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The last Mark 2 Fiestas to be manufactured

The 'G plate' myth

The last Mk2 Fiesta rolled off the production line at some point in 1989, and production of the Mk3 model was started in April 1989, so the last Mk2 models must have been made in March or early April at the absolute latest.

Every now and again a UK Fiesta registered on a G plate pops up for sale, and inevitably a few people get excited thinking it's the last Fiesta ever made. The truth behind it is a bit more mundane.

Any Fiesta registered on a G plate (or later) was a Fiesta that didnt sell before the cut off date of July 31st 1989. Any Fiesta first registered by the dealership after that date was then given a G reg. This doesnt have any bearing on when it came off the production line. Yes, they are likely to be later built cars, but it just indicates that they sat around unsold on a dealers forecourt or in their warehouse for longer than their F reg counterparts. The reasons for this are varied, it could have just been luck, the car could have been ordered in an unpopular colour or spec that was harder to sell, a cancelled customer order, or it may even have been damaged and been held back from sale whilst repairs took place. There were even cases where owners asked the dealer to hold off on registering the car for a few days so that it would be issued with the newer G plate, purely for vanity reasons.

Known late registered cars

The following cars are pulled from our Fiesta register and are all UK vehicles registered on a G plate or later.

G32HKG
G32* *G - 1990 L
G463HVG
G463 **G - 1989 XR2
G54VMT
G54* *T - XR2
G565OKP
G565 **P - 1989 XR2
G607VPX
G607 **X - 1989 Ghia
G66BEJ
G66* *J - 1989 Ghia
G675POD
G675 **D - 1989 XR2
G723WNO
G723 **O - 1989 XR2
G740GUJ
G740 **J - 1990 XR2
G747EUK
G747 **K - 1989 XR2
G785WNO
G785 **O - 1989 XR2
G880WJM
G880 **M - 1989 L
G915SNV
G915 **V - 1988 XR2
G91VOO
G91* *O - 1989 XR2
G973GTX
G973 **X - L
G977E0B
G977 **B - 1989 XR2

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