I owned an immaculate Red Twin Plenum Vitesse in the early 90's that I had spent heaps on restoring. Registration was D512 ENH. The only reason I sold it was to buy a 20V Audi Quatrro.

Anyone own my old car now and is it in good hands?

That's not a Vitesse I've come across, it's one I'd remember as it's
got a registration similar to an equally good targa TP Vitesse owned
by another forum member.

A DVLA search for the car doesn't return anything, though a car
check still records it as a Rover 3500 Vitesse in red. I'm not sure
what this means as exported, SORN, taxed and 'unlicensed' cars
are recorded as such by the DVLA. I can guess it's on private
plates if it survives.

A few years ago, the SD1 Club magazine published surviving UK
SD1 numbers using DVLA data. This suggested there were under 2000
SD1s left at the end of 2003. Of this, 63 were taxed targa red Vitesses,
with a further 26 SORN. This figure will be lower now

From older data in Club magazine 51 Nov/Dec 1999, there were 14,644
SD1s on the road! Further, it includes remaining cars from 1994 onward:

December 1994 - around 50,000
December 1995 - 38,157
December 1996 - 28,223
December 1997 - 20,729

December 1999 - 14,644

anyway to search the DVLA today to find the exact number still in the UK?

I'll double check that the regn is correct.

Definitely a Twin Plenum. .... I sold it with 50k miles on the clock and a full history.

I hated the Allegro style wheel so had put that to one side down in the cellar and fitted a flat Moto Lita wheel which gave a far superior overall driving feel & steering response in my opinion.

It was a great car even if it was riddled with BL build quality and I have affectionate memories. Would even consier another one.