Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)
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When I lived in Germany, the initial letter(s) denoted the city (so F for Frankfurt). You then had two letters and up to three numbers. You could request any combination - but obviously many would have already been taken. I don't recall it being expensive (or even costing anything beyond the normal registration charge).
I live in Munich, so the M is a given. I can then pic (nearly) any combination of 2 letters and 4 numbers for the remainder of the plate. Reservation fee is about 13 Euros from memory, but only gets charged if you actually take the plate. If you do not reserve it prior to taking it, it is free I think.
Doofus said:
droopsnoot said:
Looking at the Rolls and the Opel GT, and their registrations that include RR and GT, is that some kind of personalised plate in Germany? A mate's old AC Ace is out there now, and I noticed that the registration contains parts of the chassis number, and wondered if that's something the German DVLA-equivalent do automatically for "special" cars, or does the owner request it?
The H denotes an 'historic' car. You can personalise the other letters in the plate, but I don't know about the numbers.STIfree said:
Great post and loved all of that. That old F-250, looks like a ‘69, ‘70. 8’ and 3/4 tonner, unless I’m wrong. Such great pickups. Bowling through some dusty patch outside Louisville to get to your girlfriend’s house to take her out to the drive-in theater, chowing down some fries and a ‘dog...there’s nothing like being a good ‘ol boy with a pickup in middle ‘merica. 
Always reminds of the scene in Drugstore Cowboy when Matt Dillon takes his crew out in an old Chevy C-Series on another drugstore robbery
Bob: “We rented this truck not necessarily because we need another vehicle. But we can move easier in a vehicle like this. It's got the right licence plates so the average Joe will just think we're a couple farm boys and a prostitute in town for a little joyride.”
Dianne: “Hey!”
Rick: “I always wanted to be a farmer, Bob.”
But...that Ford Galaxie. They’re such glorious cars. I love watching all the old reels of them battling little Lotus Cortinas round Brands or whatever. Brilliant. Wasn’t there an excellent Grand Tour episode with some snippets of them; the Jim Clark episode, perhaps?
I believe a neighbour had one when I was a kid. Battered old white thing. My mum and dad had matching Impalas. But that old hulk was the game on the street.
mikey k said:
addz86 said:
Cheating as it was through the window of Joe Macari’s but couldn’t resist a look as I was working on the next street, always adored the F50 but never seen one and they had two side by side.
I didn’t realise the 599 in the middle was anything special ‘till I had a look on their website
They also had loads of rarer and older stuff but the pictures are a bit crap through the window
cc8s said:
mikey k said:
addz86 said:
Cheating as it was through the window of Joe Macari’s but couldn’t resist a look as I was working on the next street, always adored the F50 but never seen one and they had two side by side.
I didn’t realise the 599 in the middle was anything special ‘till I had a look on their website
They also had loads of rarer and older stuff but the pictures are a bit crap through the window
Not like Ferrari to say one thing and do another!
And Joe only wants £1.35M for it, thats an even bigger
http://www.joemacari.com/All-Cars-for-Sale/_prod_F...
STIfree said:
Yep, exactly this. I can't recall the age the vehicle has to be to qualify, but I think it comes with some small benefits (cheaper road tax or something similar).
From watching Nurburgring youtube videos it was mentioned that the historic plate could be used on more than one vehicle, but not simultaneously.You have to physically switch the plate from one car to the other. Makes sense, having one lot of road tax for several infrequently used vehicles.
Also. As Shmee150 found out, if your German personalised number plate falls off then the number is cancelled and cannot be reused for a period of several years.
And probably McLaren's answer, looking a bit like a terrible replica/kit car? Some sort of semi-disguised LT on trade plates, near their HQ today...
20190509_195436 by baconrashers, on Flickr
20190509_195303 by baconrashers, on Flickr
20190509_195436 by baconrashers, on Flickr20190509_195303 by baconrashers, on Flickrtigerkoi said:
STIfree said:
Great post and loved all of that. That old F-250, looks like a ‘69, ‘70. 8’ and 3/4 tonner, unless I’m wrong. Such great pickups. Bowling through some dusty patch outside Louisville to get to your girlfriend’s house to take her out to the drive-in theater, chowing down some fries and a ‘dog...there’s nothing like being a good ‘ol boy with a pickup in middle ‘merica. Always reminds of the scene in Drugstore Cowboy when Matt Dillon takes his crew out in an old Chevy C-Series on another drugstore robbery
Bob: “We rented this truck not necessarily because we need another vehicle. But we can move easier in a vehicle like this. It's got the right licence plates so the average Joe will just think we're a couple farm boys and a prostitute in town for a little joyride.”
Dianne: “Hey!”
Rick: “I always wanted to be a farmer, Bob.”
But...that Ford Galaxie. They’re such glorious cars. I love watching all the old reels of them battling little Lotus Cortinas round Brands or whatever. Brilliant. Wasn’t there an excellent Grand Tour episode with some snippets of them; the Jim Clark episode, perhaps?
I believe a neighbour had one when I was a kid. Battered old white thing. My mum and dad had matching Impalas. But that old hulk was the game on the street.
Anyway.
It was Jack Sears who was famous for driving a Galaxie in the BTCC back in the day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAD0OGpbAi0
cherryowen said:
That Galaxie rocks. I must admit, over the last 12 months or so, Americana metal from the 1950;s & 1960's has really started to appeal to me. Which is odd; if I started tooling around in a Cadillac Biarritz Drophead in N.E. Telford I'm not sure if I'd be greeted with smiles or pelted with eggs!
Anyway.
It was Jack Sears who was famous for driving a Galaxie in the BTCC back in the day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAD0OGpbAi0
"North East Telford"?Anyway.
It was Jack Sears who was famous for driving a Galaxie in the BTCC back in the day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAD0OGpbAi0
You mean Stafford, don't you.
cherryowen said:
tigerkoi said:
STIfree said:
Great post and loved all of that. That old F-250, looks like a ‘69, ‘70. 8’ and 3/4 tonner, unless I’m wrong. Such great pickups. Bowling through some dusty patch outside Louisville to get to your girlfriend’s house to take her out to the drive-in theater, chowing down some fries and a ‘dog...there’s nothing like being a good ‘ol boy with a pickup in middle ‘merica. Always reminds of the scene in Drugstore Cowboy when Matt Dillon takes his crew out in an old Chevy C-Series on another drugstore robbery
Bob: “We rented this truck not necessarily because we need another vehicle. But we can move easier in a vehicle like this. It's got the right licence plates so the average Joe will just think we're a couple farm boys and a prostitute in town for a little joyride.”
Dianne: “Hey!”
Rick: “I always wanted to be a farmer, Bob.”
But...that Ford Galaxie. They’re such glorious cars. I love watching all the old reels of them battling little Lotus Cortinas round Brands or whatever. Brilliant. Wasn’t there an excellent Grand Tour episode with some snippets of them; the Jim Clark episode, perhaps?
I believe a neighbour had one when I was a kid. Battered old white thing. My mum and dad had matching Impalas. But that old hulk was the game on the street.
Anyway.
It was Jack Sears who was famous for driving a Galaxie in the BTCC back in the day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAD0OGpbAi0
Nothing wrong with a Biarritz on U.K. roads - just park it like Steve McQueen used to nudge his Chevy into place in ‘The Hunter’.
One of the two best car parking scenes in film (...the other being Stallone manoeuvring his yank tank in ‘Cobra’)!
Harry Flashman said:
And probably McLaren's answer, looking a bit like a terrible replica/kit car? Some sort of semi-disguised LT on trade plates, near their HQ today...
20190509_195436 by baconrashers, on Flickr
20190509_195303 by baconrashers, on Flickr
They must go through 3M blue tape so fast! 20190509_195436 by baconrashers, on Flickr20190509_195303 by baconrashers, on FlickrBit wasteful and costly really. Surly they could design reusable car bra type things
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