Tracing my spitfire's history

[sulzerman]

Hello all

I am trying to find out more about the history of my Spitfire.

The records at BMIHC have not survived.

My car was first registered on 18 October 1972. Registered MYD ***L This is a Taunton registration. My car was sold to its first owner (as shown in DVLA records)  He purchased the car in May 1973 from Mumfords BL dealership in Exeter.

He did not purchase the car on 18 October 1972.(as DVLA Records show)

I am interested to know what it did in the first 7 months of its life. Was it common practice to have a demonstrators and to move cars to other dealerships?

Would be interested in any info.

thanks 

Paul

[Dick Twitchen]

Paul, 

Had a similar date quandry on my GT6 with a production date of Nov 67 but not registered until Jan 69.  Colin Lindsay suggested it was likely to have been a demonstrator/'showroom queen'.

Dick