simond
Western Thunderer
Might indeed be a better approach.
7mm Airfix Land Rover Series 1 107" pickup
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spikey faz
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I may have sourced a supply of suitable number plate decals off eBay. More details when they arrive (from Germany) but I have a feeling they will do the job.
Mike
oldravendale
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Should you, by chance, want a photo of a real one I can do that for you. Slightly bent it came from my 1956 Rover 90....
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
These arrived in the post today. I think I'll be using the silver letters.
Just got to come up with a reg number.
Mike
Just got to come up with a reg number.
Mike
Osgood
Western Thunderer
The Classic Commercials kits came with a very decent selection of etched number plates.
And the rears were the square type that would have been fitted to the LR.
Mind you a fairly expensive way of obtaining etched plates!
If you select a year and location I could take a peek:
And the rears were the square type that would have been fitted to the LR.
Mind you a fairly expensive way of obtaining etched plates!
If you select a year and location I could take a peek:
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
spikey faz
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spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Thank you.RUF XXX used Nov 1955 to Mar 1956, first reg in 1956 was RUF 588
SCD XXX used Mar 1956 to Jun 1956
SUF XXX used Jun 1956 to Nov 1956
TCD XXX used Nov 1956 to ?, first reg in 1957 was TCD252.
Has to be a RUF plate
RUF it is then. I'll come up with a suitable number in due course.I might have to rewind slightly to 1955 in order to use a lower number than 588 (I'm assuming the numbers weren't applied randomly?).Funnily enough I may have owned a car with a RUF prefix. I'm trying to recollect, but it wasn't a Land Rover.
Cheers
Mike
spikey faz
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First attempt at number plate.
I'm not sure whether I need to add some Micro Sol to aid adhesion. Or wait until the decals dry before adding some varnish. Tax disc is from a sheet of Pressfix transfers. I suspect it's a no smoking sign or something, but it works for me!
I've also added an exhaust system as this is not catered for in the kit. Copper wire and some brass tube.
Mike
I'm not sure whether I need to add some Micro Sol to aid adhesion. Or wait until the decals dry before adding some varnish. Tax disc is from a sheet of Pressfix transfers. I suspect it's a no smoking sign or something, but it works for me!
I've also added an exhaust system as this is not catered for in the kit. Copper wire and some brass tube.
Mike
Osgood
Western Thunderer
According to Glass's Index. 1963 Spring edition -
There were no XXX SBF registrations prior to early 1963.
However, SBF XXX was a Staffordshire registration, first used 1961.
simond
Western Thunderer
defo 898SBF. Well, that's what the plates said anyway...
Under the regulation deep bronze green, there were patches of what might be considered to be Royal (Navy) Blue. I suspect it was used on a dockyard somewhere, or maybe overseas, and then re-registered as a civvy. I wonder how my mate is getting on with it - I haven't seen him since before Covid.
Osgood
Western Thunderer
No idea what the policy was back then of issuing reg. nos for vehicles built and used before registration (e.g. military / imports).
They would probably not have used (e.g.) a 1967 reg. if it had been first registered in 1967 following demob.
These days I think they're in the main still using Scottish reg nos.
They would probably not have used (e.g.) a 1967 reg. if it had been first registered in 1967 following demob.
These days I think they're in the main still using Scottish reg nos.
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Most local authorities were issued a block or blocks of numbers, and just issued them with new vehicles until they ran out. Some of these continued well after the registration number system began to include a suffix letter (from 1963 if I recall).