Listers,
To add to Marv's email about the California license plate: It is an 8,
not a B and the YOM (Year of Manufacture) plate is for a 1953
automobile. Using the 1951 base plate, metal tags were added to the
lower right corner for each year thereafter until the new base and
alphanumeric system was changed in 1956. The tags for 1952 were yellow
with black numbers; '53, white w/ black; '54, red w/ white and '55, gray
w/ black. If you look carefully to the left of the numbers, you will
see a stamped 7 digit number which was the Registration Number shown on
the paper work and carried through on today's annual stickers. 1953 was
the last year when tags were issued for both front and rear. '54 and
later was the rear only as is today's. The '51 base plate was the last
of the larger size with the '56 being what now seems to be the
"standardized" dimensions. Yes, more than you ever wanted to know about
CA '51 to '55 series plates!
Bill Barnett
'53 BN1 (mfg 5 Nov. 1953) with matching registration numbered tags,
front and rear.
PS: Ron Rader, I thought you were going to publish a study on CA plates?
Marvin James wrote:
> That's a proper plate for 51 to 55 (52 to 55 added a metal tag. 3 letters/3
> numbers started in 56.
> http://metro119.tripod.com/plates/plate50s.htm
>
> Marv J
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>> Mark
>>
>> Plus right hand drive, so obviously a 100S in my opinion or a very nice
>> replica. I believe that the black plate used in the pictured car was for
>> commercial vehicles of the era and not for passenger cars, therefore not
>> correct.
>>
>> I just saw a 100s at the Quail Lodge Concours d'Elegance in Monterey last
>> week but that car has the CA vanity plate I00S (not a 1 but a capital i).
>> This car was owned by a Stanley Bauer of CA.
>>
>> Photos included for Mark, but if anyone else wants them I'll send the
>> directly.
>>
>> Curt
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Mark Kearns <mkearns2@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> was searching ebay and stumbled on something. car 220472262214 is
>>>
>> actually
>>
>>> a TR6 but scroll down to the end of the pics and the TR is on a lift in a
>>> garage right next to what looks like a 100S believe the car is in San
>>> Rafael, CA, has black Calif plates but number seems off BN65112 (poss.
>>>
>> 8N),
>>
>>> I thought Calif black plates had 3 letters and 3 numbers. no bumper,
>>>
>> center
>>
>>> fill gas cap, plexiglass windshield, belt on hood, wood steering wheel
>>>
>> that
>>
>>> might be wrong. anyone know?
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