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Early Vehicle Registrations Beginning With SAM

The registration plate archive for UK cars, bikes and vans registered between 1903 and 2001

Track Down Your Old Car! Find Out If It's Still Around

Choose from the following registration plates. If you want to find your specific registration plate, look down through the list and find yours, or if you are in a bit of a rush, hit Control and the F key on your keyboard (or Cmd and the F key on a Mac) or look in your browser's options menu for a "Search This Page" option. Then type in your car or bike registration number (or at least the first few letters and numbers) and you should find it further down this page.

SAM1 to SAM99

SAM100 to SAM199

SAM200 to SAM299

SAM300 to SAM399

SAM400 to SAM499

SAM500 to SAM599

SAM600 to SAM699

SAM700 to SAM799

SAM800 to SAM899

SAM900 to SAM999


Just tell us about your favourite car. Was it your first car? Did you drive it to festivals or around Britain? Did it have a name? Tell us your memories and we'll publish the best ones on RegArchive.

Don't forget to tell us the car registration number or we can't publish it.


RegArchive is the online archive for all UK vehicle registration plates. Use the search box above or below to see if your car, bike, van or other vehicle has been added with photos and comments. If not, consider uploading your car photos and/or add comments and memories - it's easy and free.