Lebro Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) Found by Fireman Tom, & sent to me. Rather too much for my budget by many orders ! Edited July 2, 2020 by Lebro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 I suspect someone will buy it (even at that price and probably not a TR owner but someone called Trevor) but I have never seen the point of ‘Personalised’ number plates. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 How many of us have a limit on our credit card which would permit purchase at £42,500? Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thanks Bob and good to hear Tom still keeping in touch.. For what it is worth, I agree with Ian... you follow (or more likely get cut-up by) a flash BMW, obvious what it is, why do you need the confirmation on the expensive number plate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike ellis Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Many years ago it actually used to be on a TR3 but currently on a Mazda. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Owen Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Does that make it more likely that your licence plate will get stolen before your car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph Whitaker Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I have R111PHS on my work van, only to disguise how old it is, and it cost less than 1% of that plate. Nice number though, I`d buy it for £425.99, though it ought to be TR 3 A really, might be out there somewhere. Ralph. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I have a private plate that I got to treat myself when I have up smoking 20+ years ago. hides the age of my car but there is one out there that has my name on it and it’s on a classic Porsche Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crawfie Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 On 3 July 2020 at 8:55 AM, Tony_C said: Thanks Bob and good to hear Tom still keeping in touch.. For what it is worth, I agree with Ian... you follow (or more likely get cut-up by) a flash BMW, obvious what it is, why do you need the confirmation on the expensive number plate? On the M4 today, undertaken by 2 beemers who then cut in front of me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Crawfie said: On the M4 today, undertaken by 2 beemers who then cut in front of me... You in the wrong lane again Crawfie ? were they heading back to London ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roger murray-evans Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Hamish said: You in the wrong lane again Crawfie ? were they heading back to London ? Is there a wrong lane anymore? Without a doubt, no such thing exists on the M25 for any vehicle, no such thing exists for any motorcycle on ANY motorway, and it only takes one individual sitting rigidly in the middle lane/s, (because they vaguely think it's the correct place to be, or too terrified to get back in the LH lane with all those nasty trucks) to make the whole question of lane discipline something of a joke. If I'm sitting in lane 1 at 70 (say!) and I'm catching a vehicle in lane 3 doing 65 on a 4 lane carriageway, is it realistic to cross 6 lanes to get passed him, and back to where I ought to be? Then there's the other major problem of not using indicators to signal one's intention, or not, to move into the RH lane. The police obviously no longer have an interest in, what is probably, an insurmountable problem.So much so, that for about the last 10 years, they have appear to disappeared from the motorway system almost entirely! Rant most definitely NOT over! Roger M-E Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 I have these plates on my December 54 TR2.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hogan Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) As many of you know i have GTR4A on my Dove and Roger has ATR4A on his 4A I have no idea what roger paid for his number but when I finally got the DVLA to release the number to auction bidding started at just £350 and i ended up paying just over £1500 for it. Maybe i should just consider selling the plate and not the car! The photo by the way was taken on the side of Lake Windermere at the 2010 Lakes tour. Hoges Edited July 6, 2020 by Paul Hogan additional info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike ellis Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 14 hours ago, Hamish said: but there is one out there that has my name on it and it’s on a classic Porsche I have a similar problem Hamish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, mike ellis said: I have a similar problem Hamish. Double whammy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike ellis Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Hamish said: Double whammy Triple! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 You’ll have to get a whole fleet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Other countries - other habits. At Germany the car registration number is fixed to the town or county and a personified number is more or less easy. My TRs number is WN-TR 401, 400 sadly was not free, 4 is only for vehicles with a urgend need for short numbers. TR-400 or any other TR combination is possible at every county, for example 20 km next at Stuttgart (S), Esslingen (ES), Ludwigsburg (LB), and so on. If I sell my TR to Frankfurt it will get a different registration number F-xx-number there, also if I move to Frankfurt. WN-TR 401 then will be free again. This way I was able to get a old reg numbers for a new car which I had on use on cars I sold years before. Isn't that strange? Edited July 6, 2020 by Z320 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 10:41 AM, John McCormack said: I have these plates on my December 54 TR2.. All your short-door needs is the chrome half cowling surround... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moliver Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 ... I tried to be creative as well. Maybe not the shortest plate but max Information included.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Oh, nice car and reg number at the Lake of Constance! Edited July 10, 2020 by Z320 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, DavidBee said: All your short-door needs is the chrome half cowling surround... Not for this car (TS5038O 10 Dec 54) which is earlier than the introduction of the surround which I think started in 1955. Moss also list it as 'for late TR2'. I understand from the TR America Concours judging sheet the surround was an option on later TR2s and fitted to all TR3s. I have tried to reduce the chrome on this car but my tastes are changing and I have a set of chrome wing beading which I am thinking of fitting. More importantly with this daily driver car I have been out in it every day this week, she has covered about 300 miles in the last two days. It is a lovely driving car with original steering, brakes , suspension etc. Properly set up the Triumph engineers got a lot right with these cars in 1953/54. Edited July 10, 2020 by John McCormack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidBee Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 13 hours ago, John McCormack said: Not for this car (TS5038O 10 Dec 54) which is earlier than the introduction of the surround which I think started in 1955. Moss also list it as 'for late TR2'. I understand from the TR America Concours judging sheet the surround was an option on later TR2s and fitted to all TR3s. I learn from my Elders every day. Thank you. There is a difference between the partial surround on the 2 and the full surround on the TR3 cowling. Always nice to see such beautifully turned out sidescreen cars, though I would feel a bit inhibited by them. Nice if at least something is not quite right, a little niggle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John McCormack Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, DavidBee said: I learn from my Elders every day. Thank you. There is a difference between the partial surround on the 2 and the full surround on the TR3 cowling. Always nice to see such beautifully turned out sidescreen cars, though I would feel a bit inhibited by them. Nice if at least something is not quite right, a little niggle. This short door car is a 10 metre car, it looks good in photos and from a distance of 10 metres. Close up it is a bit rough. It is an everyday driver being used for shopping, going to the garbage tip, drives interstate on 5,000km trips with the TR Register Australia. I bought it in February 1976 so it was relatively very original and I've largely kept it that way. My other TR2 is different. I am the 3rd owner of this car TS3732O 8 September 1954 which I bought in 3 trailer loads of parts in Feb 2017. I have restored it to as close to how it left the factory as I've been able to. Edited July 11, 2020 by John McCormack Typos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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