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Interesting, I'll search more information.
this is what I was thinking about (on the history page on the main site):
In France it is slightly different: the I C O N I C black plates were replaced in 1994. Unlike in the UK, where the plate can stay with the car for its life, in France, at least until 2009, new plates had to be issued if the car's residence moved to a new département. Of course this means that many of the black plates have been lost, and many classic cars now sport the modern post-2009 plates which just look awful when a 1970s Simca sports the same style of plate as a 2012 box.jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:41 pmIf you want a plate with the proper old font, which finishes off the car nicely, you can get them quite easily from online number plate places like Plates For Cars.
Just had a look at that site James, needless to say I think I have found a new place to exercise my religious obsession with period-correctness!jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:41 pmIf you want a plate with the proper old font, which finishes off the car nicely, you can get them quite easily from online number plate places like Plates For Cars.
None of mine survived unfortunately, had some ghastly metal pressed ones on when I bought it, though I replaced them with modern plates bought from Seymour Horwell who sold the car in 1996, and have the sticker in the rear window. That being said, the quattro needs its rear plate protecting as that is the original plate with dealer branding on it, although I would like to keep it on as it's the original onejamescarruthers wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:52 pmDo you have the original plates for your car? Even one? If so, there is a company in Norfolk that will be able to copy the original dealer artwork for you. The did Jeff's Turbo Auto's and they were perfect.
For me though, I just put this forum's Web address at the bottom in light blue Swedish number plate font and was quite happy with the results.
Yes, it'll have to be continued some other time. That being said, I do have a question for Arctic on his rear lights:jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:18 pmDetails of Norfolk plate manufacturer extraordinaire here
https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/ ... lit=plate
Apologies for thread hijack. We should probably post in a new thread if we are to continue talking about number plates.
Nope, I've yellow plate... for now, because the car wil soon have a "carte grise collection" (the car's registration document), and it will allow to use this old kind of plate : https://www.rebelcar.fr/plaque-auto-noi ... alisee.htm
Ah ok, I am glad I haven't scared you off by accidentally hijacking the threadArctic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:31 pmNope, I've yellow plate... for now, because the car wil soon have a "carte grise collection" (the car's registration document), and it will allow to use this old kind of plate : https://www.rebelcar.fr/plaque-auto-noi ... alisee.htm
. How is the resto coming on? my car has certainly been getting quite a lot of use as of lateGood : some sandblasting right now, and soon some acid to take off as rust as possible.
Yes, this kind for now : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_r ... y1778a.jpg
Ah going the whole hog, how bad is the rust? if its in the normal places I think there are repair panelsArctic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:37 pmGood : some sandblasting right now, and soon some acid to take off as rust as possible.
Yes, this kind for now : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_r ... y1778a.jpg
But, new car's registration document = new plate numbers
It's very bad only in the rear bumper with a rusty metal frame : I can sandblast the outside of the metal frame, but there is some inside parts needing acid.
Well, the only way to keep an old plate number is to keep a car (older than 2009) you already own and never move in another department. As I'm a new owner, the car will get a new plate number (It's very long to get registered as vintage car).
Ah that makes sense, a shameArctic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:08 pmIt's very bad only in the rear bumper with a rusty metal frame : I can sandblast the outside of the metal frame, but there is some inside parts needing acid.
Well, the only way to keep an old plate number is to keep a car (older than 2009) you already own and never move in another department. As I'm a new owner, the car will get a new plate number (It's very long to get registered as vintage car).
but it makes sense. In the UK, the plate generally stays with the car, meaning it can be traced back all the way to its first owner if you have the right documents. Is there a record of which car has which plates? A vital part of buying a classic in the UK is checking its history (crashes, MOT[CT], stolen etc.) to see if its a good quality car. It sounds like that's difficult in France, is the history lost each time a car is sold?There is only the "certificat de situation administrative" (administrative status certificate). It is a certificate of no pledge against the vehicle, of no opposition about the vehicle registration document (e.g.if stolen), and if the car is officially registered as crashed and not roadworthy.
