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Uncle Joe
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:54 am    Post subject: Number Plates Reply with quote

When the new style reflective number plates were introduced, garages used to make them up. The plate itself used to be aluminium, and the numbers/letters used to be plastic ones that were held on with clips behind the plate. Is this type still available? If so, can anyone suggest a supplier please?
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peter scott



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi UJ,

Looks like this lot do them..

http://www.pl8s.co.uk/page3.html

Peter
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Peter, yes it does. I'll send them a mail. Thanks for your link.
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Brian M



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UJ

Another supplier, Tippers is local to me and I have been using them for many years for classic plates.

http://www.tippersvintageplates.co.uk/

If their postage costs are a bit high, I could pick them up for you and send the plates over.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guys, this is the style of number plate I will be looking for.



The original number to the car. You can believe that I am enjoying tracing the history of the car now.... I think you can see the reason that I would like two new ones! Laughing
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Dirty Habit



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The name "ACE" comes to mind for those style of plates. I remember making up the jigs for punching the holes in the plates for each letter. You then pressed the protruding lug after placing a small washer on the back.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Before I looked at this number plate, I had assumed the same, that they had the same locking washer on the back. Then I noticed that they were nuts. Shocked
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Brian M



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

UJ

You won't get that style of backing plate or letter font in the UK. I know that Tippers are desperately short of some letters in the UK fonts, and so almost certainly won't have Euro fonts.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uncle Joe wrote:
Before I looked at this number plate, I had assumed the same, that they had the same locking washer on the back. Then I noticed that they were nuts. Shocked


I remember two types used with the punched hole. The earlier letters were aluminium, that after placing a washer over the lug, you used a press to rivet them in place. The later letters were plastic and used a metal clip. Can't think of the name of that type of fastener, but you know the ones that you can't get off when you want to......or they keep coming off on their own.
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