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SA rego number mid 1977

Started by kerm74 , Jun 08 2009 06:23 PM

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#1 kerm74

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 06:23 PM

Hi all,

I have a torana that came from Adelaide - built there in July 1977 and I think first registered there. Rego plates were SMJ..... Does that sound like the right numbers for that time - also anyone got a pic of a plate at that time - interested in the plate colours etc.

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#2 _darkone040_

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 07:36 PM

my car was built sept 77 at melbourne and has sa number plate with smp as first letters.. so i guess yours is in the vacinity..

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#3 _pantah_

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 07:45 PM

my car was built sept 77 at melbourne and has sa number plate with smp as first letters.. so i guess yours is in the vacinity..

I dont suppose your car is PINK by any chance....? :spoton:

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Posted 08 June 2009 - 08:12 PM

sorry to let you down you pantah - its only yellow - perhaps darkone has a pic to show which indicates how the plates looked in SA at that time?? :<_<:

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#5 _The Baron_

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 01:55 PM

Mine is SMU-XXX, it was registered late 77 and it is black!

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#6 _darkone040_

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 03:26 PM

sorry its panama green..
and a few years ago i got in trouble for having old style number plates on my car by the cops as they wernt 'reflective' or something so had to order new ones..
i stil have the old ones in my dads shed somewhere.. 500k's away.. so cant get a picture..
but from what i can remember they were just black and white and the letters wernt raised.. cant remember anything else about them sorry.

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#7 Heath

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 06:54 PM

and a few years ago i got in trouble for having old style number plates on my car by the cops as they wernt 'reflective' or something so had to order new ones..

Yeah shine a torch on/near your car at night, you will see what he is talking about.

Until '77, we had white on black plates only. I don't know about the other states

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#8 _SLRMike_

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Posted 09 June 2009 - 07:20 PM

SA plates at the time (mid 1960 - late 1970s) were white with black letters, raised. SA top middle. From about 1980 we went to the SA Festival State plates. White with black letters, raised, the SA was deleted and replaced with the SA coat of arms between the letters and numbers instead of the dot of the previous plates. SA The Festival State was printed in blue raised letters underneath the letter/numbers. In the 60s the plates started with R and were changed to the S sometime in the early 70s. From 1980 we changed to U (still a festival plate) then V, W (late 90s) X is the latest. Interestingly SLR ### is a standard plate in SA as is XUI ### and can be fitted to any registered car.
My 74 LH is SUW, my 75 LH is SWJ both original plated cars.

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#9 77_LX_HATCH

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 07:49 AM

My 77 hatch is SCX. Seems a bit early to me?

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#10 _SLRMike_

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 10:25 AM

The plot thickens! Just checked some old rego, my 77 LX was SMU, same as the Baron. My first Torana was a LH, SGZ, I think 74.
I am 99% sure the plates on my LH's are original as I am the second owner in both cases and have the dealership papers showing rego #
Cant help but wonder if like the eastern states the plates were reissued, that would explain earlier letter/number combos on later vehicles. First I'd heard of it if that is the case.

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#11 2600s

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 01:53 PM

Here's a rear shot of my LH with the style of plate your talking about, had them re made as they had faded.
These plates are from 1974.

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#12 _APL_

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 06:43 PM

I had a 1977 LX with SHT 847...
They were the original plates for the car.

APL

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#13 RIM-010

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 06:47 PM

Dad had a 76 Premier, plates were SMC-373.

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#14 _outer control_

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:21 PM

Dad had a 76 Premier, plates were SMC-373.
SCN for a september 77 sandman that i bought new

Edited by outer control, 10 June 2009 - 08:23 PM.

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#15 2600s

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 08:31 PM

My SS Hatch although built in 76 was first Reg in 1977, SXH 323

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#16 _Trentm_

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Posted 10 June 2009 - 10:06 PM

Mate, Transport SA do new R and S series numberplates. Alot of people in SA that have Toranas do for example "SLX-178" or any other combination of letters and numbers after the "S" as long as it is not currently being used by another motorist. My car is from QLD brought it back to SA and ordered the old syle SA numberplates black letters on white background (Just like the Maroon LH torana ^^^^ there) My car is a January 1978 LX torana so I reckong SLX-... fits the vintage as well!!

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