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.
Vehicle Of The Week
Aston Martin DB4
Uploaded 4.14am Sun Nov 19th 2023
I owned this vehicle from December 1969 until 1972
Comment Of The Week
Peugeot 205, Cheshire Posted at 8.15pm Thu November 16th 2023"Graphite grey. Quick enough for a car without injection. Had a lot of fun in it back in the 90's."
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 1515 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 683 uploads and Vauxhall with 438 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1515 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 683 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 438 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 398 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 385 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 352 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 294 |
| 8 |  |
MG | 284 |
| 9 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 284 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 272 |
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 167 uploads. Search for your registration and upload a photo.
| Model | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ford Escort | 386 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 167 |
| 4 | |
Ford Cortina | 166 |
| 5 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 164 |
| 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 | 2% |
| 8 | Other | 2% |
Latest Vehicle and Number Plate Comments
Bedford SB, reg OAE702, Devon, 4.02pm Mon November 27th 2023
"As a boy in the 1970s, I travelled to school in an old Bedford SB bus registration number OAE 702. Th..."
Ford Escort, reg F476MAR, 4.00pm Mon November 27th 2023
"Looking for FORD RS TURBO REG.NO F476MAR"
Bitter , reg 75UVX, 3.59pm Mon November 27th 2023
"75UVX was a Berkeley T60 that I purchased in the 70s for £25.00 It was my family transport for five ..."
Peugeot 205, reg G185OAA, Cheshire, 8.15pm Thu November 16th 2023
"Graphite grey. Quick enough for a car without injection. Had a lot of fun in it back in the 90's..."
Citroen GS, reg VOR558N, Pembrokeshire, 12.20am Mon November 13th 2023
"Gs 1220 club est in red "
Citroen CX, reg AAA262R, Pembrokeshire, 12.15am Mon November 13th 2023
"2.4 manual test gold "
Morris Minor, reg VWG910 submitted by Car Crazy, Perthshire, 9.00pm Sun November 12th 2023
"This was the car I learned to drive in year 1966 at a Falkirk Driving School and passed my test firs..."
Aprilia ETV 1000 Capo Nord, reg M29LDY, 2.18am Wed November 8th 2023
"None"
Austin 10, reg BMT682, 11.52am Mon November 6th 2023
"BMT682 was the registration for an Austin 10 4 door built in the 1930's. The fastest it ever wen..."
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, reg HGO205T submitted by Anon, 11.58am Mon October 30th 2023
"I had a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow in Metallic Silver with Low Mileage and Black Vinyl Roof Reg 45K fr..."
Ford Fiesta, reg ELC139Y submitted by Sarah, Sussex, 9.45pm Sat October 28th 2023
"My first car 33 years ago! Lived in Sussex. "
Bedford CF, reg M616HWS submitted by Madge Allen, Hampshire, 5.52pm Mon October 23rd 2023
"My old Bedford CF2 motorhome! Drive like a dream, but only when she wanted to. Took us down to Portug..."
Rover P4, reg RLK968, 5.42pm Mon October 23rd 2023
"RLK 968 was registered to my Rover 90 up to the 1970's"
Chrysler Alpine, reg BWR67S, 1.20pm Mon October 16th 2023
"BWR67S was my first brand-new car. A royal Blue Chrysler Alpine with a black vinyl roof. The registra..."
Audi S3, reg E20MLA, 1.17pm Mon October 16th 2023
"Audi S3 8p1 hatch 350 bhp. Dsg. Loads of fun but super expensive to run and maintain. E20MLA had this..."