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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22805 Location: UK

Morning all,

The garage at OCC HQ has quite a few old numberplates adorning its interior, many from cars I've owned in the past. Have you hung onto any from cars you've had in earlier times, as a reminder? Is it all that survives of the car?

RJ
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7215 Location: Edinburgh

The only plates I have are from this car because I decided at the time to fit reflectives.

Peter

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Bitumen Boy · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:20 am Post subject:

I have a couple nailed up in the garage from cars we've broken for parts. The ones that were sold on complete, however, have left no traces, frequently not even a photograph.

badhuis · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1474 Location: Netherlands

upper two are the original French plates from the Range Rover 2d
EM plates bought new (by the previous owner) but I prefer the old original ones on the car (Chamois)
TKF are the original UK plates for the Jensen
TCM is the original USA plate of the TR4
green plate is the original USA plate of the TR4 of my brother
JA is from the first Imp I owned and scrapped 30 years ago
EF is a plate bought new (by the PO) but I prefer the original plates on the car (Westminster A110)
BM is a plate bought new (by the PO) but I prefer the original plates on the car (2000 Mk1)
NS once was on a LHD Interceptor Mk1
JYR is a plate from the Triumph Roadster
JF and EN are from scrapped Imps
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Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:52 pm Post subject:

I have a couple of old ones up on the shelf from cars in my Grandfathers scrapyard when we were younger.
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47Jag · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:11 pm Post subject:

Badhuis,

My first car, a 1948 Jaguar 2 1/2 litre was JYR 56.

Art

47Jag · Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:13 pm Post subject:

Badhuis,

My first car, a 1948 Jaguar 2 1/2 litre was JYR 56.

Art

Kleftiwallah · Joined: 27 Oct 2016 Posts: 222 Location: North Wiltshire

My first was a Mk 1 Ford Consul TBJ 20. Big black begger it was. While based at R.A.F. Benson.

Cheers, Tony.
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Keith D · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:13 pm Post subject:

Our number plates belong to the State Government and when we allow our licence to expire we must hand them back in within 30 days or face a fine. A few do escape the net, but not many, especially if you are honest.

Keith
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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

I am one of those stupid people who can't forget his number plates although I have never kept one. Where are you 366 AJH, 785 XPK, OSC 248 G, DBK 917 C, 47 AJB, TTH 72 - just a few amongst many that demand a place between my ears. Most have gone to that great god in the sky I guess, but some live on. I can't trace 47 AJB but I hear that it is often seen in the Midlands.

Ronniej · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:14 pm Post subject:

It must be a part of getting old. I can remember all the numbers of the cars I drove in my youth but have to think about what my current daily driver's is.