JPG #183 Solved : 1953 MG TF bodied by Shipside

[D-type]

I agree 100% with you two guys.

Registration numbers have always been a sad fascination for me, and when I was a lad it was just an interest.  If you wanted 'MW 1' you went to the registration office and asked if it was available.  If someone had it already they might so 'No, it's gone, but if you want MW 2 you can have that one'.  You paid your £5 and that was that - it was yours!

I have '1 NEH' on my TVR, for which I paid the princely net sum of £20; one of my better investments as it's now worth about £30,000 if you believe the prices in the adverts.. Not that I would EVER sell it!

Nowadays it's totally ruined by utterly stupid prices so it's become the usual rich man's game, and most of those only want the numbers for vanity reasons - like that well-know socialist Sir Alan Sugar, sorry Lord Sugar, who isn't remotely interested in cars yet has to have 'AMS 1' on his Rolls-Royce..

Actually the whole buying and selling game and forcing up prices to sky-high levels was started right here in Hull by a guy named Don Marks and his brother Russell, who started Car Marks of Hull way back in the 1970s.  I know Don quite well and told him exactly what I think of what he's done, but I'm not sure we've had many words since...!  Incidentally he drives a Rolls-Royce and his brother has a Ferrari, amongst all the other cars in their stable.. So they've done all right thank you very much..

Rant over!

Exactly!
I'm surprised we haven't had a thread on number plates, their use, abuse and manipulation (specifically in the UK)

We have (sort of):  http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=10637.0

[woodinsight]

I agree 100% with you two guys.

Registration numbers have always been a sad fascination for me, and when I was a lad it was just an interest.  If you wanted 'MW 1' you went to the registration office and asked if it was available.  If someone had it already they might so 'No, it's gone, but if you want MW 2 you can have that one'.  You paid your £5 and that was that - it was yours!

I have '1 NEH' on my TVR, for which I paid the princely net sum of £20; one of my better investments as it's now worth about £30,000 if you believe the prices in the adverts.. Not that I would EVER sell it!

Nowadays it's totally ruined by utterly stupid prices so it's become the usual rich man's game, and most of those only want the numbers for vanity reasons - like that well-know socialist Sir Alan Sugar, sorry Lord Sugar, who isn't remotely interested in cars yet has to have 'AMS 1' on his Rolls-Royce..

Actually the whole buying and selling game and forcing up prices to sky-high levels was started right here in Hull by a guy named Don Marks and his brother Russell, who started Car Marks of Hull way back in the 1970s.  I know Don quite well and told him exactly what I think of what he's done, but I'm not sure we've had many words since...!  Incidentally he drives a Rolls-Royce and his brother has a Ferrari, amongst all the other cars in their stable.. So they've done all right thank you very much..

Rant over!

Exactly!
I'm surprised we haven't had a thread on number plates, their use, abuse and manipulation (specifically in the UK)

We have (sort of):  http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=10637.0

I did a search but obviously missed it 
Thanks for the link

[SACO]

What's this, , for 1 point ? 

[SACO]

Experts !

[frederick59]

French car?

[WayneB]

MG TD with coupe body by Touring

[SACO]

Yes MG TD , but not by Touring !
Locked for you

[WayneB]

Thanks for the lock SACO, didn't have much time to solve this one earlier.

Its known as the Shipsides MG TD, all that is known of the coachbuilder is that they were in Nottingham, England.

It looks very similar to a Bristol 501, which is where I got Touring from .

[SACO]

Yes ! Shipsides MG TD from Nottingham, England !
1 point for WayneB ! 

[Carnut]

In which case it has to be merged!
You had one to many 's's hence it wouldn't show up in your search SACO..
I believe it's an MG TF though rather than a TD..