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
Citroen 2CV, William, Kent Posted at 11.02am Fri December 2nd 2022"I found this car in a breakers yard in Lewisham s e London in September 1987 and managed to rescue it . I still have the car in storage and intend to return it to the..."
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 1497 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 676 uploads and Vauxhall with 436 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1497 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 676 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 436 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 392 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 381 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 347 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 291 |
| 8 |  |
MG | 283 |
| 9 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 281 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 266 |
Most Popular Car Models
The most popular models uploaded by RegArchive users are Ford Escorts with 383 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 | 383 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 166 |
| 4 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 162 |
| 5 | |
Ford Cortina | 161 |
| 6 | |
Ford Capri | 144 |
| 7 | |
Ford Fiesta | 134 |
| 8 | |
MG MGB | 111 |
| 9 | |
Vauxhall Astra | 108 |
| 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 Marina, reg YJO637K, 8.44pm Mon December 5th 2022
"YJO 637K Morris Marina 1.8 in Harvest gold. This was my first car, given to me by my grandfather afte..."
Citroen 2CV, reg GFY848N submitted by William, Kent, 11.02am Fri December 2nd 2022
"I found this car in a breakers yard in Lewisham s e London in September 1987 and managed to rescue it..."
Austin A30, reg PVF711, 8.13am Tue November 29th 2022
"PVF711 Austin A30. The carburetor used to ice up - usually, the engine was warm enough to melt it if ..."
Morris Minor, reg UDL908K, 8.12am Tue November 29th 2022
"UDL908K is on a Morris Minor van and has only done 65000 miles from new."
Standard Vanguard Phase I, reg HNT148, 8.11am Tue November 29th 2022
"HNT 148, a Standard Vanguard. The family argued whether it was blue or grey."
Lamborghini , reg UEA1, 12.11pm Sat November 26th 2022
"Lamborghini Urus "
Ford Classic, reg WTY664, 12.45am Mon November 21st 2022
"Owned by my father from 1966 to 1971, from 13000 to 91000 miles"
Ford Anglia, reg SGY542, 12.40am Mon November 21st 2022
"Owned by my father from 1962 to 1966"
BSA B34, reg 171BDA submitted by john hemming engine, 10.29pm Sat November 19th 2022
"1961 BSA DBD34 gold star"
Vauxhall Astra, reg S777EFP submitted by S777, Staffordshire, 4.36pm Wed November 16th 2022
"My now husband bought me this number plate for my first birthday we shared together. At the time I wa..."
Ford Escort, reg JTE44P, 1.05pm Mon November 14th 2022
"My first Orange 4 door Ford escort 1.1 popular. I was 18 and drove this car all over the northwest of..."
Ford Escort, reg B303WND, 1.04pm Mon November 14th 2022
"Ford escort Rs turbo mk3 but mk1 Rs turbo in white, purchased from fast lane cars in Standish Wigan, ..."
Hillman Avenger, reg KPK564K, 1.03pm Mon November 14th 2022
"Hillman Avenger GL. Metallic Gold. 1972. Named Purdy."
Foden S, reg YXP359, 1.02pm Mon November 14th 2022
"YXP 359 is a registration placed in a Foden Truck opened and operated by S Clark & sons LTD. It w..."
Morris Minor, reg XNU119F, Nottinghamshire, 1.00pm Mon November 14th 2022
"Originally owned and used by the Notts Police - I bought it in 1971 and ran it until 1975. Unusually ..."