Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
OO1 lives near me. Must be worth a fortune. It's on a not very remarkable Honda SUV.
Appropriate registration numbers on cars...
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raleighnut
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Former team mate to Barry Sheene,
He's about 10 1/2 stone these days.
EDIT If you click on the picture it's a linky to a newspaper article
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Slick
Guru
Perfect reason to have this which is exactly why I have mine and I still get a sense of satisfaction when I look at it.
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
I wish OWG414 had been retained through the years. It was the number on our family car, a Rover 110, when I was born.
Not that the letters or numbers have any meaning, but I feel it would be nice to still have it. Unfortunately it is long gone, and non retained numbers cannot be brought back.
Slick
Guru
I think we all need a connection to happier times with people who are no longer here and it would seem that number plates are able to do that for more people than just me. I have my dad's wedding ring, an ornament my mum loved and the number plate. I really don't believe that makes me a social climber at all.
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
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- On the edge of reality
^^^ +1 ^^^
I wish I had kept KOT385. Utterly meaningless to almost everyone except me. It was on Morris Traveller my Grandpa drove. My Dad had the car restored after my Grandpa died and after a few years circumstances overtook him and it was parked in a cold damp garage, never to move again until he died suddenly. Mum eventually agreed for me to have the car, when she moved out of the house, by which stage tin worm had destroyed the car. And with other stuff going on at the time it was only after I sent off the form to the DVLA about the car being scrapped I realised my mistake.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
AWE50M would be, well, er, awesome.
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
I think I have some form of disorder, as I can remember pretty much every car/motorbike I have ever owned, plus most of my parent's cars from the 70's. But I can never remember where I put down my glasses
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
No, and I don't either.
My comment touched a nerve with some, clearly. But I did say there were exceptions, and if you had your plate from Dad and it has emotional connections, or if it was on your first car or similar, then I do of course get that kind of thought process. I think it's pretty plain that the social climber thing wasn't directed at your situation, or at the other poster who had similar reasons and also took offence.
It's people putting their initials on their 9 year old Range Rover in the belief that it makes them / the car have an air of prestige or status, that's what I'm referring to. And that is, I suspect the reason most people do it. Of course it may have done that in 1980 when they were rare, but not now.
Anyway I think we've managed to identify from the offended posts who actually has one.
No, and I don't either.
My comment touched a nerve with some, clearly. But I did say there were exceptions, and if you had your plate from Dad and it has emotional connections, or if it was on your first car or similar, then I do of course get that kind of thought process. I think it's pretty plain that the social climber thing wasn't directed at your situation, or at the other poster who had similar reasons and also took offence.
It's people putting their initials on their 9 year old Range Rover in the belief that it makes them / the car have an air of prestige or status, that's what I'm referring to. And that is, I suspect the reason most people do it. Of course it may have done that in 1980 when they were rare, but not now.
Anyway I think we've managed to identify from the offended posts who actually has one.
If you are thinking me you could not be more wrong, I have no interest in cars or the plates.
Slick
Guru
I wasn't offended, just giving others an insight as to why they do things even if others can't make sense of it. No big dealNo, and I don't either.
My comment touched a nerve with some, clearly. But I did say there were exceptions, and if you had your plate from Dad and it has emotional connections, or if it was on your first car or similar, then I do of course get that kind of thought process. I think it's pretty plain that the social climber thing wasn't directed at your situation, or at the other poster who had similar reasons and also took offence.
It's people putting their initials on their 9 year old Range Rover in the belief that it makes them / the car have an air of prestige or status, that's what I'm referring to. And that is, I suspect the reason most people do it. Of course it may have done that in 1980 when they were rare, but not now.
Anyway I think we've managed to identify from the offended posts who actually has one.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Fair enough!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
Jimmy White had CUE 80Y on his car. It used to be parked outside my local pub most days.
