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Mr A.the Hun

United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 Dec 2020 :  12:50:41  Show Profile  Send Mr A.the Hun a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Hello Sunbeams.
Filling in this years membership renewal caused me to have a good look at my Body Number Plate on the bonnet slam panel of my Series 3.
It's almost unreadable because of paint, and the area immediately around it was clearly not prepared (for paint) to the same standard as the surrounding panel.
Question:
Was the Body Number Plate bare metal or body colour when it left the factory?

In order to avoid this post immediately dating, [insert appropriate seasonal greeting].

Thank you.

bigt80

United Kingdom
1051 Posts

Posted - 12 Jan 2021 :  22:41:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not been on in a while - sorry, but in answer to your question - they were all body colour in my experience. Cheers. G
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Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
164 Posts

Posted - 13 Jan 2021 :  10:55:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Were there body number plates on fastbacks?

Mike Hooper
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Mr A.the Hun

United Kingdom
65 Posts

Posted - 13 Jan 2021 :  11:35:02  Show Profile  Send Mr A.the Hun a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bigt80

Not been on in a while - sorry, but in answer to your question - they were all body colour in my experience. Cheers. G



No problem, thank you very much.
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bigt80

United Kingdom
1051 Posts

Posted - 08 Feb 2021 :  10:40:57  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Mike
Should be just above the chassis plate, or sometimes on the other side of the same slam panel. Should be HRTR on yours. Cheers. G

quote:
Originally posted by Sunbeam-mike

Were there body number plates on fastbacks?

Mike Hooper

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Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
164 Posts

Posted - 08 Feb 2021 :  14:16:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
HRTR?

quote:
Originally posted by bigt80

Hi Mike
Should be just above the chassis plate, or sometimes on the other side of the same slam panel. Should be HRTR on yours. Cheers. G

quote:
Originally posted by Sunbeam-mike

Were there body number plates on fastbacks?

Mike Hooper





Mike Hooper
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JPSH120

United Kingdom
1168 Posts

Posted - 09 Feb 2021 :  13:36:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
HR = Holbay Rapier

The VIN plate is the larger one on the right (I think it should technically be on the left) and then you have the smaller ID tag that you can see on the left hand side.



Edited by - JPSH120 on 09 Feb 2021 14:09:52
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Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
164 Posts

Posted - 10 Feb 2021 :  09:13:12  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks JPSH120.

Nice engine bay!

Your VIN plate suggests you have a later car.

I don't remember ever seeing one on my 1968 model.

Mind, it's been stripped and repainted twice.

Mike

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JPSH120

United Kingdom
1168 Posts

Posted - 10 Feb 2021 :  11:46:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes, mine has the later Chrysler ID plate. Yours would be much smaller.
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