Identification Plates

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tommy
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Re: Identification Plates

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I would rather keep the original scruffy v.i.n. plate than fit a brand new repro one. Brand new v.i.n. plates ring alarm bells for me.
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tommy wrote: Thu 11th Oct 2018 10:36 pm I would rather keep the original scruffy v.i.n. plate than fit a brand new repro one. Brand new v.i.n. plates ring alarm bells for me.
Only if you don't have the original to back it up Tommy. :wink:
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We have the technology Keith! You could always scruff it up a bit yourself.

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Re: Identification Plates

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Still got the original one on mine, paints a little thin, but I like the patina. It's not easy getting a repro one done with the correct rear stamping and digit spacing anyway.
Makes me smile when you go down a line of RS escorts with their bonnets up at a show and see the number of different looking v.i.n plates they have. Hmm I wonder how many real RS1800s still exist.
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