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
Hillman Hunter Posted at 8.45am Mon January 20th 2025"UGP698 was a 1958 Hillman estate car purchased by my father and waiting for us in England when we arrived in April for a three year tour of duty with the US Air Force. We..."
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 1527 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 685 uploads and Vauxhall with 438 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1527 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 685 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 438 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 408 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 386 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 356 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 297 |
| 8 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 286 |
| 9 |  |
MG | 284 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 272 |
Most Popular Car Models
The most popular models uploaded by RegArchive users are Ford Escorts with 387 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen Golfs with 205 uploads and Austin Minis with 170 uploads. Search for your registration and upload a photo.
| Model | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ford Escort | 387 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 170 |
| 4 | |
Ford Cortina | 167 |
| 5 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 164 |
| 6 | |
Ford Capri | 144 |
| 7 | |
Ford Fiesta | 135 |
| 8 | |
MG MGB | 111 |
| 9 | |
Vauxhall Astra | 109 |
| 10 | |
Ford Sierra | 82 |
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 | 2.7% |
| 4 | Bus/Coach | 1.2% |
| 5 | Tractor | 0.2% |
| 6 | Lorry/Truck | 2% |
| 7 | Campervan/Motorhome | 2% |
| 8 | Other | 2% |
Latest Vehicle and Number Plate Comments
Peugeot 404, reg TSZ565 submitted by Ingrid, 10.04am Mon January 20th 2025
"My name is Ingrid, I am from Argentina. I'm looking for my father's car because I want to b..."
Hillman Hunter, reg UGP698, 8.45am Mon January 20th 2025
"UGP698 was a 1958 Hillman estate car purchased by my father and waiting for us in England when we arr..."
Mini Mark 4, reg SLW287R submitted by GrahamClayton, 10.52pm Sat January 18th 2025
"It is in the third episode (“The Curse of Mr. Bean”) that the car we most closely associate with ..."
Humber , reg JA566, 10.33pm Fri January 17th 2025
"Blue,1930"
Hillman Imp, reg SNK745J submitted by James, Norfolk, 7.08pm Mon January 13th 2025
"Bought this car from a work colleague when living in Hackney in January 1972 and sold it in June a ye..."
MG MGB, reg JRX360D submitted by Christopher, Norfolk, 12.15pm Thu January 9th 2025
"In my late teens in 1974, I bought a Red MGB GT registration number JRX360D which I used as my ever..."
Austin Metro, reg E615SAN submitted by Jan Lemmon, Devon, 8.43am Mon December 30th 2024
"One of my favorite cars from the 1980s was my iconic Austin Metro. I fondly remember cruising around ..."
Ford , reg XMB388 submitted by GSB, West Lothian, 11.05pm Wed December 18th 2024
"WW2 Military Jeep "
Ariel 3, reg AX848, 8.13am Mon December 9th 2024
"Sidney Beacham bought a Motor-Cycle in 1913. It was a Douglas Brothers 2 Speed twin cylinder engine, ..."
Ford Cortina, reg TFW451B submitted by Pat Roman, Lancashire, 8.06am Mon December 9th 2024
"Back in ’77, my old black Ford Cortina was the pride of the crew. We’d cram in, windows down, cru..."
Ford Capri, reg B91PGR submitted by Carl Noon, Cambridgeshire, 9.30am Mon November 25th 2024
"I’ll never forget my 1987 Ford Capri cruising through the streets of Peterborough. Back then, the C..."
Austin Healey 100, reg OBN606 submitted by Phil, Lancashire, 1.09pm Thu November 14th 2024
"Austin Healey 100/4 in old English white converted to M spec"
Bedford CF, reg M813TFR submitted by Sally Penney, Cheshire, 12.25pm Mon November 11th 2024
"Old, and still around somewhere I hope. Many many holidays in and around Durham in the 70s and 80s, m..."
BSA D7 Bantam Super, reg GRW97 submitted by Wendy Rose, Leicestershire, 10.51am Mon November 4th 2024
"Dad and mum shared this bike, and when we were good we'd be allowed to ride pillion. Dad briefly..."
Jaguar E-Type, reg WGC230F submitted by Jane Westland, Cambridgeshire, 11.06am Mon October 28th 2024
"Uncle Joppy's Jag! Bought in the sixties I think, he'd scare the bejeesuses out of us by co..."