the aussie cool/tool number plate thread

yep. or seeing one on an old bomb, knowing that the plate is worth x1000 of the car... you know that's a plate that's been in the family for generations.

Wow... a freshly pressed three digit on a new C-Class! Big fuicking deal. Just like a bus. Wait 10 mins in the same spot and another one will follow.

 

problem is so many of these plates are made to look like Heritage plates ie
i22i =s 1221 ect or ii00 =s 1100
there is a few low nubers 2 digit around here on old heaps ie jap bangers.

 

I'm thinking of one 2 digit in particular, on a poor condition late '80s Mazda Astina driven by an old bloke. I see this car occasionally.


And don't forget for eg 'OO-5' pressed in vitreous enamel as '005'.

 

I see that car in kew.

 

and i've seen it in other parts of melbourne. schlock, horror!

 

Haha, and you have a go at me about sarcasm.

Do you think the phrase "They fell from the sky" is being literal?

Do you think nimrod and goose are not in any way personal attacks?

Answer those 2 questions each with a yes or no and we'll see what kind of person you really are.

 

Just an observation, as an avid SA historic (heritage) plate collector/enthusiast.....

Is it that people who are interested in heritage plates tend to notice them more these days because they actually look for them?

 

maybe because i grew up with them either my fathers plates or his mates,I just look ,but only if the car catches my eye.

 

Also from a SA heritage place enthusiast - interesting point, I hadn't thought of that.

I think it's part of it, but the number of heritage plates have increased quite a lot here in SA. Just drive around the eastern suburbs and every 3rd car has a heritage plate on it. Was it like that 10 years ago?

 

Thats the thing.......I can't remember. I have only been involved in them over the last 7 years & heavily in the last 3-4 years.
So sad I wasn't in the same position or the same age as I am now for the SA 1985 great plate auction

 

Not in my experience. I used to actively keep an eye out for them, and would enjoy seeing one occasionally. Now I don't even bother, they're so common. Kind of like how I used to get excited about seeing a Lambo or a Ferrari. Now I don't. The only Lambos that pique my interest now are diablos (which are rarely seen) or the older cars. I see a Murci or gallardo and I think to myself, 'big deal'. That's what happens when they become common sights. Ditto any Ferrari post-F355. And ditto three digit heritage plates.

 

taking a sickie?

 

Too long, didn't read.

 

are you?

 

Shame. You would of (sic) learnt something.

 

What?

 

usually

 

Stuff.

 

sicko

 

lol. tonight i saw 5757 on a porsche. and a black gallardo in the cbd. rare, aren't they. lol

didn't see a ferrari, which was unusual.

 

is Tania a client.

 

yep. that was her in the porsche. new money.

 

plate was VIC "CUBFQ"

 

latest CUB 'must have' accessory... three digit heritage plate.

 

this guy has a 2 digit heritage plate on his lambo.
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