Good question Joe,
I could tell from the number that it was a British Standard (BS) Automotive (AU)
regulation based upon the 1965 revision. It's the 48 that tells us what it is
concerning...
I first of all checked with our vehicle homologation depatment here at work and
they had never heard of this spec. Being from 1965 it was very likely that it
has been superceded, so I checked an old index of standards...
There I found that BS AU 48 (1965) is related to the regulations about seat-belt
anchorage points (mainly strength requirements). This standards was applicable
until 1971 when it was completed superceded (rather than revised) by new
regulations. I guess it was stamped on the VIN plate to show that the Spit
conformed to the current regulations at the time, as all vehicles should have
done to legally be put on sale.
Regards
Pat
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Subject: BS AU48 1965
In researching a rather peculiar commission plate on a Mk3 Spitfire, I
noticed the referenced alpha numeric sequence at the bottom. In my
search for an explanation of this sequence, I have seen this on several
commission plates for both Spitfires and GT6's.
In addition ot what I referenced above, some plates have it with
punctuation marks as follows:
B.S. A.U.48:1965
My questions here are:
1. Does anybody know the significance of this series?
2. Is this series repeated on other Triumphs as well?
Regards,
Joe Curry
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