[urq] Trivia

[Martin Pajak]

Lois-Alain,

Yes, Porsches used S (for Stuttgart) and for some time in 80's used BB-PW which was corporate designation (BB-Porsche Works??).
Most of the Porsche 959 factory photos have BB-PW as first letter.

IN is Inglestadt, the new designations can even tell you if the car is from the city or from the suburbia, depending if it's IN only or more letter added like IN-HT (eg) etc.

I think it made it easier for police to identify local or out of town folk.  

HTH
Martin


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <louis-alain.richard at palm.ca>
Date:  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:48:49 -0500

>Good!
>
>That's what I thought.
>
>But the funny thing is: It's been years I see these IN, WOB, BB, M, etc.
>but it's only yesterday that I realised they must be meaning
>something... 
>
>Louis-Alain
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Claus Vegener [mailto:vegener at post7.tele.dk] 
>Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:39 PM
>To: Louis-Alain Richard; quattro at audifans.com; Urq list
>Subject: Re: [urq] Trivia
>
>In Germany the cars licence plate shows part of the city name and for a
>"real" Audi the licence
>have to start with IN meaning Ingolstadt
>
>Claus Vegener
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <louis-alain.richard at palm.ca>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>; "Urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:32 PM
>Subject: [urq] Trivia
>
>
>Do you know why all the license plates on the Audis found in the
>European advertising begin with the same 2 letters?
>
>Louis-Alain
>
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