The personalized plates haven't been available here in Sweden before
1989. The idea was then picked up by the Vagvarket (Road and registra-
tion board) as a way to commemorate their 50 years anniversary...
It was decided that a plate would cost 5000 Sw Kronor (~USD 800-850)
for a period of ten years. (Then it's time for renewal...) The money
is put into a trust fund financing road safety and such reserach.
(The standard plates in Sweden is affixed to a sertain vehicle when
new and then follows that vehicle through it's total lifespan. At no
extra cost apart from the first registration fee.)
Of course, I leapt at the chance...
I immediately applied for, and got:
ODDONE
(_maybe_ because I feel as an odd one - maybe not...) The plate is
intended for my Spit since it was my firs automobile but while it's
in a very prolonged resto project and the plates have to be affixed
to a vehicle it's currently on my everyday use VW Jetta. (It was my
plan to also get ODDTOO but I couldn't afford it at that time - it's
still not used though so who knows, maybe one day...)
--
Odd Hedberg
International liaison sec. Club URL : http://www2.passagen.se/triumph/
Triumph Club of Sweden E-mail : odd@triumphclub.se
Pomonagatan 4 Telephone: Int+ 46-1731 7131
S-742 36 Osthammar Faxmodem : Int+ 46-1731 8131
Sweden Position : N 60deg15min E 18deg23min
'70 Spitfire Mk3 FD82497LO Signal Red
PS
Odd is an ancient nordic name (and word) meaning roughly "spearhead".
And as it so happends an English word meaning something quite different.
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