Plates With Heritage That Have Survived Their Original Cars.
Discussion
The Period Classics thread recently included a post of a Riley on the Monty registered DRS1 and reference to the fact that this plate is now on a Mitsubishi L200.
Original plates are so very much part of the history, evocative pictures such as hard cornering EMU registered DB3S's or XMC registered DB2's come instantly to mind.
It got me thinking about what other plates with rally/racing pedigree have been parted from their original cars and are now running around on modern stuff with presumably their original heritage long gone.
Original plates are so very much part of the history, evocative pictures such as hard cornering EMU registered DB3S's or XMC registered DB2's come instantly to mind.
It got me thinking about what other plates with rally/racing pedigree have been parted from their original cars and are now running around on modern stuff with presumably their original heritage long gone.
Edited by Keep it stiff on Tuesday 29th April 07:53
That's true, but was DRS1 taken from another car before it was on the Riley?
Racing teams weren't always entirely honest about the identity of their cars (usually for practical purposes) and it wasn't that unusual for chassis numbers and registration numbers to "wander" between vehicles.
Racing teams weren't always entirely honest about the identity of their cars (usually for practical purposes) and it wasn't that unusual for chassis numbers and registration numbers to "wander" between vehicles.
I would imagine many of the new owners have no idea on the history of age related plates as to what vehicle they were originally attached to.
Does an age related plate put new (prospective) purchasers off? Saw both an E-type and Porsche 356 recently that had both lost their original plates and had new 'period' plate 123XUG type thing. I'd always go for an original plate 1234HP - for Coventry, for instance.
Does an age related plate put new (prospective) purchasers off? Saw both an E-type and Porsche 356 recently that had both lost their original plates and had new 'period' plate 123XUG type thing. I'd always go for an original plate 1234HP - for Coventry, for instance.
Keep it stiff said:
The Period Classics thread recently included a post of a Riley on the Monty registered DRS1 and reference to the fact that this plate is now on a Mitsubishi L200.
Original plates are so very much part of the history, evocative pictures such as hard cornering EMU registered DB3S's or XMC registered DB2's come instantly to mind.
It got me thinking about what other plates with rally/racing pedigree have been parted from their original cars and are now running around on modern stuff with presumably their original heritage long gone.
Thank you for adding to my DRS1 post & starting new discussion. The picture of DRS1 was 'stolen' from a Pathe Newsreel recently added to Youtube. I was looking for pictures of the car described below.Original plates are so very much part of the history, evocative pictures such as hard cornering EMU registered DB3S's or XMC registered DB2's come instantly to mind.
It got me thinking about what other plates with rally/racing pedigree have been parted from their original cars and are now running around on modern stuff with presumably their original heritage long gone.
We still have the 1951 reg number issued new to a special bodied Jowett Jupiter and the same number but reversed, issued in 1964 to a Ford Anglia Estate.
The 1951 Jowett was a regular competitor in the Monte and other rallies during the 1950's, I believe it's still about and needing restoration, it's now registered SON 142. The Anglia is long gone.
The Jowett's original number is now on an exciting ☺ Hyundai Elantra, the Anglia's number is on an early MX-5.
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