Practically Classics Forum

This is what the DVLA says:

Date of Liability 01 08 1993
Date of First Registration 01 10 1986
Year of Manufacture 1986
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2968CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval
This vehicle can be licensed at a DVLA Local Office without the V5C Registration Certificate

Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £118.25
12 Months Rate £215.00

The time between its date of registration and its last date of liability would seem to suggest that the car died before it came out of service or only very shortly after.