G-WAC

Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I thought
this sort of number was only used for the launch of the Discovery?
Richard

"Richard" <richardsemail [email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
> thought
> this sort of number was only used for the launch of the Discovery?
> Richard

No... indeed it may be found on many other vehicles too. Anything with the
extension *AC is normally registered at the solihull local DVLA (as it was
then) so you get PAC's MAC's and WAC's most notably.

It just so happens that many of the early Discos were released on G plates
registered at Solihull as was the Rangie you have seen.

They hold little other value other than being Solihull registered
Landrovers. I had 1983 Rangie that was registered by Landrover. Sales reps
will often latch onto this and give some cock and bull pampered by Landrover
story, like they would know!

Many of the early G WAC discos have gone by the way side because of
Cherrished transfers. So some early previously G WAC's are now technically
hidden from those who's desire burns to own one. I've transfered cherrished
numbers several times and It's only when I bung in a post-it note request
with my application I get the previous number back. This is usually beacause
I still have the old plates to put on or the windows have been etched. A bit
of useless info but there you go

Our current Rangie was also sold to us as a local vehicle due to it's reg
prior to the one it has on now. Load of Bull as it was origionally
registered Miles away. Makes little difference regardless unless it's
registered to a local salt mine. Hpi revealed all the previous VRM's

Lee D

"Richard" <richardsemail [email protected]> wrote on Mon, 11 Oct
2004 13:59:56 GMT:

> Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
> thought this sort of number was only used for the launch of the
> Discovery? Richard

No not at all. It simply means that this vehicle was registered in 1989 in
the Solihull area. This is significant on a Discovery as it would make it
a very early model, but it's nothing special on a Rangie.



--
Jono

On or around Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:31:34 +0000 (UTC), Jon Hunt
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Richard" <richardsemail [email protected]> wrote on Mon, 11 Oct
>2004 13:59:56 GMT:
>
>> Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
>> thought this sort of number was only used for the launch of the
>> Discovery? Richard
>
>No not at all. It simply means that this vehicle was registered in 1989 in
>the Solihull area. This is significant on a Discovery as it would make it
>a very early model, but it's nothing special on a Rangie.

AIUI (some) of the G-WAC discos were press pre-launch vehicles and late
prototypes and such. I dunno if they all were, and I daresay someone has a
list of the relevant numbers.

The equivalent Range Rovers are YVB-H IIRC, although I think there're one or
two with other numbers.

Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote on Mon, 11 Oct 2004
16:26:20 GMT:

>>> Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
>>> thought this sort of number was only used for the launch of the
>>> Discovery? Richard
>>No not at all. It simply means that this vehicle was registered in
>>1989 in the Solihull area. This is significant on a Discovery as it
>>would make it a very early model, but it's nothing special on a
>>Rangie.
> AIUI (some) of the G-WAC discos were press pre-launch vehicles and
> late prototypes and such. I dunno if they all were, and I daresay
> someone has a list of the relevant numbers.

No not all. I am a member of the Discovery Owners Club and our secretary
has a very extensive list. We have a number of G-WACSs in the club, some
are press, some were managers vehicles and some were early sales models.



--
Jono

1) Is it blue?

2) Do you live in Bedford

Mark.


"Richard" <richardsemail [email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
thought
> this sort of number was only used for the launch of the Discovery?
> Richard
>
>

it is blue but I'm in Kent.
Richard


"Mark Solesbury" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 1) Is it blue?
>
> 2) Do you live in Bedford
>
> Mark.
>
>
> "Richard" <richardsemail [email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Just up the road from me is a Range Rover with the reg. G--- WAC. I
> thought
> > this sort of number was only used for the launch of the Discovery?
> > Richard
> >
> >
>
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