LEDs are the way forward.

Verdigris emerged from their own little world to say

like this you mean?

http://www.performancemotorcycleparts.com/lighting_pages/libertek_number_plate_light.htm

 

Hm. Not exactly what I had in mind, but close and already made. Thanks.

 

My A35 was green

All my Morris Minors (1000s actually) were black though. Except a van
that was handpainted blue and some sneaky bastard painted yellow and
black chevrons on the rear doors.

 

rb was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

I've worked with some Russian programmers who worked on high tech
secret Russian projects and given their hair-raising tales, this is
entirely possible.

Mind ewe, the Fisher space pen is a nice pen...

 

*snort*
<shakes head>

'Hog