That makes much more sense than the other the other names I have heard given
to "STC". And better
still it fully supports the use of the
"Supplemental Title" to change the model year designation.
I have seen many of these STC plates, including two of them on cars I have
owned but never the full
spelling of that, not any evidence that the
original plate had been removed. Normally (at least on Spitfires) the STC
plate was attached below
the Commission plate on the engine cowl.
Regards,
Joe
Triumph Driver wrote:
>
> I have also heard the STC stood for Standard Triumph Company, and rather
> liked that story. It kinda makes these fine little cars special. But.....
>
> One of my 62 TR-4s has an STC title, and on that title it plainly says
> (below the VIN number and description) _Supplemental Title Certificate_.
> This car has a commissioning number plate that has obviously been removed
> and re-attached. Above the STC63CT13108L entry on the title is another
> number, it is an 11 digit number. This number is identical to the number
on
> a plate riveted to the drivers side door jamb that also has _CHP_
imprinted
> on it.
>
> I also had, at one time, a 1959 Messerschmitt TG500. It also had an STC
> title. Alas, that was 15 plus years ago. I wish I still had the car, and
> the title to compare it to my current Triumph STC title. But, as I
remember
> it did not have a second plate anywere on the car, only the original VIN /
> ID plate.
>
> Darrell, in the High Desert of California
>
> 62 TR-4 CT 5368 LO (daily driver)
> 62 TR-4 CT 10440 L
> 62 TR-4 CT 13108 L (long term project)
> 65 Spit FC 51603 L
> 67 Spit FD 2890 L (daughters car)
> 77 Spit FM 62888 UC (other daily driver)
> 79 Spit FM 98233 UC (wifes car)
>
> >During the recent TR4 vs. TR4A string the STC number was brought up
twice.
> >
> >My 65 TR4A was brought into the US in San Francisco and I am guessing was
> >originally titled in California. The car had a prefix of STC65 then the
> >complete commission number when I acquired it in Idaho in 1982.
> >
> >I was later told this STC code was a way to identify the manufacturer on
> >the
> >title. I assumed that STC stood for 'Standard Triumph Company' and '65'
for
> >the year of manufacture.
> >
> >I later found plates on various junk yard cars attached to the right side
> >of
> >the firewall, opposite of the commission plate that had stamped on them:
> >
> >Standard - Triumph
> >
> >STC 65
> >
> >My car did not have one of these plates when I acquired it. I attached
one
> >of the plates I scrounged at the junk yard. The most interesting thing of
> >all is when I moved the car back to California. The state patrol
inspector
> >would not accept the STC number as valid because it was not on the
> >commission plate. The car is now titled in California with the Commission
> >Number only! Go Figure...
> >
> >Any ideas on the real story with the STC number???
> >
> >Brad
> >65 TR4A
> >
> >
> ><<They (DMV or maybe CHP) may _build_ this number for the car
> >using the 24422 CT body number and adding the rest, STC for Supplemental
> >Title Certificate, 63 for the year, and the number from the body tag. An
> >STC is often built or assigned when the original VIN plate is in
> >question.>>
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