The plates look nothing like the factory ones, so it is difficult to believe
that they were
installed then. It is most likely that they were
installed by the importer upon receipt or the dealer when they took
delivery.
Joe
Fred Thomas wrote:
>
> My only question on this is who made the plates, I thought they were only
> available with stamping from the factory, there has to be a record of all
> cars made and all cars shipped, how can you change the I.D. plates, have
any
> of you ordered a BMHT certificate and compared the I.D. numbers, could
> settle this very quickly. "FT"
> > This stuff about the STC number reminds me of similar mods done to TR3A
> > commission numbers in Ontario (and perhaps in other provincces/states).
> >
> > My December/60 TR3A has a '2' stamped immediately in front of the
> > commission number giving: 2TS 81140 L. A buddies TR3A (also from
> > December/60) also has this stamping giving 2TS 81541 L.
> >
> > My December/59 TR3A has no such stamping and remains TS 63307 LO. I have
> > interpreted the '2' stamping to represent the year of original sale of
> > the car. This would fit with the stories of the many unsold TR3As
> > sitting around in '61 and '62.
> >
> > Dave Q.
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