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
Austin A40 Posted at 8.08am Tue March 21st 2023"My dad had a black Austin a40 Somerset coupe, it was his pride and joy but he sold it to marry the love of his life, it’s sad that I lost my dad and I just want to know..."
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 1509 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 679 uploads and Vauxhall with 437 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1509 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 679 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 437 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 394 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 383 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 348 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 293 |
| 8 |  |
MG | 283 |
| 9 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 282 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 266 |
Most Popular Car Models
The most popular models uploaded by RegArchive users are Ford Escorts with 386 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen Golfs with 205 uploads and Austin Minis with 166 uploads. Search for your registration and upload a photo.
| Model | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ford Escort | 386 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 166 |
| 4 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 164 |
| 5 | |
Ford Cortina | 163 |
| 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 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Other | 2% |
Latest Vehicle and Number Plate Comments
Morris Minor, reg 352AAY, 8.09am Tue March 21st 2023
"Looking for my Dad's car 352 AAY it’s a Morris Thousand green, petrol, we went on too many hol..."
Austin A40, reg HJG653, 8.08am Tue March 21st 2023
"My dad had a black Austin a40 Somerset coupe, it was his pride and joy but he sold it to marry the lo..."
Panhard Dyna, reg TFJ208J, 8.07am Tue March 21st 2023
"TFJ 208 J is my old 1959 yellow Panhard Dyna Z16. Was used daily 40 years ago and took me and my wife..."
Morris Mini Minor, reg LUX431F, Shropshire, 5.06pm Mon March 13th 2023
"Owned from new by my mother 1968 at a cost of £600. Bought from Kennings in Shrewsbury. "
Ford Anglia, reg SFA3 submitted by PMB, Gloucestershire, 12.34pm Sun March 12th 2023
"This reg was on my grandfather's car, a white and yellow Ford anglia when it was first designate..."
Triumph TR4, reg CZR825, 5.50pm Mon March 6th 2023
"Driven by UNCLE agent Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) in the 1966 movie "One of Our Spies is Missi..."
Piaggio , reg TFD756, 7.39am Mon March 6th 2023
"TFD 756 was the registration number of my dad's scooter which he had in the 1950's. It was ..."
Mini 1000, reg WDW518K, 7.33am Mon March 6th 2023
"Mini 1000, I paid £150 for it after I left the Army in 1981."
Yamaha FS, reg JNN138N, 7.27am Mon March 6th 2023
"JNN138N i owned this FS1E in 1975/76/77 and would love to find out if it is still out there."
Mini Cooper, reg FBJ156C, 9.22am Sun March 5th 2023
"Used in The Italian Job original film"
Volkswagen T1, reg HOJ171L, 10.27am Mon February 27th 2023
"VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR CARAVAN (white) Reg: HOJ 171L, father's first minibus purchased brand new in Ap..."
Singer Roadster, reg AXD92 submitted by Ontario Canada, 4.58pm Sat February 25th 2023
"My Grandfather bought this car during an air raid for 20lbs and sold it after the war for 200lbs An A..."
Ford Escort, reg D254ALE, 1.05am Mon February 20th 2023
"Ford Escort 1.6 GL in Maroon"
Peugeot RCZ, reg 54HOR, Northumberland, 1.31pm Wed February 15th 2023
"I bought plate 54 HOR circa 1992 It comprises of the first three letters of my surname and the last ..."
Microcar , reg XRW875, 9.10am Mon February 13th 2023
"Bubble car XRW 875 was my mum's car. When she was pregnant with me in 1964 she parked it in the ..."