number plates

[Guest]

I am after for my 1972 2.4t a black skicky back number plate and silver letters any body know were to buy one from and are they legal

 

[Guest]

Try classified ads in most (all?) of the classic car magazines. There are usually quite a number advertising sales of numberplates. You'd have to ask them regarding the legality...I think 1972 requires the reflective plates. However, my rallying FIAT 125 had sticky-back (reflective) plates in 1972, so perhaps you'd get away with it.

Brod

 

[Fred Hindle]

Got this info from the DVLA website:-
TRADITIONAL NUMBER PLATES

• Vehicles constructed before 1.1.73 may display traditional style "black and white" plates i.e. white, silver or grey characters on a black plate.
• Lettering must be of a set size. It must conform to one of the two groups below.

Characters
Group 1
Group 2

Height
89mm
79mm

Width (except the number 1)
64mm
57mm

Stroke
16mm
14mm

Side margin
26[/size]27mm
11mm

Top & bottom margin
13mm
11mm

Space between characters
13mm
11mm

Space between groups
38mm
33mm

• 
  There are additional arrangements if the vehicle is a motorcycle or tricycle

Traditional number plates fitted to vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1973 are not required to display the mandatory character font, but the characters must be easy to read.
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Hope this is of use.
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[Guest]

Many thanks but have not found any body selling the black skicky plates

 

[pmjt]

ORIGINAL: TR993

Many thanks but have not found any body selling the black skicky plates

Hi - I've had several sets made up - including vinyl from Framptons:

http://www.buy-a-plate.com/

Great service, very knowledgeable and quick last time I used them

P