Registration no. 27ELF

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

Whilst looking around an antique dealers in the Cotswolds , my wife spotted an old number plate - 27 ELF . As my birthday is 2nd of July she decided it would be nice to hang up in my workshop. The dealer had bought the plate as part of a clearance lot and had no idea what vehicle it had been registered to. Is there any way I can find out the original vehicle it was supplied to?

 

[grumpyoldgit]

Can't help much, other than it was issued in Bournemouth.

 

[ringway]

This thread is useless without MOCAS.

 

[def90cars]

Whilst looking around an antique dealers in the Cotswolds , my wife spotted an old number plate - 27 ELF . As my birthday is 2nd of July she decided it would be nice to hang up in my workshop. The dealer had bought the plate as part of a clearance lot and had no idea what vehicle it had been registered to. Is there any way I can find out the original vehicle it was supplied to?

What did she pay? New ones are only £15 with anything you want on them

 

[Scott_F]

Can't help much, other than it was issued in Bournemouth.

With the letter 'L' in the middle I would have said it was a London plate.

 

[neilrr]

Don't get it.

Are you an elf or from an elfin family?????

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

What did she pay? New ones are only £15 with anything you want on them

£20. It appears to be an original/early plate. stamped/pressed letters on plain black background , i.e. no border on outside of plate.

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

MOCAS would no doubt know the make, model and colour, day of the week and name of the first owner. Where is he hiding?

 

[grumpyoldgit]

With the letter 'L' in the middle I would have said it was a London plate.

My mistake and you are quite right, London (North West).

:fail

 

[neilrr]

'elf & Safety maybe?

 

[Mike Walker]

He is still in hiding since his undercover appearance at the GTG near Bicester a little while ago.

 

[sssammm]

Santa's plate

 

[John]

Santa's plate

He'd have S4NTA or SAN7A or 54NTA or SAN74 or SAN74C all five wouldn't he?

 

[def90cars]

he'd have s4nta or san7a or 54nta or san74 or san74c all five wouldn't he?

mr54nta

 

[ringway]

MOCAS would no doubt know the make, model and colour, day of the week and name of the first owner. Where is he hiding?

Let's hope we see him again one day.

 

[John]

mr54nta

M554NTA as well then?

 

[ringway]

I sent an email to MOCAS asking for help and his reply is shown below.






"Not much I can tell you about 27 ELF, I'm afraid, beyond the fact that the 'reversed' (ie: numbers-first) ELF series was first issued by London County Council in 1962.


It doesn't appear in any of my number plate books ( though a few other ELF plates do), and a quick online search suggests it is not currently registered to any car, so Nomoney's physical number plate is probably all that survives.


It's sometimes possible to look up original registration records in the archives of the relevant local authority, but unfortunately it seems that the only surviving LCC registration records relate to 1917-1919 (http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/Documents/visitor-information/46-vehicle-registration-and-licensing-records.pdf), so there's little hope of finding out what the plate was originally registered to, short of chancing upon a period photo/film footage, or a previous owner... Sorry I can't be more helpful."




Thanks and all the best for Christmas and 2015, MOCAS.

 

[NOMONEYBUTAMERC]

Just picked up this posting Ringway . Regards to yourself and Mocas. Looks like the origin of this plate will remain a mystery.