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When did OTT LeMans stripes become a thing?

Started by 2112, January 13, 2021, 11:25:48 PM

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mark p

Quote from: davez on February 17, 2021, 06:23:38 PM
I'm not sure I see New Jersey spelled there, maybe on the bottom...
dz

Not virginia
Here's a set I have from 67

Looks like NJ tags in the 70's did not "spell out"  New Jersey at the top - just "NJ" (checked an old photo of car/tags I got in '75, photo from '78).
My photo shows the 3-number/3-letter format, with a "dash" between them per that photo.
(The blue tags - instituted later in the 70's - did have New Jersey spelled out at the top)

Where is "Bill"??? If it was NJ... he probably knew the cars and the guys  8) ::)
"I don't know what the world may need, but a V8 engine's a good start for me" (from Teen Angst by the band "Cracker")

66 Tiger / 65 Thunderbird / '22 Mach 1

Side-Oilers

Does anyone other then me see what looks like four letters (the state?) on the top of the plate?

Iowa? 

I agree with 2112 that it looks like mid-70s. 1973-76 seems about right to me. 
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model

2112

My Story line for the pic is two buddies trying to spruce up and hot rod their used Shelbys on a budget. After all, they were only making $1.70/hour at the gas/pizza station.

JD

Quote from: Side-Oilers on February 18, 2021, 02:56:04 PM
Does anyone other then me see what looks like four letters (the state?) on the top of the plate?

Iowa? 

I agree with 2112 that it looks like mid-70s. 1973-76 seems about right to me. 

I too saw the four letters and thought it might be Ohio, but the only Ohio plate from 1967 to current, that was yellow, was 1971 and it does not match the plate in the photo (see attached).
'67 Shelby Headlight Bucket Grommets https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=254.0
'67 Shelby Lower Grille Edge Protective Strip https://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=1237.0

oldcanuck

Late '60s to early '70s "TENN" tags were white with black letters/numbers ?
Bob
Knoxvegas, TN

2112

I couldn't get the little N.J. state logo to come up in the middle.

68krrrr

That looks like it right there to me  2112 & i checked back in the comments of the original pic which i found on IG & there's no clues .But was thinking  my 1st thought was that  the one with the black stripes is lime green ,but  now i'm thinking it also could be brittany blue ? & the hood on the night mist blue one in the back ground  looks like a solid stripe to me, even though the deck lid does look like it has a slight gap.
Current
1967 GT500 #1724
Nightmist Blue /Parchment
2005 Ford Gt Midnight blue
Porsche 911 Turbo 2007 Highly modified
1934 Ford Chopped & channeled

Previously owned
1968 GT500KR #03528 Lime green
1968 GT/CS

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Thanks Adam

2112

I am pretty sure it is lime gold.

Maybe they were doing their own stripes and had to guess on spacing. One ended up being too tight and the other too far apart?

mark p

FWIW... here's the photo of  the tag that I got in '75.
I also checked the blue tag (from '79), and it did have the shape of NJ instead of a dash between the letters and numbers.
"I don't know what the world may need, but a V8 engine's a good start for me" (from Teen Angst by the band "Cracker")

66 Tiger / 65 Thunderbird / '22 Mach 1

Side-Oilers

Quote from: oldcanuck on February 18, 2021, 05:26:37 PM
Late '60s to early '70s "TENN" tags were white with black letters/numbers ?

I haven't looked it up, but I seem to remember that all the old time Tenn plates had a black outline of the state's shape.  I can't see that on the car.

Others might know more...
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model

2112

you can look up plates here. Each state has most of the past years loaded on here;

https://www.licenseplates.tv/usa-state-plates.html

oldcanuck

Quote from: Side-Oilers on February 18, 2021, 11:29:26 PM
Quote from: oldcanuck on February 18, 2021, 05:26:37 PM
Late '60s to early '70s "TENN" tags were white with black letters/numbers ?

I haven't looked it up, but I seem to remember that all the old time Tenn plates had a black outline of the state's shape.  I can't see that on the car.

Others might know more...

I believe you are correct.... I forgot about that. I run a 1966 Tenn commercial plate on my car because its black.
Bob
Knoxvegas, TN

roddster

   Just a comment: seems we can't stop morphing any topic.  Wasn't this thread started about the OTT ???
A page and a half about license plates???

oldcanuck

Quote from: roddster on February 19, 2021, 02:40:28 PM
   Just a comment: seems we can't stop morphing any topic.  Wasn't this thread started about the OTT ???
A page and a half about license plates???

You are correct.... I apologize for my part of getting caught up in all the majesty of that vintage stripes picture.
Bob
Knoxvegas, TN

Side-Oilers

#74
Not looking to get in any sort of disagreement with anyone, but I think if one reads the entirety of this thread, the discussion about what state plates are on that Shelby could be helpful in identifying the car, and then possibly connecting a VIN and/or history to it...which would be valuable to SAAC, or possibly to a previous or current owner.

If that photo hadn't been found and posted because of searching for old pix of cars with OTT stripes, we'd possibly have never seen those two Shelbys at all.

As this is a historical Shelby site, the reasoning of "morphing" the thread to discuss the plates on the Shelby with OTT stripes sounds reasonable to me.

Other thoughts? 
Current:
2006 FGT, Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs. Top Speed Certified 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra 427.  482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Previous:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model