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Old 27-01-2010, 09:08 AM   #1
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Just trying to track down any info on this car? I found the photos on a cardomain website a few months ago but it didn't have any information with it.

Anyone know what country those plates are from?







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Old 27-01-2010, 09:31 AM   #2
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look like nz plates to me
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Old 27-01-2010, 09:48 AM   #3
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No idea but awesome car
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Old 27-01-2010, 10:07 AM   #4
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yep NZ plates, looks insane
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:02 PM   #5
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Yup, they're the older style NZ plates. Apart from that, no idea!
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:06 PM   #6
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Looks like an Escort Panel van but i could be wrong. Would love to see it painted.
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:09 PM   #7
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its a ford escort panelvan modified
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:12 PM   #8
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its a ford escort panelvan modified

really i thought it was stock
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:13 PM   #9
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Yup, they're the older style NZ plates. Apart from that, no idea!

Weren't the older plates silver writing on black background?
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:14 PM   #10
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Yep it is a 1978 Ford Escort panel van with NZ plates.

Also hasn't had rego/wof for over 14 years (with those plates anyway).
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Old 27-01-2010, 02:44 PM   #11
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Weren't the older plates silver writing on black background?
Yes, but that was a loooong time ago. These plates are the new standard issue:
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Old 27-01-2010, 03:17 PM   #12
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Yes, but that was a loooong time ago. These plates are the new standard issue:
I left NZ in 1985. Silver on black rego plates were still being produced then. (Christ, you're right - that was a long time ago !!!) When I went back for the first time 2 years later in late 1987 they had changed to black lettering on white - 2 alpha + numeric .

When I was over there visiting family recently I saw that our old neighbour (now in her 80's) who bought a Triumph 2.5 back in 1975/76 , not only still has that same car, but the car still has the original silver on black rego plates - the letters IB + 4 numeric characters


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Yep it is a 1978 Ford Escort panel van with NZ plates.

Also hasn't had rego/wof for over 14 years (with those plates anyway).
If you can still register cars with silver on black rego plates (i.e our 80 yo neighbour with the Triumph) why cant you register cars with the newer kind, like this Escort van?
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Old 27-01-2010, 03:40 PM   #13
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I left NZ in 1985. Silver on black rego plates were still being produced then. (Christ, you're right - that was a long time ago !!!) When I went back for the first time 2 years later in late 1987 they had changed to black lettering on white - 2 alpha + numeric .

When I was over there visiting family recently I saw that our old neighbour (now in her 80's) who bought a Triumph 2.5 back in 1975/76 , not only still has that same car, but the car still has the original silver on black rego plates - the letters IB + 4 numeric characters




If you can still register cars with silver on black rego plates (i.e our 80 yo neighbour with the Triumph) why cant you register cars with the newer kind, like this Escort van?

You can...

I just put the plates into http://www.carjam.co.nz/ and it gives the rego details, ie no rego since 1996
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Old 27-01-2010, 03:51 PM   #14
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really i thought it was stock
haha I shouldn't laugh, but I did anyway. Apparently sarcasm is the lowest form of humour, I might just go lay down in the gutter. It's a damn cool esky
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Old 27-01-2010, 04:33 PM   #15
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Old cars with the old plates did not/do not have to upgrade to the newer plates.

Cars bought new since, come with the new plates. It means classic cars get to keep the retro plates .
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Old 27-01-2010, 04:53 PM   #16
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You can...

I just put the plates into http://www.carjam.co.nz/ and it gives the rego details, ie no rego since 1996



Just looked at that site and plugged in the rego number of a car I sold in 1985 - seems it was eventually destroyed or became undriveable in 1997 - and had the speedo wound back !!. Thats a great site
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Old 27-01-2010, 07:20 PM   #17
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Just looked at that site and plugged in the rego number of a car I sold in 1985 - seems it was eventually destroyed or became undriveable in 1997 - and had the speedo wound back !!. Thats a great site
Yep, I do the same every so often
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We should have that here.
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Old 27-01-2010, 07:40 PM   #19
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Hasn't been on the road for a long time..... or reg may be dead and may have been revined.
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Why oh why isn't there a carjam for australia/queensland?

I'm dying to know what's happened to all my old cars.
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Old 27-01-2010, 08:08 PM   #21
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Holy crap that's a wicked site! Nice to know what happened to my old cars!
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Why oh why isn't there a carjam for australia/queensland? I'm dying to know what's happened to all my old cars.
Oh yeah, THIS!!!!! ^

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