Old style car registrations

carchaeologist · 02-05-2008 10:48pm

I wonder what the person buying that MK2 escort new made of their new registration? It was hardly one to show off to the neighbours!!Or pulling up outside the church on a sunday morning!!Haha!!!:D
I would love to know if its still about!!

Max_Damage · 02-05-2008 11:20pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

I would love to know if its still about!!

€15 into Cartell will tell all.

Rookie145 · 03-05-2008 8:39am

carchaeologist wrote: »

DIE666 and 666DIE were co clare issues, cant find any info on DIE666, but 666DIE is/was a ford escort.
DIE1 to DIE999 was issued from 5/62 to 4/63 and the reverse 1DIE to 999DIE from 6/79 to 10/79
Kind of a mad registration number isnt it!!!:D Cant find anything on 1DIE or 2DIE, but 3DIE is/was an Alfa Romeo GTV. I reckon 1DIE and 2DIE were not issued for obvious reasons!!

Can you tell me. What cars was ECI 505, FCI 377, 2031 ZC, to mention a few?:rolleyes:

carchaeologist · 03-05-2008 10:18pm

Rookie145 wrote: »

Can you tell me. What cars was ECI 505, FCI 377, 2031 ZC, to mention a few?:rolleyes:

They dont come up on cartells data base, probably because they were long since scrapped?If its any help,
ECI*** was a laois number issued from 1/66-6/67
FCI***also a laois number from 6/67to7/68
****ZC was a dublin issue from 10/71 to 3/72.

Rookie145 · 04-05-2008 10:16am

carchaeologist wrote: »

They dont come up on cartells data base, probably because they were long since scrapped?If its any help,
ECI*** was a laois number issued from 1/66-6/67
FCI***also a laois number from 6/67to7/68
****ZC was a dublin issue from 10/71 to 3/72.

ECI 505 was a '66 Austin A40,
FCI 377 was a '67 Vauxhall Viva HB
2031 ZC was a '71 Austin 1300

I always tried to figure out the year of a car by the lettering, i.e. ACI was '61, BCI was '62, CCI was '63, but it appears that's not necessarily the case.;)

carchaeologist · 05-05-2008 5:34pm

Rookie145 wrote: »

I always tried to figure out the year of a car by the lettering, i.e. ACI was '61, BCI was '62, CCI was '63, but it appears that's not necessarily the case.;)

No, it wasnt, they just used up the numbers as they went, it was dependant on the county, and the amount of cars sold,dublin often went through entire series's of numbers extremly quickly.AZL***toYZL*** was used up from 1/81 to 5/81 to use an example.

Rookie145 · 02-07-2008 6:39pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

Haha no, im just a bit of a registration number fiend!!:DNice beetle by the way, is she still with us?Im guessing its around somewhere as it comes up on cartell as...

Registration YAI730
Make VOLKSWAGEN
Model 1200
Description Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
So either the car or the taxbook are doing the rounds!

Here are the pre 1987 mark codes(including northern ireland)

AI-Meath IA-Antrim ZA-Dublin
BI-Monaghan IB-Armagh ZB-Cork
CI-Laois (formerly Queens Co) IC-Carlow ZC-Dublin
DI-Roscommon ID-Cavan ZD-Dublin
EI-Sligo IE-Clare ZE-Dublin
FI-Tipperary (North Riding) IF-Cork ZF-Cork
GI-Tipperary (South Riding) IG-Derry ZG-Dublin
HI-Tipperary (South Riding) IH-Donegal ZH-Dublin
II-Not used ZI-Rathdown
JI-Tyrone IJ-Down ZJ-Dublin
KI-Waterford IK-Dublin ZK-Cork
LI-Westmeath IL-Fermanagh ZL-Dublin
MI-Wexford IM-Galway ZM-Galway
NI-Wicklow IN-Kerry ZN-Meath
OI-Belfast IO-Kildare ZO-Dublin
PI-Cork IP-Kilkenny ZP-Donegal
QI-not used IQ-not used ZQ-not used
RI-Dublin IR-Offaly (formerly Kings Co) ZR-Wexford
SI-Dublin IS-Mayo ZS-Dublin
TI-Limerick IT-Leitrim ZT-Cork
UI-Londonderry/Derry IU-Limerick ZU-Dublin
VI-not used IV-Limerick ZV-Dublin/vehicles >30 years old
WI-Waterford IW-Londonderry/Derry ZW-Kildare
XI-Belfast IX-Longford ZX-Kerry
YI-Dublin IY-Louth ZY-Louth
ZI-Dublin IZ-Mayo ZZ-Temporary registrations
Z-Dublin
Also take for instance ZX also went from AZX 123 TO YZX 123(no ZZX),PI from API 123 to ZPI 123 etc. Most of the other marks, though not all did the same.(nothern ireland went up to four numbers after the codes,AXI 1234 whereas the republic stopped at three numbers AZX123)
Lietrim took 69 years to 1972 to use up IT****, whereas dublin had RI**** used by 1921.

It all comes across as very complicated, but if you know the codes and how they were issued it isnt too bad, its possible to date cars easily enough by the number sometimes.

Just came across an old block and white photo of my late father in law, and behind him is a VW Beetle, reg no. SZC 543. What year might that car have been registered in?

Cheers Rookie145

carchaeologist · 04-07-2008 9:04pm

Rookie145 wrote: »

Just came across an old block and white photo of my late father in law, and behind him is a VW Beetle, reg no. SZC 543. What year might that car have been registered in?

Cheers Rookie145

SZC*** was issued by dublin county council for about two weeks in january 1962(dublin went through their allocations pretty fast)
Any chance you could post up the pic?):D

Rookie145 · 05-07-2008 11:34am

Sure, as soon as I get my hands on it again. Only two weeks?, car sales in Dublin must have been brisk, even in 1962.

vektarman · 05-07-2008 1:21pm

Ah yes, I remember the rush in 1977, I may be wrong on the year, when new car owners managed to 'find' Offaly addresses to get a SIR registration.:)

120_Minutes · 05-07-2008 6:26pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

SZC*** was issued by dublin county council for about two weeks in january 1962(dublin went through their allocations pretty fast)
Any chance you could post up the pic?):D

carch you asked in the what did your dad drive thread for some of the reg's of my dads cars, well here you go:

pir 271
2554 li
7993 li
jsi 301
190 azk
5659 ai

thats all i can remember for now!

carchaeologist · 05-07-2008 6:56pm

120_Minutes wrote: »

carch you asked in the what did your dad drive thread for some of the reg's of my dads cars, well here you go:

pir 271
2554 li
7993 li
jsi 301
190 azk
5659 ai

thats all i can remember for now!

Ta for thar 120,if you are interested,
PIR*** Offaly Between 6/75 TO 3/76
****LI Westmeath between 8/78 to 2/73
JSI*** Dublin for a few days in jan 83
***AZK Cork 3/83 to 5/83
****AI Meath 10/82 to 12/86
His cars came from all around the country didnt they!!:D

carchaeologist · 05-07-2008 6:58pm

vektarman wrote: »

Ah yes, I remember the rush in 1977, I may be wrong on the year, when new car owners managed to 'find' Offaly addresses to get a SIR registration.:)

Yep,you are dead right,***SIR lasted from1/77 to 8/77

Ruu_Old · 05-07-2008 7:42pm

When did the Irish plates start having the Euro flag on them? Just one thing I remember when I was a child. Any ideas?

carchaeologist · 05-07-2008 8:12pm

Ruu wrote: »

When did the Irish plates start having the Euro flag on them? Just one thing I remember when I was a child. Any ideas?

The 91 registration year,they became euro standard,and plates between 87 to 91 were standard black on white.

Max_Damage · 05-07-2008 8:47pm

I think we were the first country in Europe to make Europlates compulsory back in 1991. Denmark and the UK still aren't compulsory.

carchaeologist · 06-07-2008 10:06am

The UK never seem to want anything european,no euro money,no euro reg standard etc,and we get the rap for lisbon.....:P

carchaeologist · 06-07-2008 5:45pm

This may answer any questions people have...I know its wikepedia,but it seems accurate enough.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_vehicle_registration_plates

Dasilva94 · 07-07-2008 12:47am

I remember in the early 80s when AIDS was coming into the news seeing several HIV plates knocking around the place.

Bit awkward for the owners!

vektarman · 07-07-2008 9:21am

I wish I had that old reg list at Terenure vintage car show yesterday, a spectator said a car with a CI registration insisted the reg was from Carlow and didn't believe me when I sais it was Laois and that Carlow was IC.

Max_Damage · 07-07-2008 2:46pm

Dasilva94 wrote: »

I remember in the early 80s when AIDS was coming into the news seeing several HIV plates knocking around the place.

Bit awkward for the owners!

Like this Toyota Carina that was at the Terenure show last year

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carchaeologist · 07-07-2008 7:49pm

vektarman wrote: »

I wish I had that old reg list at Terenure vintage car show yesterday, a spectator said a car with a CI registration insisted the reg was from Carlow and didn't believe me when I sais it was Laois and that Carlow was IC.

HIV*** was a limerick county issue from september84 to march85,i always thought it strange that they used it as the AIDS issue was becoming prevelant at that time!! A neighbour had a corsa with that reg and we used to call it the AIDS car,imagine how p1ssed off you would be having bought your shiney new car only to get that reg.HIV1 was a fiat uno.
Incidentally IIV*** and MIV*** were never issued for some strange reason.
You are right with the CI being laois and Carlow being IC.

Other unissued marks in ireland were:IHI,IIO,IRI,KIP,ZFI,ZMI,ZRI,ZYI,IIS,PIS,and YIS.
I cant work out why many of them were unissued,apparently a KIP was a brothel,which is fair enough,and PIS is pretty self evident,but as for the others,im at a loss!!

Max_Damage · 07-07-2008 8:14pm

I remember seeing a Nissan Sentra in Longford some time ago with 'KIT' reg.! Would have been good on a talking Pontiac Firebird!

By the way, could you tell me please when PZU was issued? I'm curious as that was the reg. of our old Escort Mk3.

carchaeologist · 07-07-2008 8:29pm

My capri has a KIT*** reg!!Im half thinking of painting it black and putting LED lights on the front:DKIT*** was the last leitrim reg before the change in 87,finished up at KIT780.
As for the ***PZU reg,twas a dublin issue from the last few days of april 82 to the first few days of march 82. Another case of dublin chomping through their allocations!!

07-07-2008 9:28pm

I read somewhere that IG is allocated to one of the Northern counties, I think Fermanagh? Several of its allocations have been blacklisted for fairly obvious reasons so won't be used. I'm sure the likes of NIG or PIG wouldn't go down too well.

carchaeologist · 08-07-2008 6:29pm

Yep,IG is a fermanagh series,didnt think of those allocations though!!:D

Rookie145 · 09-07-2008 9:49pm

carchaeologist wrote: »

SZC*** was issued by dublin county council for about two weeks in january 1962(dublin went through their allocations pretty fast)
Any chance you could post up the pic?):D

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carchaeologist · 15-07-2008 12:35am

Some old irish registrations on their original plates..

carchaeologist · 15-07-2008 12:42am

And a few more...

If anyone else has pics like this post them up too, id love to see them!!

Trx · 15-07-2008 2:23am

We used to have a morris Minor JLI 190..

What year is that from,,,,

Old style car registrations

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