Me in 1978

[Mike K]

hi Hanno ,

Well, I did the old number plate switching thing .Here In Victoria , the only way to drive around in a LHD vehicle was , it had to have pre 1948 registration . The number plates here from 1939-53 were a two digit - three number system e.g., AA000 to ZZ999 . By 1946 they were up to J

I found a CMP F15A with original 1946 reg on it . I did the swap legally , but I didnt tell the guys at the RTA , the vehicle was LHD !
I recall going into the city to the RTA to do it, there were still many 1940's tramways buses in use in Melbourne til the mid 70's , with wartime plates on them . Old Leyland Tigers chugging along , thay must have clocked up millions of miles by then.

:http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/buses/MTT.html


My first CMP in 1977 was a 1943 C15 wireless , the GMH bodied variant , it had been down , made into a pickup . I bought that Jeep pictured in 1976 , took 2 years rebuilding it , used heaps of bog in the panels ., much rough welding , my panel beating hasn't improved that much !

Below is a DUKW we found in a rubbish tip in the 1970's . I had long hair then .... not now .

Mike