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Feb 12, 2013 14:48:15 GMT
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These two plates are the ones I wanted most desperately for years, and the condition as mentioned, is perfect. I love used plates. They are right behind my Purple Heart plate on my list of favourite ever plates. One went straight up, and the other one will have to wait as I am planning a bit of rearranging, getting all my rare and unusual plates together and sticking stuff like novelty plates and dealer plates together. I think my next search will be for some Chevy dealer show plates. Something like these in this pic. Love the Parker one.
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Feb 12, 2013 20:30:07 GMT
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This is the Purple Heart plate mentioned above. Copied and pasted here for the Non-USA members info as well as just another thank you to Bib-Overalls. A few weeks ago I got a PM out of the blue from a member on www.garagejournal.com asking if I wanted a couple of plates from his workshop, as he was having a clearout and general tidy up. Of course I said Yes Please !! I also offered him some of my plates or anything else from the UK he may want, which he declined, He replied " A pale ale on Tap in a pub will be payment enough" [/b] So I will be buying a couple of Pale Ales one day. The plates came in the post yesterday and I had posted up a photo higher up already. The Purple Heart plate took my fancy immediately as I know they are issued only in special circumstances. I then PM'd him back and asked a bit more and in typical style the reply was somewhat understated. The Purple Heart is awarded to US military personnel wounded or killed in combat. I have two, both for very minor wounds. Others have paid a much higher price for theirs.
I took the plate off of my 1932 Ford roadster when I switched to a historical plate. Arkansas is one of several states that does not require a front license plate. They changed the law during WWII to save metal. In 1943 or 44 they actually issued a cardboard plate which is now very rare. The original practice was to issue a new plate every year. Sometime after WWII they began issuing update stickers. Arkansas issues a lot of special plates. Volunteer fire fighters get a free tag as do disabled veterans. For a special fee (higher) you can get breast cancer support plates a portion of which goes to charity. Most of the universities in the state sponsor "Alumni" plates and then there are vanity plates such as "I Love Ma" which also require a premium.
I'm having these plates restored for my next hot rod. We can run year of manufacture plates if the numbers are available under the vanity program.These are his new plates for the 32 Roadster that carried the PH plates before. COPIED From the Purple Heart website. The rules for issue of a PH plate in Arkansas, it differs from state to state. COST: Both PH plate and vehicle registration are free for one vehicle, although you must pay some miscellaneous administrative fees, such as title fee. You may have one additional plate for $3.75. Personalization and handicapped symbol not available on PH plates.3 PROCEDURE: GO to your local Arkansas Revenue Office with your proof of PH award (copy of DD-214 or other) and complete the appropriate forms. SURVIVING SPOUSE: One PH plate can be reissued to surviving spouse at the regular registration fee for the vehicle. Surviving spouses who are not joint owners of the vehicle must present a marriage license and death certificate. So, here is my special plate.... which I have put in the centre of my USA collection where it belongs. Am I pleased??? You Betcha !!! Once again, thank you, now waiting to get to a pub and buy a couple of Ales.
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Feb 14, 2013 10:57:45 GMT
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I am planning to do my garage in the style of an old petrol station forecourt when Nicola lets me add the carport I want to the front of it. I have not been successful in finding and buying a vintage petrol pump to restore yet. However, this morning I had a rather large delivery by overnight courier..... Pepsi can is for perspective, as is my latest "bush find" roadworks sign..... one I had eyed for about 6 months where roadworks were done a year ago. MOT test center sign is embossed and a relic of the 60's, new ones are just vinyl stickers. This one is solid, thick aluminium. This sign will be just perfect for my creation, along with various others I have collected over time. A massive thank you to mate Tim for donating it to my ongoing madness.
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2013 11:00:19 GMT by grizz
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Mar 14, 2013 23:03:50 GMT
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Today was not a good day for me, so rather than rip a head off, or sit in a corner crying, I thought I would do some woodwork in the shed, but before I go there, I ended up in the garage, sorting out and grouping my "newest" number plates for my collection. Then I took some of the plates that did not "fit" off the rafters Followed by a significant change, including removal of all the metal signs. They will be refitted later when I have revised the current layout of the garage interior. This includes removing the up and over single door, and boarding up that side and fitting a large hardwood door, or a door and a half if I can find one. After a few hours I was happy. One side.... And looking from the other side. I have some more room to fit some of my traded plates, and will look out for some special ones in the mean time to add.
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G A R'goyle
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Mar 17, 2013 18:56:16 GMT
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Have no pic's from my collection of Blaxploitation movies so i put in two from a friends smelly small tree insanity:
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jdmini
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Mar 19, 2013 20:53:12 GMT
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Does anyone on here collect old comics? About 15 years ago I was given around 700 comics from circa 1974-1982. My dad contacted a comic shop and they said hold on to them for about 10 years and they'd increase in value. Does anyone know anything about them? I have loads of marvel comics, some American ones and some British. There are loads of ww2 themed comics by marvel which are smaller and apparently rare. I've slowly listing them on eBay but I'm worried I'm not selling them properly. Does anyone buy or sell comics on here or have ideas of values?
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Mar 23, 2013 13:21:02 GMT
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Well, after the last update, I can say that a whole load of changes have gone on in the various spaces Ashley has created. I get the feeling he prefers to do stuff, rather than just talk about it. So posting updates are less important than actually getting out there and doing stuff. HIS FULL BUILD THREAD HERE retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othrmod&action=display&thread=115116&page=1I had a job interview in Portsmouth yesterday, about 5 minutes and less than a mile from his place. So I took the torches I had made for him for the "manspace" over..... When I got there at 10.15, I found the man busy in the kitchen. Making some Bacon Butties.... and coffee. These were quickly dispatched, Thanks a lot mate, they were rather good, in fact, very good. Of course we went and had a good look at the garage, its contents, and his games room. I have to say, the photos do not do any of the stuff he has made, any justice. It is as good as you can imagine. While out there, he produced this book and gave it to me..... just how much better can a day get? Ashley has also been collecting some number plates for me while doing his day/night job, and gave these to me before I left for the interview. Included was this mini cab taxi license plate. And possibly the most important sign ever..... It will be going down the end of the drive at the garage, so then I can leave a sign on the house front door to say I am at the "back-END" if people come knocking. So a great day out, meeting a cool guy and getting to feed both my belly and my hobby/habit. Today the postman knocked and delivered this old sign, liberated 30-plus years ago by a certain Andy, member on various forums. So another great sign to add to my slowly growing collection of random signs. Once I have re-arranged the garage and created some new spaces, all my signs will be going up again.
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Mar 25, 2013 20:18:54 GMT
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Look what landed in the post today.
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Mar 27, 2013 22:35:26 GMT
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In other news, I have recently decided to start collecting plates with a slightly more defined theme. So Disabled, Disabled Vet, National Guard, Fire dept, Police etc is what I will concentrate on, while still collecting random plates that appeal to me. These landed today from a real neat trade I made with a Texan. Plates came from his Grandfather. Really pleased with these. Included is my first ever "dealer plate" another one of those silly things I have always wanted. The rest of the plates fall straight into my specialized collecting. Before I forget, another surprise I got was this Intercourse item, and a pair of return to sender key tags. All of these went up today, also did some rearranging. Now I still just need a truck to go with it.
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Right, I was asked to update with the pipes in the racks on one of the forums I frequent, so thought I would post the pics here to show where some of the stuff I make, ends up at. Hope you guys approve of my wife's little habit/hobby The collection started small and actually this was the first rack, bought for £3 at a bootfair two ears ago..... "No, it is too big, I only want a few pipes" weird how I knew it was not the end. Looking from one side, some traditional African pipes with beadwork, there is one on the one shelf that is over 100 years old. Tobacco was the first cash crop grown in North America. Due to the extreme cost of tobacco, early pipe bowls were very small compared to today's average pipe bowl size. Pipe smoking continues to be a habit/hobby of many today, but cigarettes tend to be more convenient. Washington Duke started rolling cigarettes in 1865 and sold them to soldiers returning from the Civil war. James Bonsack invented the cigarette making machine in 1881 and it could make 120000 cigarettes in a day. He then went into business with Washington Duke's son, and they made 10 million cigarettes in their first year. Looking from the other side Some German pipes with decorated porcelain bowls Front view. Some interesting Meerschaum pipes, including a £48 skull pipe on the bottom left shelf. Upstairs on the landing, bookshelves have made place for the collection of pipes and also pipe smoking paraphernalia including tobacco jars, some Victorian and one even made of some of the timber off the original Waterloo bridge. The new pipe racks, almost full as well. All together now...... I trust you enjoyed that quick trip into my wife's mind.
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May 16, 2013 10:19:13 GMT
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I recently did a 6200+km motorbike ride around South Africa with my brother. CLICK LINK: www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=106063.0On the evening I was leaving my cousin Marius took me out for dinner and we were to be met by another guy. Later we were joined by Wilddogs member H20 who amongst other things is a keen diver. He had contacted me in the first week when we were in Elliott to ask when he could meet me. Tinus is another of life's gems (for the English, an abbreviation for Marthinus) who had contacted me. He desperately wanted to meet up with me to give me a smoking pipe he had dived out many years ago from a 300 year old wreck, for Nicola to add to her collection. "Het Huis te Kraaiestein" was a Dutch ship of 1,154 tons, built in 1697 at the Zeeland Yard for the Zeeland Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, and commanded by Jan van de Vijver. It was wrecked on the rocks in the bay at Oudekraal on the Cape Peninsula on 27 May 1698 in thick mist as they were trying to find the way into Table Bay. The ship was on its maiden voyage outward-bound from Wielingen, which they had left on 1 February 1698, with a cargo of 19 chests of pieces-of-eight (approximately 57 000 pieces). No lives were lost. Three chests of treasure disappeared and the name 'Geldkis' (money-chest) appears on maps of the area.When he got there, he showed me a couple of other pipes he had bought in deepest darkest Africa some years ago. Lovely stuff. Once we had enjoyed these, he brought out the reason for the meeting...... More than 300 years ago, someone had this in their hands and used to smoke it, using what would have been a luxury item, as tobacco was very expensive in the early days. 300 years worth of crystalization inside the bowl. And back in the UK, in its current resting place, in front of Victorian tobacco jars. I am in the process of making a small wooden display case for it, in which it will live a slightly protected life. Finally I was checked in Cape Town International and waiting for my 23.25 departure for Amsterdam. Stupidly I forgot the privileges that go with a Business Class tickets and went and bought myself a coffee ...... When I came back from my bike trip through South Africa, I was greeted by a bunch of parcels from the USA. Some from Turnpikecruiser .... WHAT A SURPRISE !! Thank you very much. And some more from unidentified members.... Thank you too. Problem is user names on here are not related to real names and surnames. Tomorrow I start a new contract job. Life is good.
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Last Edit: May 16, 2013 19:16:01 GMT by grizz
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Feb 12, 2014 22:01:38 GMT
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My number plate collecting continues, although I do try to find unusual ones, and some specialist plates like disabled, army, fire dept etc. I also still do not have a British Army plate in my collection. Today a few came in from Arizona from Nic who happened to see my collection on a thread. All of these are cool as they are different to anything I already have. Also still looking for "Arabic" type plates.
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Feb 17, 2014 21:23:12 GMT
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Delivered by the postman today. Been wanting an Arabic plate for some time, this will have to do.
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Feb 28, 2014 16:24:22 GMT
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Mate Martin will be around later for pizza, porn and probing my welder with his tester. Hopefully he will find all is fine. Looking forward to the birthday prezzie he got his boss to bring back from Thailand. When I went there a few years ago, I could not get a plate. He had some new ones made, and the used one comes from his Ford Escort he is having rebuilt in Thailand. Nice addition to my collection.
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Went to NSRA Swapmeet today, got a call from (Gary) who collects wooden hotel and commercial clothes hangers..... he had me a Liberian plate. I also managed to buy a Belgian plate and got an old English plate for trading.
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Apr 25, 2014 18:33:31 GMT
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Got home twice this week to find number plates in the post. Amazingly, I have been looking for Arabic plates for years, and two land in one week. One from Paologray on VZI....... Thank you mate. (His dad liberated it) From Saudi Arabia with love. Tonight when I got in, another parcel, from the USA. Thank you Craptain (Andrew in Florida) who offered me these, the only one I already had was an Idaho plate. The rest are all treasures to me, and the Delaware plate....... WooooHoooo !! Not sure I have ever seen Delaware for trade.
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CaptainSlog
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grizz - I have got my eye out for some UAE plates for you - trouble is you can't just get them made and if you lose one it is a mission to replace, I always look on the highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai - I WILL find some one day!
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grizz - I have got my eye out for some UAE plates for you - trouble is you can't just get them made and if you lose one it is a mission to replace, I always look on the highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai - I WILL find some one day! Just saw your reply. Thank you very much.... keep looking.
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Dec 23, 2014 21:42:09 GMT
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A serious highlight this week was the arrival of an Australian number plate from 1/2 Cup of Garage Journal fame. THREAD LINK: garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225061I have had a few promises over the years of Ozzie plates for my collection, but they never actually surfaced. Then 1/2 Cup came on board and found me this one which will be added to my ever growing collection.
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Jan 19, 2015 22:43:32 GMT
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A very cool trade came together today about 6 months after it was initiated. A Somali number plate got delivered by DHL. Along with some dirty money.
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