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Re: 5 prefix in Canada

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>, dterrick@pangea.ca, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 5 prefix in Canada
From: wallaces@superaje.com
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:23:11 -500
The prefix digit is indeed different, as you suspect. (At least on mine.)
Jim

>I wonder how the individual who was stamping the commission plates at
>the factory could possibly know that the car was going to North America,
>let alone which port of entry it would use.
>
>If the digit was added to the plate afterwards (such as when it hit the
>port), the style of the additional digit would most certainly be
>different.
>
>Regards,
>Joe
>
>wallaces@superaje.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dave,
>> The theory that the prefix digit is the year of sale is supported by my TR3a

>> 2TS81417L. It's registered as a 62 although by its serial # it was built
in
>> late 60. Previously though I had heard somewhere that the digit specified
the
>> port of entry, but I can't imagine there being as many as 5 ports of entry
into
>> the country - 2 maybe.
>> Regards,
>> Jim
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>
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