Classic Name Plates

Classic Name Plates

 

At the 1985 Auction a limited series of Classic Name Plates, that is vehicle “name” plates, were offered.

 

These plates were quite unique in that they were the first of their kind- custom plates were still some time away from being offered. They were sold with full Proprietary Rights, and can be traded, sold and then reassigned to new owners.

 

The printed Great Plate Auction catalogue listed a number of plate for auctions, these are as follows:

 

Alfa Romeo

Audi

Aston Martin

Austin

Bentley

BMW

Buick

Cadillac

Chevrolet

Chrysler

Citroen

Daihatsu

Daimler

Dodge

Ferrari

FIAT

Ford

Holden

Honda

Isuzu

Jaguar

Jeep

Jensen

Lamborghini

Lancia

Landrover

Maserati

Mazda

Mercedes

Mitsubishi

MG

Morgan

Morris

Nissan

Oldsmobile

Peugeot

Plymouth

Pontiac

Porsche

Rambler

Renault

Riley

Rolls Royce

Rover

SAAB

Studebaker

Subaru

Suzuki

Toyota

Triumph

Volvo

Volkswagen

 

However, at the auction a Supplementary addendum to the printed catalogue was included and extra plates were offered. Few know of their existance and fewer still own them. 

These "extra" proprietary right plates are:

 

Abarth

Bugatti

Brabham

Cobra

MCLAREN

VW

[please contact us if you’re aware of any other Proporietary Right Classic Name plates to add to this list]

for Auction 13.2.11

SA "VW" & SA "Riley"

See "The Great Plate Auction 2011" for details.