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Post by 30sqnatc on Mar 18, 2020 18:26:53 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2020 19:03:34 GMT 12
Wow that is seriously cool. I am guessing it is most likely made from NZ3510/ZK-ASX. It even has a Sky TV dish on top  |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Mar 18, 2020 19:10:55 GMT 12
Wow! I wonder what happened to it.
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Post by shorty on Mar 18, 2020 19:25:38 GMT 12
1951 is a bit early for SkyTV Dave!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2020 19:26:47 GMT 12
1951 is a bit early for SkyTV Dave! Yeah, hence my wink. New Zealand did not even get terrestrial television broadcasting till 1960. |
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Post by oj on Mar 18, 2020 20:22:09 GMT 12
If you zoom it you will see it is a man opening the Astrodome.
And I think the vehicle is either a Diamond T or a Reo.
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 18, 2020 20:28:06 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2020 20:45:19 GMT 12
Well H42-124 is no longer on the New Zealand vehicle register. Probably long since scrapped I guess.
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 18, 2020 21:35:08 GMT 12
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Post by grgrimmer on Mar 19, 2020 6:39:45 GMT 12
Well H42-124 is no longer on the New Zealand vehicle register. Probably long since scrapped I guess. I'd say the registration was 42-124 Dave. The "H" looks out of place, so presume that it would be another small plate indicator of it being a Heavy Vehicle... as per the "C" above it? As per baronbeeza's post, there presumably were no letters on the Number plates... only numbers. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 19, 2020 7:12:25 GMT 12
42-124 also does not come up on the register on Carjam. An nor doe CH42-124.
My Nana's old Austin was NZ-new in 1955 and registered as BN5518 on the 16th of August 1955, with the black plate with silver digits and letters. So letter prefixes were indeed used despite that chart.
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 19, 2020 7:59:36 GMT 12
The plates were changed completely during those years. It was a distinctive feature. Every car and vehicle was re-issued with the yellow plates and black lettering in the early 60's. I can remember the first of the Black and silver plates coming and that was about 1965, give or take a few years. I will have to check. I think Westport cars were AT, Canterbury had AM and Reefton was AS and again there will be charts showing the approx geographical distribution. I assume the BN that Dave mentioned was also a batch in that original issue. Just thinking about it I think the 'C' cars were about the change over as it was about 1967 when I saw the 'D' plates fitted to new Holdens. 'H' was about 1975. They got to 'M' before they were replaced by the present white plates during the 1980's. That bus would have had a succession of new plates fitted if it had been kept road registered. I would be very surprised if there was any method of retrieving the old info from those earlier registrations. I seem to recall the ownership papers were amended to reflect the change from Yellow to Black plates. ***EDIT*** Another pic with a little more detail  www.worldlicenseplates.com/world/PA_NZEA.html |
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Post by delticman on Mar 19, 2020 8:03:26 GMT 12
42-124 also does not come up on the register on Carjam. An nor doe CH42-124. My Nana's old Austin was NZ-new in 1955 and registered as BN5518 on the 16th of August 1955, with the black plate with silver digits and letters. So letter prefixes were indeed used despite that chart. Well vehicle number plates is uncharted territory on this forum. Umm, I've just spotted some have been already here (and now the second amendment) Dave, your nan's car would have had I think two number plates before BN5518. Perhaps a brown one and the last coloured one was yellow. In 1963, the new style plates were issued. I can remember my grandfather changing his plates on our driveway, late 1963 or 1964, no later than that with a CExxxx plate. I think AA1 was issued in Southland and progressively worked up the South Island and then started in Northland and worked down to Wellington ending about CNxxxx. What sticks in my mind that the progression of sequences was not in order. One thing has come to mind is that when the initial AA-CN was issued in 1964, they went on to DAxxxx. In 1966, the rest of the C block were issued. I had a 1966 Mini with CVxxxx plates. The first ones on white plates with black letters/numbers was NAxxxx in 1985/1986 and ZZxxxx finished in 2000. In the days of the big coloured number plates, issued about every five years had different prefix letters and numbers for Govt vehicles, taxis, trucks and buses. This is the reason that old garages and museums have old number plates plastered all over the walls. Stay well and keep your friends warm and well. Ray |
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Post by planewriting on Mar 19, 2020 22:13:17 GMT 12
My recollection is the "permanent" plates were issued first in mid (at least before August) 1964. They started with the AAs in Southland working up to either Nelson or Blenheim with AW which may have also been in North Auckland. Auckland had AX through to BM then on down into the Waikato with BN, BP thru to BU. Gisborne and Napier were BV thru to BZ. The C plates went to New Plymouth, Wanganui and Palmerston North with Wellington starting from the about CG through to CQ. The exception was CC which was for Consular Corps vehicles. CR has been permanently reserved for Govt Crown cars. After that they started going all over the place as required to meet demand. Avoided plates were BF, BO and later FA and FU. The letter V (confused with U in form filling) was dropped after FV was issued. HB was very prominent in Hawke's Bay. I think the letter Q was dropped when the new permanent plates came in from MX1 to MX1000 and NA1 there after. When the three letter three number series started in 2001, letters I, O, V and X were excluded but Q came into usage again. FNA to FNZ were all excluded as were a few others for obvious reasons though there are a few surprise ones which some might say should have been excluded. KFC was avoided but MCD was not. Right, must get back to aeroplanes.
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Post by grgrimmer on Mar 20, 2020 6:10:06 GMT 12
I was living in my home town Wellsford at the time when the "BD" series of plates came out, and we always knew if it was a local car or an 'out of towner' by the plate letters. I remember this very vividly.
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Post by AussieBob on Mar 20, 2020 11:19:46 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Mar 25, 2020 11:39:25 GMT 12
The depth and breadth of information available on this Forum never ceases to amaze me. That's why I say it is the best in the world and no Trolls ! OK.....I look like one but you know what I mean.....
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Post by madmax on Mar 25, 2020 14:45:26 GMT 12
Around 1955 or 56 when walking home after school (Kilbirnie) one afternoon I saw this vehicle parked in Hamilton Road near the entrance to Busaco Road, a walkway to Overton Terrace. If I recall correctly it was painted white or silver. I only recall seeing it once but I do remember my father and uncle talking about it on several occasions.
Can anyone familiar with Wellington determine where the photograph was taken? It looks to me that it could be at Oriental Bay
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Post by baronbeeza on Mar 25, 2020 15:02:53 GMT 12
Yes, the pic was taken on Oriental Parade with Oriental Terrace behind, about 5 April 1951.  A pic of the same area in 2009.  |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Mar 25, 2020 15:32:22 GMT 12
I know which 'van' I'd rather have! Good pic Baron.
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