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Originally posted by alleramilitaria
ok here is the lic. plate no.
can anyone help me with the history of this vehicle?
english (black on white) VVS785
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Dave,
That number is the civil registration. It is what is known as an age related number, meaning that it has been granted in recent years, any previous number may have been cancelled. Now, what I have been able to find from registration records, is the following;
Vehicle type : MOBILE PLANT
Colour : GREEN
Fuel : HEAVY OIL
Date of manufacture : 30th December 1944
No. of Previous owners : 1
Last owner change : 1995
The term "Mobile Plant", could mean it was an Air Compressor truck, this should be born out by an auxillary gear behind the gearbox with a drive flange facing to the rear of the vehicle above floor level. Heavy oil, I remember you saying it was fitted with a Perkins diesel, I am most positive this was not done by the army, although it had a rebuild, this is something that has been done in civvy service. The military were not bothered about fuel consumption and at that time, the majority of vehicles were on petrol. The manufacture date is probably correct about being 1944, but note it is nearly the last day of the year, searching other vehicles records, if they do not have an accurate date it is always the end of the year. Hope this is of some help, also you may be able to contact the vehicle licencing authority in Swansea for the details of the previous owner.
Richard