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“Eight years later the number was in Victoria Street, Stromness when the car was owned by John Robert Cursiter; then, in early 1930 the Crossley bearing BS 1 was sold to John M. F. Groat of Moasound, Longhope.

“I first saw BS 1 on the old Crossley in JMF's coal store in the 1950's soon before it left Orkney to go to Sheffield where it was allocated to Bob Stanley.”

Bill discovered in the Orkney records that BS 3 was actually the first number registered in Orkney on 21 January 1904. He also found out that the author, George Bernard Shaw was allocated BS 73 on 5 November 1908 and that the motorcycle champion Barry Sheen had BS 7 at one time.

Bill himself already owns BS 15, BS 38, BS 43, BS 47 and BS 4747 and his late wife Margaret's grandfather owned BS 14.

“For BS 1's 100th birthday in 2004 I'd like to trace the owners of old cherished BS numbers - authentic ones that were issued originally. I would like to hold a reunion in Orkney during the springtime of 2004 - perhaps around the week preceding 15 March - and have the owners with their cars come to Orkney for a weekend of fun and maybe have a group photo taken of us all with our old plates. It could be a memorable event”.If you would like to attend contact:

Bill Spence
P.O. Box 2
KIRKWALL
Orkney KW15 1HR.

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