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31-05-08, 02:56
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Chris: Since my truck never left Canada, and since millitary vehicles in Ontario in the '40s had provincial plates, is the reason why I'm going this route, and hence the original question.
BTW...trivia question...if I have a '44 Chev, why have I put on a '43 plate?
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31-05-08, 03:55
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Hi Jon,
My guess to your trivia question is that Ontario did not issue license plate(s) in 1944. Brian
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31-05-08, 04:01
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And in '45...
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31-05-08, 04:36
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Carve one out of wood......
Hi Jon
Some 43 plates were done on a hard 1/4 inch masonite......adn I image very rare today.... ..... I have also seen, in collections, license plates that had been recycled by rolling flat and re punching new numbers....even with the new paint the old number can be seen faintly. I think Brian is correct if they were so short of material as to make wooden plates some kind of stickers may have been used for 44.... Personally I see nothing wrong with driving my 1940 with school bus yellow plates of that year....after all if it was used in Ontario it would have had plates. It is not my intention to depict my truck as if it rolled out of a battle field with bullet holes on the doors and windshield ..... but come to think of it a big roll of concertina wire on the front bumper guard.... a few empty French wine bottles in the cab......spent shell casings..... leaking gerry cans.... retard the ignition to make it pop a bit.... that might be fun.... but will they let me in the parade...??? Boob
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31-05-08, 09:05
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appraisal
google Brian Asbury
He is a certified military appraiser. as well as a major supplier of hard to find Parts. and honest dennis 
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01-06-08, 06:10
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Bang on Brian...no metal plates were issued in Ontario in 1944, due to the shortage of metal "for the war effort". One placed a decal in one's windscreen to validate their plate.
Another trivia question:...in what other, later, year did this "decal vs plate " situation occur?
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01-06-08, 15:01
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Would $60 for a pair of 1942 ON plates be a fair price. I found a pair that are good with the MTO and I'd like to use them on my Jeep.
Ive just never really looked around too much. What have others paid?
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Jordan Baker RHLI Museum, Otter LRC C15A-Wire3, 1944 Willys MB, 1942 10cwt Canadian trailer
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01-06-08, 21:47
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It's good for today.....
.......they used to be $25 to 35 at flea markets.
Price went up when the province started allowing YOM..... strange coincidence..... however NONE of the sellers will give you your money back if MOT says the numbers can't be used. A good original with good paint is probhably worth up to $75.... Some dealers sell good repainted plates for around $60...... I paid $30 for a 1940 T trailer plate in very good original condition.... Will check at Barrie next weekend just for comparison... Bob
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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01-06-08, 22:34
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1945 ontario plates????
Does anyone know if the 1944 practice of issuing a decal instead of a plate was carried over to 1945, or had the metal shortage been declared over?
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02-06-08, 01:53
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Guess Not
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See http://www.canplates.com/ontario.html - from what I can glean, my plate was a dealer plate...
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