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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
Posts: 1382
Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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 Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject: Number plates |
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Where do members on here buy their number plates from, please?
I dislike the pressed aluminium ones for the reason that most plates in the 1950s and 1960s were raised plastic digits by Bluemells and similar companies and not universally ali pressed ones.
Moreover, the two sets of pressed ones I have bought have faded badly and now look scruffy after only a couple of years. They were not the cheap and cheerful variety either.
I would be grateful for your opinions.
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Calum
Joined: 07 Feb 2011
Posts: 100
Location: Midgley, W Yorks
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I remember the guy at Vintage Plates said he had some NOS Bluemels blanks and letters, but in short supply and would be quite a premium due to their rarity... I really want some for the Carawagon!!
Fortunately my A40 has its original Bluemels plates with the cast aluminium letters. 
I have heard a lot of good things about Framptons, but have never used them myself.
I really think a good set of period plates can make a car. Modern ones/out of plate ones just look wrong IMO. Indeed, my Series III could really do with some period reflectives with the black plastic letters... |
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 1750
Location: Derbyshire
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whiteshadow
Joined: 24 Jan 2011
Posts: 78
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My old 33 singer saloon (in restoration) seems to have coach painted plates.
Does anyone know if I can just touch these up, or do I have to get silver/blacks ones? |
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Rick
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Location: UK
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Phil - Nottingham
Joined: 01 Jan 2008
Posts: 1252
Location: Nottingham
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I agree pressed plates were next ti the bottom to sign written versions but both were very common but not on "quality" cars and range toppers of the big six
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Me and Rick were noting the other night how well things look with painted plates on them.
Cheers
Dave |
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websnail
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
Posts: 78
Location: West Sussex
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| Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Pressed ali ones on my series 3 for 10 years or more. Still looks good  |
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papple
Joined: 11 Apr 2011
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Location: Nottinghamshire UK
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
Posts: 2148
Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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| I made my own numberplates using secondhand Bluemels plates and digits, stripped, restored, redundant holes filled and new ones drilled. Trouble is the parts are getting quite scarce now. |
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Rich5ltr
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
Posts: 678
Location: Hampshire, UK
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Phil - Nottingham wrote: | | I agree pressed plates were next ti the bottom to sign written versions but both were very common but not on "quality" cars and range toppers of the big six |
Not so sure, I have a '58 DB MkIII and most of the Aston Martins of that era have pressed ali plates. I doubt they have all been replaced. I prefer them myself. |
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