Maximum Mini: Status 365 - let's register them

Tuesday 25 January 2022

Status 365 - let's register them

When a Status 365 is being offered for sale it causes a bit of a storm in my mailbox, which was the case last week. Thanks all for letting me know! Maximum Mini-fan, 365-Owner and overall good guy Richard Hawcroft was one of them and he also sent me a list of cars he knows about. We compared it with what I collected over the years and thought we'd share the information here.

Richy wrote: "As far as I know, the last time a Status 365 was taxed for use on UK roads was 1995! A proper registered Status seems to be a rare thing. Maybe you should put a shout out on your site to see if anyone has photos, reg numbers etc. It might wrinkle a few more out the woodwork!"

Good idea. Indeed it does seem that quite a few Status 365s were bought but never built. Apart from Richard's info and mine I also found something in Status boss Brian Luff's old files, which I copied years ago, giving another few records: two of them in one and the same place: Newtownards in Northern-Ireland plus one in Bridgewater, Somerset. I'll see if I can find out more about these, too. Meanwhile, if you have more information on any of these cars or on any other Status 365, please let us know.

UPDATE 1 - 10:30 - First result in! The owner of the empty shell that’s seen with the Scamps, John Keith Halliday, drops a line. It is properly registered as a 1977 Status also. Reg: 'PJG 291S'. Thanks John!

UPDATE 2 - 26 January 2022 - The owner of 'ALJ 517K' calls in, too. He writes: "Hi Jeroen, Status 365 'ALJ 517K' is in my garage and might even see the road one day if I ever find time and bother. It does drive, but still wants a lot of work before it'll go on the road. So let's call it a project for now"