stephenson (Green 3107) from Lincolnshire and Garreth Dent (Tartan Red) with a Costello Roadster.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Mike Satur (Silver 0355) from Yorkshire, Robert Finn (Nightfire Red 0856) from Victoria Australia, Richard Morton (Woodcote Green 1300) from Hampshire, Myles Young (Oxford Blue 1665) from Berkshire, Chris Hunt-Cooke (Woodcote Green 2038) from Hertfordshire, Paul McNeil (Woodcote Green 2107) from Derbyshire with a car being reimported via Colin Shea in Tokyo, Peter Thompson (Oxford Blue 2165 from Essex and David Reeves (Nightfire Red 2182) from Lancashire, Juergen Krause (Woodcote Green 2038) from Germany, and Philip Haigh (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Manchester.
Registrations in June 2003
This month we have had 34 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Brian Morgan (Red 0258) from Lincolnshire, John Hunter (Glacier White 0298) from New Zealand, Andrew Butterworth (Damask 0550) from Lancashire, Alan Riches (Bracken 1244) from BC Canada, Lawrie Steere (Harvest Gold 1514) from New Zealand, Chris Payne (Damask 1595) from Wiltshire, Garry Webb (Aconite 1839) from Worcestershire, Anthony Pickering (Grampian Grey 2062) from Kent, Robert Waterson (Damask 2749) from Norfolk, Jim Mitchell (Damask NNNN) from Lancashire.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of V8 Roadsters have come from Halvor Asland (Tahiti Blue 4243) from Norway, and Peter Southgate (BRG 4264) from Essex, Peter Shilling (Rosso Red 4265) from Warwickshire, Les Dowen (Tornado Red 4266) from Hertfordshire, Martin Whitelaw (Iris Blue 4267) from Edinburgh, Robin Smith (Silver 4268) from Aberdeen, Benja Hedley (Ferrari Red 4270) from London SW, and Steve Musgrave (Black 4271) from Essex., Richard Hamer (Rosso Red 3093) from Oxfordshire, Richard Day (Nightfire Red 3094) from Oxfordshire, and Andrew Burroughs (Green Mallard 3103) from Lincolnshire who have registered MGBGTV8 conversions. Halvor Asland (BRG 6043) from Norway has also registered a Costello Roadster. Peter Shilling used to own Bracken 1074 which was sold to an enthusiast in Switzerland.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Alan Emery (Black 0397) from the West Midlands, David Marsh (Woodcote Green 0675) from Essex, Jerry Benton (Woodcote Green 0807) from Kangawa in Japan, Lawrie Steere (Oxford Blue 0933) from New Zealand, David Plews (Flame Red 0354) from Gloucestershire, Gordon Reid (Oxford Blue 1584) from Hertfordshire, Michael Beaver (Woodcote Green 1608) from Cambridgeshire, Steve Dear (Oxford Blue 1711) from Somerset, Dominic Oakeshott (Woodcote Green 1953) from Cheshire, Alan Young (Woodcote Green 2001) from South Africa, Nick Purvis (Woodcote Green 2057) from Northumberland, and Chris Gabriel (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Argyll in Scotland who expects his reimported RV8 to be delivered before the end of June.
Registrations in May 2003
This month we have had 26 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Andrew Butterfield (Damask 0550) from Lancashire, Bryan Clayton (Damask 0892) from Kent, Nigel Ricardo (Harvest Gold 1034) from Dorset, Paul Stenson (OEW 1088) from Sussex, David Rawlence (Citron 1342) from Cheshire, John Hill (Damask 1845) from Warwickshire, Billy Ashford (Blaze 1890) from Surrey, and Bill Bollendonk (Red 2796) from Colorado USA. Charles Stocks (Flamenco Red 2713) from Avon has had his V8 for over 25 years and has registered his car using the online registration form.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations have come from Steve Boxall (Beige 3099) from Avon with a MGBGTV8 conversion and a MGV8 Roadster conversion has come in from Les Dowen (Tornado Red 4257) from Hertfordshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from David Marsh (Woodcote Green (0675) from Essex, David Bruce (Woodcote Green (0736) from Buckinghamshire, Robert Warner (Woodcote Green 1116) from Essex, Michael Madge (Nightfire Red 1214) from Devon, Brett Coombs (Oxford Blue 1336) from South Australia, Len Fisher (Woodcote Green 1442) from Queensland Australia, Adrian Akhurst (Woodcote green 1516) from SouthAustralia, Michael Lambert (Oxford Blue 1552) from Warwickshire, Ray McGowan (Oxford Blue 1569) from Queensland Australia, Leslie Hughes (Oxford Blue 1640) from Lancashire, Dominic Johnson (Woodcote Green 1688) from London W, Russell Green (Nightfire Red 1929) from Lancashire, Dominic Oakeshott (Woodcote Green 1953) from Cheshire, Alan Young (Woodcote Green 2001) from South Africa, and Stewart Calderwood (Woodcote Green 2038) from London SW. Paul Kelliher (Woodcote Green 1858) from Surrey has reported his RV8 has been written off from a spin on a damp road in Chertsey - fortunately there were no injuries.
Registrations in April 2003
This month we have had 14 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Peter Stack (BRG 0252) from Staffordshire, Mark Trosper (Damask 0316) from Texas USA, Nick Abbott (Teal Blue 0512) from Buckinghamshire which he is rebuilding in a Heritage shell as a V8 Roadster (Tartan Red 4261) and Steve Faulkner (Teal Blue 0629) from Wiltshire, Don Bryson (Black Tulip 0740) from Nottinghamshire, Felix Weschitz (Glacier White 0956) from Austria, and Bob Hulena (Green Mallard 1073) from Wellington New Zealand.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of MGBGTV8 conversions have come in from Simon Wharton (BRG 3090) from the West Midlands, and Major Brooks (Blue 3092) from Derbyshire.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Trevor Robinson (BRG 0250) from Berkshire, Julian Browne (Black 0413) from Berkshire, Michael Hunter (Woodcote Green 0591) from Yorkshire, Dr Gavin Bailey (BRG 0766) from Surrey and Axel Herpin (Woodcote Green 1937) from London W.
Registrations in March 2003
This month we have had 20 registrations:
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Donald Carter (Teal Blue 0190) from New Zealand, Richard Selby (Glacier White 1293) from Berkshire, Allan Pocock (Glacier White 1145) from Berkshire, John Viner (Glacier White 1160) from Derbyshire, Tim Edmonds (Blaze 1238) from NSW Australia, Iain Hallifax (Teal Blue 1728) from Norfolk, Kieron Malloy (Glacier White 1797) from South Glamorgan, Henry Gale (BRG 2055) from West Sussex.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of MGBGTV8 conversions have come in from David Skeels (BRG 3087) from Essex, Steve Boxall (Harvest Gold 3098) from Avon and and V8 Roadsters from James Currell (BRG 4255) from Essex, Bill Zenkus (Neon Blue 4256) from Connecticut USA, and Ian Sanders (Radiant Red 4260) from Kent.
RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from John Haslstead (Oxford Blue 0385) from Oxfordshire, David Marsh (Woodcote Green 0675) from Essex, James King (Woodcote Green 0971) from Norfolk, Leslie Hughes (Oxford Blue 1640) from Lancashire, Michael Collins (Oxford Blue 1713) in Australia, John Chadwick (Woodcote Green 2037) from Shropshire, and Margaret Tester (BRG NNNN) from Kent. Gavin Brown in Tasmania reports an RV8 has had major crashed damage in Japan and is being broken up - photos of Woodcote Green 0617 are on the V8 Website.
Registrations in February 2003
The strong flow of new registrations has continued during the month with 25 new registrations - almost one a day!
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Donald Carter (Teal Blue 0190) from New Zealand with the car previously owned by Le Searle, David Williams (Niagra 1025) from Worcestershire, Tony Gaston (Bracken 0803) from Avon, Andy Hirst (Tundra 1289) from Yorkshire, Mark Randle (Damask 1941) from Somerset, Nigel Kendall (Damask 2199) from Cornwall, Thomas Haynes (Black 2878) from the West Midlands, and Stuart Fowler (Irmin White 2901) from Hertfordshire with the third from last V8 previously owned by Chris Tapper in Cheshire. Geoff Allen, the V8 Historian and Archivist, mentioned Irmin White 2901 was the last production V8 to go out for sale through the dealers - the final two V8s were Irmin White 2902 which went to Syd Beer and Flamenco Red is in the Gaydon Heritage Museum.
MGBV8 conversions
New registrations of MGBGTV8 conversions have come in from David Skeels (BRG 3087) from Essex, Howard Perry (BRG 3088) from Surrey with a V8 conversion in a 1969 MGBGT shell, Steven Koster (Cameo Yellow 3096) from NSW Australia, Kristina Elias (Aconite 3097) from Surrey with a V8 converted by B&G in 1983 and V8 Roadsters from and Tony Bates (No Colour 5253) from Saratoga USA, Rick Federico (Black 4252) from Utah USA, Tony Seber (Red 4253) from Essex, and Gary Ladds (Inca Yellow 4254) from Warwickshire.
MG RV8
New registrations of RV8s have come in from Jamie Gardiner (Oxford Blue 0025) from Bedfordshire with ADD402, an early dealer demonstration car, which has some non standard equipment including power steering and a CD stack player from a Rover 800, Robert Lewis (Woodcote Green 0225) from Gloucestershire, Barry Beaman (BRG 0703) from Queensland Australia, Steve Beale (Le Mans Green 0786) from Berkshire, James King (Woodcote Green 0971) from Norfolk, Anne Bunting (Nightfire Red 1218) from Devon, Greg Musgrave (Oxford Blue 1552) from Sussex, Peter Dever (Oxford Blue 1591) from Australia, and Martyn Dawson-King (Flame Red NNNN) from Surrey.
Registrations in January 2003
During the month 27 new registrations came in with MGBGTV8s (48%), MGBV8 Conversions (4%) and RV8s (48%).
MGBGTV8
New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come in from Kai Knickmann (Damask 0945) from Germany, Alistair Shaw (Bracken 1106) from Suffolk, Stan Appleton (Bracken 1346) from Yorkshire, James Kelley (Glacier White 1360) from Renfrewshire, Dave Harris (Indigo Blue 1706) from Buckinghamshire, Iain Hallifax (Teal Blue 1728) from Norfolk, Alistair Cochran (Citron 1824) from Northamptonshire, Edward Corbett (Teal Blue 1916) from London SE, Patrick Goebel (Silver Birch 2142) from Germany, Bruce Morgan (Blaze 2177) from Somerset with the long campaigned V8 formerly owned by David Franklin, John Hambling (Tahiti Blue 2409) from Tyne & Wear, Eric James (Citron 2595) from Somerset, and Trevor Malton (Flamenco Red 2608) from Oxfordshire.
MGBV8 conversions
Mike Seager (Tundra 4252) from Oxfordshire has registered an MGBV8 Roadster conversion.
MG RV8
RV8 registrations have come from Robin Ashdown (BRD 0264) from Bedfordshire, Jeff Lee (Nightfire Red 0333) from NSW Australia, Joerg Wagner (Oxford Blue 0756) from Germany, David Summerhayes (Woodcote Green 0693) from South Australia, Graham Parkin (Caribbean Blue 0762) from Yorkshire, Jurgen von Seggern (Woodcote Green 0884) from Germany, Robin Macleod (Colour 0988) from Avon, Brian Hutchinson (Nightfire Red 1129) from Hampshire, Dr Gavin Bailey (Oxford Blue 1592) from Surrey, Jonathan Woodward (Oxford Blue 1594) from Staffordshire, Alistair Greig (Oxford Blue 1750) from East Lothian, and Nic Handy (Woodcote Green 1889) from Berkshire.
Registrations in December 2002
The strong flow of new registrations has continued during the month with 32 new registrations - over one a day!
MGBGTV8
 New registrations of Abingdon built MGBGTV8s have come from Barry Holmes (Glacier White 0129) from Kent with an early V8 previously owned by Dr Gerald Vaughan, Adrian Akhurst (Damask 0154) in South Australia, Peter Stack (BRG 0252) from Staffordshire, Warwick Gilbert (Glacier White 0310) from Queensland Australia, Graham Alldred (Teal Blue 0629) from Hampshire, Martin Ball (Glacier White 0633) from Australia, Susan Kent (Harvest Gold 1149) from Cornwall, Lex Franks (Glacier White 1717) from Queensland with the car formerly owned by Bruce Croft, Eric Simon (Flamenco Red 2272) from London N, and Roger Walker (Silver 2493) from London SW with a car fitted with RV8 mechanicals. We have also heard from Gavin Brown and Colin Shea of an immaculate Damask 0459 for sale in a showroom in Tokyo - the first GTV8 reported to be in Japan.
V8 Conversions
 Registrations of MGBGTV8 Conversions have come in from Richard Porter (BRG 3069) from USA, Ian Brown (Green 3071) from Fife with an BGTV8 and V8 Roadsters from Murray Arundell (Green/Black 4241) from Australia with a V8 Roadster with 4.4 and litres in a 1963 shell finished in XPower colours he has raced for most of its life, Tony Bates (Green 4242) from California with a V8 Roadster project, Kim Porter (BRG 4244) from Australia, Steve Newton (BRG 4244) from the West Midlands and Geoff Richmond (Vermillion 4245) from Hampshire.
RV8
Registrations have come from Colin Boots (Woodcote Green 0662) from Buckinghamshire, Maurice England (Woodcote Green 1191) from Yorkshire, Mark Laxton (Woodcote Green 1234) from Sussex, Geoff Lloyd (Woodcote Green 1242) from Leicestershire with an RV8 seen at auction in Japan in early October 2003, Yasuhiko Inoue (Nightfire Red 1314) from Japan, Salvatore Farruggio (Woodcote Green 1455) in Japan, Adrian Akhurst (Woodcote Green 1516) in South Australia, Gordon Reid (Oxford Blue 1584) from Hertfordshire, David Copeman (Woodcote Green 1682) from Yorkshire, George Hammnett (Woodcote Green 1743) from Avon, Stephen Kirby (Oxford Blue 1768) from Berkshire, Ray Lewis (Woodcote Green 1802) from Cambridgeshire, Christopher Hunt Woodcote Green NNNN) from Essex, David McKenna (Oxford Blue NNNN) from Herefordshire, and Allum Stuart (Woodcote Green NNNN) from Hertfordshire. The "NNNN" above indicates we have not had details of the VIN of those cars.