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Title: Plate
Post by: billybob57 on November 06, 2011, 06:34:34 PM

Found a cool License plate at Abbotsford Antique show today:
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi193.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz106%2Fbillybob57_2007%2Fplate001.jpg&hash=f2564c6ffad17ef2af0650d2f763be0e9fa37971)
the plate says HAUPTZOLLAMT FLENSBURG...is that a town does anyone know German??

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: somevwguy on November 06, 2011, 06:56:34 PM

My Wife speaks german, she says Flensburg is a city in germany and hauptzollamt is a main custom office. you can also use google translator and it came up with the same thing.

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: billybob57 on November 06, 2011, 07:03:23 PM

I knew it was German when i seen the cool Black Eagle just thought the name was something different....thanks  PDT_Armataz_01_37

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: stefan on November 06, 2011, 07:04:31 PM

thats in the northwestern part of germany, not far from where i was born!

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: red snapper on November 06, 2011, 07:20:49 PM

Quote from: stefan on November 06, 2011, 07:04:31 PM

thats in the northwestern part of germany, not far from where i was born!

44 years ago!! Its probably not there anymore!

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: Bubba on November 07, 2011, 06:45:54 AM

Flensburg is where our new Coastal ferries were built.

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: OUTKAST on November 07, 2011, 09:59:39 AM

Cool find : )

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: orangecrush on November 07, 2011, 11:18:36 AM

Hey Billy .... this is the one that I found in my 71 westy

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6060%2F6323340914_6efd580a11_z_d.jpg&hash=4a897e84cad567cee7838093bbd584b6fb13d5f4)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6094%2F6322818757_6267872f2d_z_d.jpg&hash=33702bc8e8c51102ae659d9f574b43526699fdb7)

It's cool when you find something like this.


Rob

Title: Re: Plate
Post by: billybob57 on November 07, 2011, 12:52:28 PM

Quote from: orangecrush on November 07, 2011, 11:18:36 AM

Hey Billy .... this is the one that I found in my 71 westy

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6060%2F6323340914_6efd580a11_z_d.jpg&hash=4a897e84cad567cee7838093bbd584b6fb13d5f4)
It's cool when you find something like this.
Rob

Dam y do they have to put those holes in the middle.. :(    urs is too cool Rob!!!! :clap: