scimart Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hello all. I've owned my Series 1 Land Rover since 1979 and assumed it was a civilian version as it has a registration number that appears to have been issued from new (DVLA history only goes back to 1974 with the 5 previous owners not detailed). However, I have a strong suspicion that it was part of a batch sent to the Ministry of Supply and allocated a "civilian" style number - NGY 990. I wonder if anyone here can confirm this or even knows anything about it's possible life after being distributed by the Ministry? I started restoring it (functional not concours) but a little over 10 years ago another hobby took all my spare time and there's still a lot to do. Hopefully, I can give up work within the next year or so and will be able to devote some serious time to the job! The chassis number is 57012124 if it's any help... Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Martin welcome. I just wonder with a registration like that it might be Home Office, Civil Defence perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Welcome in Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 HI and welcome MARTIN NGY registration numbers were ministry of supply allocated numbers l have records of NGY numbered vehicles been at CHERTSEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimart Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Thanks for the warm welcome chaps! I don't suppose mine features in your records Wally? Civil Defence was certainly a use I had thought of. Was that what went on at Chertsey or was that Army related - there is still quite a lot of Army presence in that part of Surrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 DON'T know Chertsey? :wow: Used to be known as MVEE Military Vehicle Enginnering Establishment. Design and testing of vehicles and famously the Chobham Armour used on British Tanks. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 MARTIN IF your landrover was at the FVRDE fighting vehicles research and development establishment CHERSTSEY or the MVEE military vehicle engineering establishment CHOBHAM the reason for me using CHERTSEY is that as your series one may have been there when it was called FVRDE CHERTSEY which it was stopped being titled as in 1970 from 1970 it was titled MVEE COBHAM as yours is a series one l think it is unlikely it would show up in any records after 1970 if it had been there if your landrover was there when the annual audit took place you may be lucky if it was not then there is no way of finding out all l can say is that the NGY registration numbers were on some of the vehicles that came through CHERTSEY MARTIN hope this explains the position briefly REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Have you tried the Series 1 club? http://www.lrsoc.com/forum/ very useful for spares as well. Ministry of Supply purchased and allocated vehicles for a number of Goverment uses. Edited December 25, 2013 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimart Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 DON'T know Chertsey? :wow: Used to be known as MVEE Military Vehicle Enginnering Establishment. Design and testing of vehicles and famously the Chobham Armour used on British Tanks. . Red face time...I realised after posting although I would have recognised Chobham immediately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Welcome to the HMVF Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wally dugan Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 MARTIN you in your first post you said you thought it may have been a ministry of supply vehicle and l replied that it was since then l have looked in to the NGY registration numbers and yes these numbers were issued to the MINISTRY OF SUPPLY ln a 1957 M O S vehicle sale these are just a few of the ones with NGY numbers sold lot 369 FORD popular NGY 45 lot 711 BEDFORD prime mover NGY 435 lot 714 Bedford van NGY 156 AS you can see this number NGY was used on a mixture of types of vehicles not only LANDROVERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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