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Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:35 am

I have a couple of questions regarding German license plates on the KdF cars.

Did all the prototype cars feature the same sequence of numbers? e.g.
IIIA 43005, IIIA 43012, IIIA 43021,

How were these number plates issues in order? what does the IIIA part signify? is it a year thing, or district related?

I notice the license plate on Hitler's Cabriolet KdF was IA148564

The cars at the opening of the factory, corner stone ceremony were

IIIA 42801, IIIA 42802, and IIIA 42803

Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:25 am

Until 1945, IIIA was the numbercode for Stuttgart, where Porsche had his office. IA was the nubercode for Berlin. IA was also used in GDR for east Berlin.

http://www.nummernschildmuseum.de/geschichte.html

Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:09 am

Björn Schewe wrote: Until 1945, IIIA was the numbercode for Stuttgart, where Porsche had his office. IA was the nubercode for Berlin. IA was also used in GDR for east Berlin.

http://www.nummernschildmuseum.de/geschichte.html

Thank you

So then I would assume that plates for each city / area would have been handed out consecutively. Higher the number the later they were issued.

Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:23 pm

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:31 pm

It would appear that your plate is missing one of these tax discs:

Do you have any information or history on your number plate?

Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:59 pm

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Nice stamps. I don't think it's missing a stamp as it has no extra holes for one. It is a Stuttgart Police Plate and made in the 30's I'm told.

Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:59 pm

I came across these pics a while back on another forum that are of vehicle plate specifications from that era.

Ken

Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:10 pm

desh wrote: It would appear that your plate is missing one of these tax discs:

Do you have any information or history on your number plate?

Know of anyone who has a tax disc for sale?

Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:24 pm

I wish I did, and I'd buy them

:)