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
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