tracing my us bus

[Alans]

Hope I get this right, it is my first time on the forum. I purchased a 1969 american early bay earlier this year off Sarah and many of you would have followed her great build. I am now looking to purchase some american style plates and would like to know how I can find out where the bus was first registered, I believe it was California and that the plate on the dash near the windscreen numbers will tell me if I know how to go about it. Can anyone help me please, I would be most grateful................. Alan S

 

[rickyrooo1]

if you have the m plate this will tell you via the m plate decoder site where the bus was 1st exported to, this is your best bet.

 

[sparkywig]

Hello Alan, and welcome to the forums.

 

[RICH-I-AM]

Welcome along
I think the plate on the dash is the Chassis number and wont tell you a lot other than vehicle details not vehicle history.

Rich

 

[Graham L]

There's no easy way of finding out the dealership unless you've got any supporting paperwork. The m code plate will only show you what port in the US it went to and nothing else. The us title doc doesn't even list a dealer so a copy of that is no help either.

Sorry but it's not that easy unless you can track previous owners

 

[Alans]

Ha well thank you all anyway I will try the M Plate decoder and at least maybe get a little info

 

[aogrady]

Hope I get this right, it is my first time on the forum. I purchased a 1969 american early bay earlier this year off Sarah and many of you would have followed her great build. I am now looking to purchase some american style plates and would like to know how I can find out where the bus was first registered, I believe it was California and that the plate on the dash near the windscreen numbers will tell me if I know how to go about it. Can anyone help me please, I would be most grateful................. Alan S

Hi,

Welcome along to the forum, your in safe hands here! Post up Sara's build to remind us which bus you have, I have (and many others) have a M Code decoder in our signature below, maybe Sara had this on here build thread, look at some of her old posts, you may find it, if not, click on mine for example, it'll tell you lots of info, you can then import your data. Though if Sara has already done it, it may not let you import it twice, you may have to e mail the guy who runs the M Code decoder programme.

Stuff on USA plates:

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54953&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.states-plates.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.craigsplates.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers,

Alistair

 

[Merlydog]

Hello Alan and boys! Good to see you've made it onto the forum Alan, these guys were a great help for me.. Below are links to firstly my bus gallery thread and secondly the engine rebuild..

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45058" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[68_early_bay]

Hello Alan and boys! Good to see you've made it onto the forum Alan, these guys were a great help for me.. Below are links to firstly my bus gallery thread and secondly the engine rebuild..

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45058" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hello Sarah nice to see you on here 8) got yourself another eb yet :mrgreen:

 

[Graham L]

Hello Alan and boys! Good to see you've made it onto the forum Alan, these guys were a great help for me.. Below are links to firstly my bus gallery thread and secondly the engine rebuild..

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26769" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=45058" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hi Sarah

Been quiet without you but glad to see you are still around , how's living back down south?

 

[Alans]

thanks will be climbing over farm implements tomorrow in the barn to get to my bus and take a photo of the m plate

if you have the m plate this will tell you via the m plate decoder site where the bus was 1st exported to, this is your best bet.

 

[Alans]

if you have the m plate this will tell you via the m plate decoder site where the bus was 1st exported to, this is your best bet.

thanks will be climbing over farm impliments in the barn tomorow to get to the bus to take a pic of the m plate

 

[Alans]

Welcome along
I think the plate on the dash is the Chassis number and wont tell you a lot other than vehicle details not vehicle history.

Rich

thanks Rich going to try the m plate and Sharah is going to try to find out more

 

[Alans]

Hope I get this right, it is my first time on the forum. I purchased a 1969 american early bay earlier this year off Sarah and many of you would have followed her great build. I am now looking to purchase some american style plates and would like to know how I can find out where the bus was first registered, I believe it was California and that the plate on the dash near the windscreen numbers will tell me if I know how to go about it. Can anyone help me please, I would be most grateful................. Alan S

Hi,

Welcome along to the forum, your in safe hands here! Post up Sara's build to remind us which bus you have, I have (and many others) have a M Code decoder in our signature below, maybe Sara had this on here build thread, look at some of her old posts, you may find it, if not, click on mine for example, it'll tell you lots of info, you can then import your data. Though if Sara has already done it, it may not let you import it twice, you may have to e mail the guy who runs the M Code decoder programme.

Stuff on USA plates:

http://forum.earlybay.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=54953&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.states-plates.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

https://www.craigsplates.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cheers,

Alistair

Thank you very much Alistair going to get pic of m plate tomorrow. Got Sharah to post her build your info on the plates is great

 

[Alans]

Hello Alan, and welcome to the forums.

Hello Sparky thanks for the warm weIcome