"bschwart@postoffice.pacbell.net" wrote:
>
> I doubt very seriously that it was stamped by the dealer. Unless they took
>it off (illegal) and stamped them in the same exact letter set that the other
>numbers were done it would be very difficult to do. Stamping it on the car
>without damaging the door pillar that is behind the plate would be almost
>impossible The plate is only stamped in the un-etched or unpainted block
>following the etched in (or silk-screened in) characters that stated
>Manufactured date. There are also figures for gross vehicle weight, front and
>rear weight and I believe unladen weight that are printed in the blocks (I am
>going from memory here), not stamped in. As I stated, this is an unusual
>plate not seen on many cars - This was from a large British car dealer in
>1973, not some small corner lot (still in buisiness as a Mazda dealer now) so
>I doubt very much that it was modified in any way Im not stating
>equivocally that it wasnt since I can in no way verify that, but I would say
>that it would!
> be highly unlikely
Not to mention that there is a place expressly designated for that purpose!
Joe
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