[DeTomaso] Now this is interesting. Plate Geekery

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Dear God, Why?

Any wonder why the empire fell and they lost every war since then?

What would have been wrong with 00000001 thru 00009650 or whatever?

Michael Shortt
On Apr 4, 2013 10:05 PM, "John Buckman" <jb841 at cox.net> wrote:

> as shown on the Pantera, if the next car assigned after 904 PEX would be
> 905
> PEX, or 904 PEY.
>
> (Number increment or letter increment)
>
> >>> It was number increment.
>
> The numbers advanced first from 000 through 999.  Then, the last letter of
> the letter group advanced one letter
> alphabetically, with the numbers starting again at 000  (999 AAA advanced
> to 000 AAB).
>
> When the last letter advanced to Z, and the numbers advanced to 999 (999
> AAZ), then the next letter to the
> left (middle letter of the three letter group) would advance one letter
> alphabetically, and the last letter and the
> numbers would start over again (999 AAZ advanced to 000 ABA)).
>
> Once those were "sequenced-out", the next letter to the left (first letter
> of the three letter group) would advance
> one letter alphabetically, and the other two letters and the numbers would
> start over again (999 AZZ advanced to
> 000 BAA).
>
> Next came the seven character plates.
>
> John
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