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Re: Comission plates

To: "INTERNET:toad@storm.ca" <toad@storm.ca>
Subject: Re: Comission plates
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:55:19 -0500
Cc: TR List <Triumphs@autox.team.net> charset=ISO-8859-1
Message text written by INTERNET:toad@storm.ca
>Gentlemen
re:TR3 Commission Plates
What are commission plates?
Are commission plates the brass plates that are attached to the engine
compartment side of the fire wall?
How many are there per car.

Thanks

Toad
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These are the plates that list the Vehicle Identification Number that is
used by the various local authorities for car registration and tracking. 
Each vehicle has a unique number and if a car is lost or stolen that number
is used to verify a found vehicle is indeed the same one.  

The brass plate to which you refer is the body serial number.  There is
also a number issued to the engine and transmission.  On some american cars
these numbers match but on british cars the numbers do not match but the
build certificate will reflect what the numbers were when the car left the
factory.

Dave Massey
St. Louis, MO USA
57 TR3 (with working overdrive BTW)
71 TR6
80 TR8

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