So what did happen to 113-303

[Carzee]

Meanwhile I have re-processed the photos of 113-303 from 98 into a more modern bandwidth sizing - ie, bigger versions for Richard to update the REMLR web page:

http://camerajuice.com/113303

eg

[Minikeg]

love the roped up red knob

hasnt been registered in a lonnng time, the rta doesnt recognise those plates.. and their records seem to go a fair way back (early 90's at least)

[Diana Alan]

The RTA is a nightmare organisation with records.

I was in the US in 1989 and my cars rego expired, the car was fitted with a type approved 5 litre conversion and when re-registered in 1990 the RTA registered the vehicle as a 3.5 litre even though it had a 441 prefix P76 V8 engine number.  At first I didn't notice but when the 4.6 EFI engine was fitted in 1997 the jump in capacity 3.5 to 4.6 was too great to be approved without an engineers certificate even though it was actually 500cc less than the 5.1 Rockhampton Engine conversion.  The RTA couldn't even bring up the 1988 records in 1997.

[Carzee]

 Re the NSW plates, I had a '77 or 78 109in HT. That was around '90. It was in that Bahama yellow and it had its original plates "KOG-658".
So "KYG" would be around '80 I guess.

[Minikeg]

Re the NSW plates, I had a '77 or 78 109in HT. That was around '90. It was in that Bahama yellow and it had its original plates "KOG-658".
So "KYG" would be around '80 I guess.

And yet, they have this on record

1980 GOLD LAND ROVER UNKNOWN PANEL VAN
VIN/Chassis: ********115C
The details for the vehicle you entered are displayed below.

    Tare weight: 1570 kg
    Gross vehicle mass:

Registration details

    The registration is cancelled.
    The registration expired on 16/11/2001.
    There are no concessions on this registration.

CTP insurance details

    The CTP policy period end date is 16/11/2001.
    Insurer's name: NRMA
    Insurer's code: 34

[Carzee]

Hey, Big Brother we love you, honest.
Incredible. What have you got on HFS 743? ( http://remlr.com/Archive/swb/images/scastcam1.jpg )

[Carzee]

Serendipity - Ken has just put this thread back on track by emailing a dozen nice photos of 113303. I will process them later today.

[Minikeg]

HFS743 doesnt work, as you replaced the plates with RAR003 (thus removing HFS743 from being allocated to a vehicle)

RAR003 currently belongs to a blue late model commodore..

[Diana Alan]

HFS743 doesnt work, as you replaced the plates with RAR003 (thus removing HFS743 from being allocated to a vehicle)

RAR003 currently belongs to a blue late model commodore..

But in NSW RAR 03 V is currently available.

[Carzee]

I remember having little choice but RAR003 as it was the only one available in the series at the time when Vet plates were being released.

[Diana Alan]

Quite true, unfortunately there are after all only one of, RAR-003, RAR-004, RAR-005, RAR-006 etc by going to the RAR 0? V sequence some other vets can have them.

The annoying part these days, the 3 letters 3 numbers are considered personalised plates with a $99pa surcharge,  the 3 letters 2 numbers suffix letter also attract the surcharge (unless you can stand in the right place in the queue when they are issued.) and not all of the surcharge goes to traffic accident research some goes to some ex-RTA spiv who got the contract for the Myplates franchise.

[Carzee]

Well. Houston we have a problem.
Its not 113-303.
Ken has sent up some beautiful clear photos of his super original March '64 88 GS and that includes his Nomenclature plate with the chassis number.

The chassis number is not what we had in the Registry, its different to the one recorded in 1998. Somehow...

Maybe the numbers got written wrong but I can't imagine that; they were written on A4 forms back then.
Its a puzzle.
For a decade the chassis number recorded on the Kens Shed page was "chassis number 24305485b" which the BBB tells us is 113-303. see http://www.remlr.com/sheds/kjshed.html

The update photo Ken has sent shows us it actually chassis 24305491b which is ARN 113-328.

[ pass this to the Dept. ]

The photos are good though, its in great condition.

ALSO

Ken would like to find a good place to get rear leaf springs replaced:

"I just noticed that the rear drivers side spring seems to have sagged a bit. Then again it is probably entitled to sag a bit after 50 years of solid service.  I assume it is a non standard spring (in accordance with military specs). Do you or your other club members know where I might get a replacement spring?"
 

[AGAS 5]

You / Ken could try getting a clear shot of the chassis number on the rear spring hangar..... to be sure, to be sure 

Pete

[Carzee]

Hi Pete, yeah...  but no luck there. I emailed Ken to check with a damp rag and a torch yesterday and the ID plate number and chassis stamp match up.

[AGAS 5]

too bad.... 113-303 was a nice looking ARN.  So that puts the original question to bed - 113-303 was declared BER by 1 ALSG in December 1968. From there she went to 2AOD on 2 January 1969.  What happened then ?  we don't know, but it is likely she was scrapped >>> RIP !!

Long live 113-328 !!

Ross, how about a new thread updating info/pics of Ken's 113-328 ?  Alternatively we could just update his shed on REMLR.com...

Pete