[Milsurplus] Re:data plates?

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 03:12 PM 7/17/06, W7QHO at aol.com wrote:
>Am sure this has been speculated on before but just what is this 
>penchant for removing name plates?
>Can't tell you how many stripped boatanchors I've had/seen over the years.
>Are there guys out there whose "thing" is collecting these?

I offer one explanation.. there are probably others.

As a kid buying surplus for use on the ham bands, I thought the name 
plates messed up the cosmetics of these rigs I was modifying for use.
After all, I certainly did NOT drive a stock '50 chevy around the 
high school, laying rubber and showing off... I had "spinners" on the 
hub caps, took off the hood ornament, lowered the rear springs....

Having our wheels look the same as the next guy??  Never. ;-)

Maybe these "altered" surplus units are showing up after 50 years??
(to my consternation, too!  Wouldn't it be great if we all were
mature enuff to see what we would be doing in the future?)  :-)

Perry    w8au