1-IS-610

Poza gasita pe Picasaweb aratand pe doi membri ai unei familie iesene, mandri pe langa Dacia lor 1310. Fotografia are o importatna anume pentru mine intrucat si masina mea, Volga M24 din 1973, circula pe acelasi numar 610, numai de Vrancea. Fostul proprietar a fost foarte important atunci, circuland, de doua ori pe saptamana, de la Focsani pana la Bucuresti si inapoi. Bine inteles, nu avea nevoie de cupoane de benzina! Ma intreb cum de aveau respectivii din poza numerele ravnite cu trei cifre... Sigur, nu toti erau cu partidul. Multi mecanici de ex. aveau numere foarte tari. Iar cei mai "tari" din anii 80 de multe ori preferau sa nu iese in evidenta si circulau pe numere gen 2-B-xxxx. Ce vremuri...

Photo, from Picasaweb, showing a father and child from Iasi county proud next to their Dacia 1310. For me the photo is rather special becasue, back in the day, my own 1973 Volga had the same plates (1-xx-610), but issued by Vrancea county. The owner, a VIP at the time, would drive to Bucharest from Focsani and back twice a week at least. No petrol rationing for him! I wonder what the man in this photo did to get himself the much-wanted three-digit number plates... Of course, he need not necessarily have been a senior Party activist. Many mehchanics, for example, had very good (ie short) number plates. While the true movers and shakers would often prefer to travel more discreetly... Interesting times.