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.