GT4ME
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Oct 17, 2019 22:02:52 GMT
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Looking at getting a set of period correct plates made up for my 82 BMW. This site supply 3 different fonts for pre 2001 cars, as shown below. Does anyone have any knowledge of the correct font for a 1982 car? www.fancyplates.com/buy-plates/uk-show-plates/ |
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Last Edit: Oct 17, 2019 22:09:45 GMT by GT4ME
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GT4ME
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Oct 17, 2019 22:17:49 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 17, 2019 22:19:45 GMT by GT4ME
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There was a bit of an overlap around that time but my favourite for 80s plates is EUROSTYLE font from this website.... www.a1showplates.com/ |
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Oct 18, 2019 12:50:10 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 18, 2019 12:50:29 GMT by DarrenW
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ChasR
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Oct 18, 2019 13:32:51 GMT
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I don't remember seeing Serck plates on many dealer fit cars TBH.
The most common font I saw on plates on late 70s and 80s cars were Old Charles Font, with the dealer insignia beneath it.
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GT4ME
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Oct 18, 2019 19:46:06 GMT
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Thanks for the replies guys, I'll have a look at those links.
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Oct 18, 2019 20:57:07 GMT
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i would have thought 3d acrylic were a later 80's abomination? full fat chunky font on plain background if no dealer logo. pre all this "oh you have to have a post code" tosh these days. period registrations with modern skinny fonts really upset my reg-ocd. |
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
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Oct 25, 2019 10:32:40 GMT
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So true, I really prefer older motors to have the correct font too. As well as the change in character width reducing from 57mm to 50mm in 2001, the font also standardised on 'Charles Wright' which is what all post 2001 cars would have. Incidentally, the reduction in character size is what allowed the use of the EU flag. The other thing that changed with registration plates (although I believe this happened in 2007) is that you can no longer have logo's or website addresses where the dealers name / number plate makers name goes. Here's my 2001 Merc with it's original dealer plates, I quite like it having the Merc logo at the bottom. Similarly, many BMW dealers would have had the BMW logo followed by the dealer name.  |
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Last Edit: Oct 25, 2019 10:35:45 GMT by C320
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ChasR
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i would have thought 3d acrylic were a later 80's abomination? full fat chunky font on plain background if no dealer logo. pre all this "oh you have to have a post code" tosh these days. period registrations with modern skinny fonts really upset my reg-ocd. Well, I've got to shatter your illusions  . Acrylic plates were around since the 70s. Put simply, they were cheaper to make, and well, everyone then wanted the newer plates  I know my mate's 1979 Dolly Sprint had a "Mills of Millhouse" no plate bit on the bottom complete with the BL logo either side. I have a photo of that somewhere. At look at the period works cars in the 70s and that will clarify it . Even the black and Silver plates had dealer insignias, or at least Henleys used to supply them with them on. . |
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GT4ME
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Oct 26, 2019 12:22:14 GMT
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Well quite happy with the results, went for the pre 2001(b) font from Fancyplates.com. The thicker letters do make a difference.  |
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Which number plate font for 1982 car? Rich
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Oct 26, 2019 13:35:41 GMT
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OHHHHH Now I know what the dealer tag should say on the bottom of our E28's plates! AWESOME!  |
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Oct 26, 2019 13:35:44 GMT
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i would have thought 3d acrylic were a later 80's abomination? full fat chunky font on plain background if no dealer logo. pre all this "oh you have to have a post code" tosh these days. period registrations with modern skinny fonts really upset my reg-ocd. Well, I've got to shatter your illusions . Acrylic plates were around since the 70s. Put simply, they were cheaper to make, and well, everyone then wanted the newer plates I know my mate's 1979 Dolly Sprint had a "Mills of Millhouse" no plate bit on the bottom complete with the BL logo either side. I have a photo of that somewhere. At look at the period works cars in the 70s and that will clarify it . Even the black and Silver plates had dealer insignias, or at least Henleys used to supply them with them on. . i didn't mean acrylic...i meant that 3d "style" acrylic. i had in mind they came around a little later in the 80's. |
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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