Can someone please point me in the right direction.

I am after a guide as to which letter of the alphabet is generally applicable to numberplates for early Holdens, Fords, etc in NSW.

For instance, the letter Dxx-123 is generally for 1963-64 EHs and the letter H for HQ's, Hxx-123.

I need to know for my 1971 HG.

thanks

My parents had brand new HQs, and they were GIG and GPG. I had a HZ in the 80s and it was JOJ. If a HK has AHA they would have probably been tranferred from a trade-in. My guess is HG would be closer to F or G.

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If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords?

The good Dr sounds pretty right to me.

We had an EJ with CUZ***. My EH was DCU***, HD was DUZ***, HK was EVS*** and a mates HK is AHV***.

Seem to remember HGs being in the Bs and HQs being in the Cs.

Mum and Dad had purchased new in 69 a VF Valiant, numberplate EMG and I had a HT that was EVE hope that adds to the confusion.Asked Dad once why buy a Valiant? Look at the news, what sort of cars do bank robbers use to get away. VALIANTS! He was spot on, that old val was good in a straight line.

No confusion here, we had an FJ which was AMT*** and later on an FE which was BEJ*** and Id say BQZ*** would be right for an HG.

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Yes Mick, areas were sent batches of plates, so country areas may have taken longer to issue their plates, so you can also determine the area of first rego by the numberplates if you want to get that picky.

As Terry said each state had its own series of letters so that each state would not double up on the same letter/numbre combo. To the point that NSW personalised plates are two letter 3 number and Queensland is 3 letter two number.

One thing that also happened in 1968 when NSW chnaged back tot eh begining of the alphabet, they also used the letter Q for the first time, up until then Q was not used. (may have happened after reset, but by 73)

My HK was regoed 19/8/68 and was EZK532 if that helps.

Had another HK with AXA***, think this was a January rego.

Warren

I think there is a problem here with the understanding that NSW was limited to AAA to EZZ for cars at the time. So an FE could have a B plate and so could an HG, which made the plate cycle about 13 years.

Prior to that we had AA*** to ZZ*** which was not reused and was changed to AAA*** in the early 50s.

Personal plates started as reissues of disused AA*** to ZZ*** numbers in the late 60s, which was popular because you could get your initials and it cost $25 as a once only fee, a carton of beer was about $4.00 at the time.

In the times we are looking at a plate chg was still a rare event (avoiding the repo man mainly), so every plate Ive quoted here and from what others have posted Im prepared to say that we are all talking about original issue plates.

And as Dr T said, they went to EZZ*** sometime in late 1968 and then restarted at AAA***. NSW trucks were F and the other states were G to X, ACT was Y and the Commonwealth Gov used Z, hope that helps. Bob.

Edited by user Sunday, 13 December 2009 9:15:45 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I like this thread drift were into... lol, glad Im not the only one who remembers the number plates of all the family owned cars from way back when.

Edited by user Monday, 14 December 2009 3:00:23 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

only cause someone else brought up vic

my parents had a HQ when i was young, and its number plates were LUX***

the orginal number plates on my HQ were LYG***

the previous owner kept them so i had to get new ones, cause i couldnt get them re-issued

I am afraid i do not know any of the number plate issue areas, just know they did it. Police of the eare might know.

A friend was told recently by a Police officer his car was a Townsville car because he was posted to Townsville at the time his car was regoed and therefore knew all those letters.

I can add the following HAS 180 on TA torana, KDB on Late XC (XDs already out), KIZ on XD

Warren