Well after 3 months, 8 letters, multiple photographs and the help from the DVLA, I know unbelievable!
It turns out the registration on the paperwork sold with the car was not from this vehicle, chassis number and engine were correct, but the seller had used another vehicles registration to sell vehicle.
So now I have a 1.3S with the correct registration, glad I have V5, but reg is now POO 742M.
POO of all things, no jokes about painting it brown!
So if anyone knows this vehicle, last on the road in 2008, in Weston Super Mare.
Simon
Congratulations on finally getting things sorted.
'POO' is an Essex Registration, Richard Carr has K12 POO on his integrale Evo which he has owned for many years, if nothing else it's very distinctive, and you won't forget it in a hurry.
Brian
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