Real Good Number Plates vol 5
Discussion
Not bad, and almost definitely worth more than the car!
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...
Shnozz said:
JPJPJP said:
Think I saw JUL 1E on a FFRR yesterday, but I was going the other way in traffic so not 100% sure
Sounds about right. I've seen it on a black FFRR around Leeds quite a lot. M3DGE said:
Thanks Gunk, that is a useful summary. A few of us geeks on here have some really detailed info on historic plates if anyone wants to know where their plate has come from, and when.
Out of interest I wouldn't mind knowing a little more about mine;LOH 991
Presumably an original issue from the Midlands?
LaurasOtherHalf said:
M3DGE said:
Thanks Gunk, that is a useful summary. A few of us geeks on here have some really detailed info on historic plates if anyone wants to know where their plate has come from, and when.
Out of interest I wouldn't mind knowing a little more about mine;LOH 991
Presumably an original issue from the Midlands?
XRS said:
JPJPJP said:
I think Ros did well to resist the temptation to misspace
My father knew the owner of that plate back in the 1960s/70, a chap by the name of Reg Organ. He had it on a white Jag.Edited by JPJPJP on Friday 2nd September 15:22
ashleyman said:
All he has to do is add the other plates to his account. ashleyman said:
He doesn't come out of that looking like a diamond geezer - couldn't resist haha. He is a berk, just flipping register both cars and stop being belligerent. I am, however, far more interested in that fiat he has.
ashleyman said:
The comments below make me despair! Some people sound a bit jealous of the mans success. 2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
ashleyman said:
All he has to do is add the other plates to his account. MikeTFSI said:
He doesn't come out of that looking like a diamond geezer - couldn't resist haha. He is a berk, just flipping register both cars and stop being belligerent.
I am, however, far more interested in that fiat he has.
Its an Autobianchi Bianchina Transformable, basically a coachbuilt body on Fiat 500 mechanicals. I almost bought a Furgoncino version a couple of years ago...I am, however, far more interested in that fiat he has.
ashleyman said:
That guy's Autobianchi, registration number '10 NG,' was both constructed and first registered in 1959.The reverse NG series began issue that same year - so it's almost certainly the car's original UK number.
The article says he "paid £35,000 for the Fiat 500 which came with the '10 NG' plate."
My guess is that '10 NG' is permanently attached to the car.
(This is not uncommon among classics because, if a car was out of use and a previous owner failed to update the old-style log book when the government's motorcar database was computerised in the 1980s, and the the car was subsequently put back into use, the number is allowed to stay with the car but its removal is permanently prevented.)
After all, what are the chances of Mr Long finding his 'perfect' matching plate for sale, attached to such an obscure left hand drive car (which is hideous to me but each to their own!) and deciding to keep it on there instead of transferring it to one of the many other vehicles in his "fleet?"
Incidentally, that plate is no doubt valuable, but it raises an interesting topic, i.e. how much value, if any, does a good non-transferable plate add to a classic, and what other gems out there do we know of that are in use but non-transferable?
The best is surely '1 AN,' trapped on a Morris Minor.
In fact it's probably among the most valuable combinations possible.
For years I remember attempts were made in vain to sell the car for a ridiculously inflated price, on eBay and elsewhere.
This link shows it was up for £35k almost a decade ago - http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=179...
(As of today, the MOT expired five years ago and it's currently SORNed.)
Surely its only value is the very slim chance that the non-transferable rules might change in future.
Or, of course, the chance of attracting a bidding war of wealthy Morris Minor nuts by the name of Ian all desperate for their perfect combination!
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