BS stands for British Standard. I assume this standard was for cars
of that year, I am not sure.
steve
Andrew Miller wrote:
>
> B.S.A. used to be Birmingham Small Arms, They were a manufacturer of
> motorcycles among other things
>
> maybe they made commission plates ?
>
> Andrew
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 1:37 AM
> > To: Triumphs Mail List; Spitfire Mail List
> > Subject: BS AU48 1965
> >
> > In researching a rather peculiar commission plate on a Mk3 Spitfire, I
> > noticed the referenced alpha numeric sequence at the bottom. In my
> > search for an explanation of this sequence, I have seen this on several
> > commission plates for both Spitfires and GT6's.
> >
> > In addition ot what I referenced above, some plates have it with
> > punctuation marks as follows:
> > B.S. A.U.48:1965
> >
> > My questions here are:
> >
> > 1. Does anybody know the significance of this series?
> >
> > 2. Is this series repeated on other Triumphs as well?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe Curry
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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