[Tigers] California license plate sequence

[Brian Glenn]

While visiting a Tiger website 
http://stevemckelvie.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/the-development-and-extinction-of-the-sunbeam-tiger/
 
I noted KEP 754 on a MkI.
A little early, but not out of the question.

Brian Glenn 
P.O. Box 578 
Julian, CA 92036-0578 
714.345.9883 

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On Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:47 PM, "Teepen, Jere" <jteepen at usatoday.com> wrote:
  


My car has OWF xxx, but the plates are not original to the car.  The plates were original to a Sunbeam Alpine that was from the area where I currently live (Whittier, CA).  Did the letter portion designate a particular area where the plates were issued or where the owner of the car resided?  

I ask as I grew up in a small town in Ohio (the 60's, baby) and the plates for the residents all started with SS or ST.  This was the case for many years and when the plates changed color each year the car would receive replacement plates with the same letters/numbers.  I am not sure how long this practice was used and I seriously doubt they still do it.  

Just curious,

Jere Teepen


-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Buck Trippel
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:12 PM
To: 'Brian Glenn'; 'Tiger List'
Subject: Re: [Tigers] California license plate sequence

My wife's 66 MkIA (382002000) has its original black plates with the plate number STV759

Buck Trippel.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brian Glenn
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:09 PM
To: Tiger List
Subject: [Tigers] California license plate sequence

I've just reviewed the e-article by Hagerty regarding getting vintage license plates for California.
>From personal knowledge I know that the gold on black PAV ### went on a 1964 car (my first car ;-) and XIA ### on a 1969 (dad's Doge Coronet).

What I'm wondering is if anyone has an approximate knowledge of what sequences would be appropriate for each production year of the Tiger, i.e.
1964 through 1967.
1964 XXX ### through XXX ###, etc.

Anecdotes with the letter sequence from those with original plates would be great.
Thanks
Brian

Brian Glenn
P.O. Box 578
Julian, CA 92036-0578
714.345.9883 

B9470208LRXFE GT
B9471101LRXFE
B9472615LRXFE
B382000846LRXFE
B382001212LRXF