Doesn't look like it Dave - not SORN'ed and not taxed since 1988
The enquiry is complete.
The vehicle details for VBY 223S are:
Date of Liability 01 10 1988
Date of First Registration 24 08 1977
Year of Manufacture 1977
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1290cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour ORANGE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
Just shows how things have changed - It would only have been 11 years on 'death'. My Coupe is 16 years old and still looks mint!
By the looks of the other motors in that photo it was fairly new in that shot