Pete Ashby Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 It must be an age thing, as I get older I find myself thinking more and more about my first restoration…. a GPW Ford civilian reg number BFF 325. I bought her in 1973 for £250 with an MoT , it took two years to restore then we attended shows all over the south and west of England until the lure of something bigger took hold and I swapped her for a weapons carrier around 1978, something I think I have probably regretted, first love and all that!!. Since then there has been a procession of trucks through my workshops but I still hold a flame for BFF 325. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has owned BFF 325 in the intervening 32 years and does anyone know where she is now? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Hi Pete, It looks like it has not been on the road (in UK) since April 2002, when last tax disc expired. First registered 11/9/1957. Might have been exported perhaps......... regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hello Richard Good to hear from you again, thanks for the info did that come from the DVLA data base?. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Hello Richard Good to hear from you again, thanks for the info did that come from the DVLA data base?. Pete Hello Pete, Hope you are enjoying life up there.............finished the Retriever yet ? :-) Yes, I got the details off the DVLA vehicle enquiry. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Rimmer Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hi Pete, If you have the chassis number it might be worth checking on the G503 database? if exported as Richard suggests it's new owner might have entered it. I know what you mean about the regret of selling certain trucks,for me it's the D15 but I know it's in safe hands! I still have the original block here which I could bring down if you still want it?. All the best, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Hello Pete, Hope you are enjoying life up there.............finished the Retriever yet ? :-) Yes, I got the details off the DVLA vehicle enquiry. regards, Richard Life's good in the Wild West thanks Richard, have I finished the Retriever yet? Well no but work is progressing slowly. I aim to have a running chassis cab by next summer. So far its 16 years and counting but to be fair I have done a couple of other trucks in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Hi Pete, If you have the chassis number it might be worth checking on the G503 database? if exported as Richard suggests it's new owner might have entered it. I know what you mean about the regret of selling certain trucks,for me it's the D15 but I know it's in safe hands! I still have the original block here which I could bring down if you still want it?. All the best, Matt. Hello Matt Long time no hear, thanks for the suggestion unfortunately I don't have a record of the frame number but I did look at the G503 data base it looks very comprehensive. So you miss the D15 ? She sits in my barn nice and dry awaiting her turn, yes I am still interested in the block very tardy of me not to have picked it up from you. Where are you now? email me and we will set a date for the spring Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Life's good in the Wild West thanks Richard, have I finished the Retriever yet? Well no but work is progressing slowly. I aim to have a running chassis cab by next summer. So far its 16 years and counting but to be fair I have done a couple of other trucks in between. Hi Pete, Pace of life a lot slower up there, no doubt ! Good to hear the Retriever is on going. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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