I've started doing a bit of research on the M37 main ID/data plate...the one that includes the vehicle's serial number, contract number, etc.
At the moment, I'm just looking for information about the M37 plate (not an M37B1 or other variants like the M42, M43, V141, etc., although those may come later).
So far, I've seen THREE variations on original factory-installed M37 ID plates, all of which use all upper-case characters.
I've seen a FOURTH variation that uses a combination of upper- and lower-case characters, although I haven't found an example (yet) that looked to me like it was an original factory-installed plate, but rather a replacement plate.
I'd like to determine if any additional plate styles exist. I'd also like to know when the styles changed. Was it by year, by contract number, or simply when an existing supply of plates ran out and they had to make more of them?
If you are quite certain that your main ID data plate is a factory-installed original, could you please post (or PM me) a good photo of it?
You might decide to blur out the serial number (that's up to you), but it would be helpful to at least show the delivery date and contract number. If you PM me with a photo, please let me know if it's acceptable for me to post the photo on the forum.
At the moment, I'm just looking for information about the M37 plate (not an M37B1 or other variants like the M42, M43, V141, etc., although those may come later).
So far, I've seen THREE variations on original factory-installed M37 ID plates, all of which use all upper-case characters.
I've seen a FOURTH variation that uses a combination of upper- and lower-case characters, although I haven't found an example (yet) that looked to me like it was an original factory-installed plate, but rather a replacement plate.
I'd like to determine if any additional plate styles exist. I'd also like to know when the styles changed. Was it by year, by contract number, or simply when an existing supply of plates ran out and they had to make more of them?
If you are quite certain that your main ID data plate is a factory-installed original, could you please post (or PM me) a good photo of it?
You might decide to blur out the serial number (that's up to you), but it would be helpful to at least show the delivery date and contract number. If you PM me with a photo, please let me know if it's acceptable for me to post the photo on the forum.