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Registration letters >> OB series
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This page lists registration number codes from the OB series, a series allocated to the Birmingham (B) area. Also included, where known, are the date periods that these car registration numbers were used in. The data covers the period of 1900 through to 1972, so registrations seen on later cars wouldn't necessarily be included in this information.
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Interpreting a car's registration number.
The majority of post-war car numbers incorporate a three letter code - where this is the case, letters 2 and 3 signify the location code. So, for instance, a car with the registration number 638 GOB or TOB 512D would be a Birmingham (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie OB, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known OB series registrations, with added information (where available) describing when each series was first used, and in a few cases, when it came to an end. Some letter codes were used for more than one period during the 20th Century. This information can be invaluable when trying to date vehicles seen in old photographs, or in old films for instance.
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Also if your car has lost it's original registration, perhaps sold off by a previous owner as a "cherished" number, this information will help you find a suitable replacement, or at least identify which series would be suitable, based on the age of your car and where it was first registered.
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OB Registrations - Birmingham (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AOB |
K |
AUG 1971 -> |
| AOB |
B |
AUG 1964 -> |
| AOB |
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APR 1934 -> |
| AOB |
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SEP 1959 -> |
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| BOB |
K |
OCT 1971 -> |
| BOB |
B |
DEC 1964 -> |
| BOB |
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JUN 1935 -> |
| BOB |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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| COB |
K |
JAN 1972 -> |
| COB |
C |
FEB 1965 -> |
| COB |
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MAY 1936 -> |
| COB |
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AUG 1960 -> |
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| DOB |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| DOB |
C |
MAY 1965 -> |
| DOB |
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MAR 1937 -> |
| DOB |
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FEB 1961 -> |
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| EOB |
K |
JUN 1972 -> |
| EOB |
C |
AUG 1965 -> |
| EOB |
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MAR 1938 -> |
| EOB |
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JUN 1961 -> |
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| FOB |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| FOB |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| FOB |
D |
OCT 1966 -> |
| FOB |
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MAR 1939 -> |
| FOB |
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DEC 1961 -> |
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| GOB |
L |
NOV 1972 -> |
| GOB |
D |
APR 1966 -> |
| GOB |
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JUL 1945 -> |
| GOB |
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MAY 1962 -> |
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| HOB |
D |
JUL 1966 -> |
| HOB |
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MAR 1947 -> |
| HOB |
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NOV 1962 -> |
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| JOB |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| JOB |
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NOV 1948 -> |
| JOB |
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MAR 1963 -> |
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| KOB |
E |
MAY 1967 -> |
| KOB |
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SEP 1949 -> |
| KOB |
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JUN 1963 -> |
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| LOB |
F |
SEP 1967 -> |
| LOB |
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NOV 1950 -> |
| LOB |
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NOV 1963 -> |
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| MOB |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| MOB |
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FEB 1952 -> |
| MOB |
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MAR 1964 -> |
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| NOB |
F |
APR 1968 -> |
| NOB |
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FEB 1953 -> |
| NOB |
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JUN 1964 -> |
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| OB |
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OCT 1915 -> MAY 1919 |
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| OOB |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| OOB |
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SEP 1953 -> |
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| POB |
G |
DEC 1968 -> |
| POB |
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JUN 1954 -> |
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| ROB |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| ROB |
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JAN 1955 -> |
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| SOB |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| SOB |
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JUN 1955 -> |
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| TOB |
H |
DEC 1969 -> |
| TOB |
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FEB 1956 -> |
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| UOB |
H |
MAR 1970 -> |
| UOB |
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NOV 1956 -> |
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| VOB |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| VOB |
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JUL 1957 -> |
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| WOB |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| WOB |
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FEB 1958 -> |
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| XOB |
J |
NOV 1970 -> |
| XOB |
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AUG 1958 -> |
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| YOB |
J |
MAY 1971 -> |
| YOB |
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MAR 1959 -> |
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