The first inspection!

Massi arrived to his new home in Nantwich as a 'runner' (I use the term loosely after not having verified it!) but having had all of his panels and outer trim removed. The previous owner had started to fill in areas of the bodywork that needed attention (around the rear quarter panels) and had given him a good rub down in preparation for further body rectification.

As wheeled off the truck

The poor chap was covered in dust both inside and out, and came with his 'suitcase' full of bits and bobs that the previous owner had removed:

Massi's Suitcase

After having a good old rummage through here I found the number plates, lights and other bits of trim that had been removed. It certainly looked like everything was there, although a lot of things were not immediately obvious as to what they were given my limited knowledge of 500s! 

The slightly more obvious bit of trim!

It was interesting to delve into the paperwork which showed that he originally came from Germany (the Hamburg area) and had a number of owners around that area of Northern Germany before coming to the UK.

Massi's movements

It's unclear exactly what year he arrived in the UK - first registration was in July 2012 but I have receipts from earlier that year, and the last date on the German paperwork is 2002!

Fahrzeugbrief

It is also interesting that Massi seemed to have three different German registrations in his history according to the paperwork, before receiving his UK plate from the DVLA in July 2012.

It will be interesting to see if I can dig deeper to confirm his exact whereabouts and whenabouts!