Author Topic: Special Number Plates (Read 19904 times)

treedoc · « **on:** February 17, 2012, 22:19:14 »

I noticed in the Pagoda Style book a number of owners have personalised number plates on their 113’s, I was recently given the plates 000MB and have had them registered on our 280SL.

Also see attached plates on our SL500, and our 300SEL, I would be interested to see what other members have.

Norm · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2012, 23:34:16 »

Not very creative but it answers a lot of questions before they are asked.

Norm

Jonny B · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2012, 23:59:42 »

Here's mine, with the top on it is easy to explain the plate. BTW, PAGODA 1 is on my 250 SL. I tried for PAGODA but that is already taken here in California. Okay, figured out how to get the photo set correctly!

pj · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2012, 03:25:40 »

I have "D 230SL". Both 230 SL and SL 230 and also PAGODA are already taken in Ontario. I hope I meet them some day soon. I'm sure Marcus will chime in; he has PAGODE, the German spelling.

I picked "D 230SL" because I figure it mimics the way the Euro licence plates have a D at the left.

In my circle of astronomy friends, astronomy references on vanity plates are always popular. Sky & Telescope magazine had a gallery of them in the June, 1979, issue, I think, and I'm kinda surprised they haven't re-visited that topic.

ljg · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2012, 22:00:56 »

My 1971 280 SL has a vintage CT plate "PAGODA."
It was amazing to me that no one had previously claimed it.

49er · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2012, 22:45:03 »

My 280SL still has the California black plates that came with the car back in '68. Nothing special but they are the originals. Before a law was passed back in 2009 allowing owners of cars from the 60's to purchase "used" Black Plates, it was pretty rare to see a car on the road with them and it usually indicated an original owner's car. Not so anymore

I believe this is true for the California "Blue" plate that was first issued in 1970.

John

KevinC · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2012, 23:04:31 »

And on your Mini is "Its A Gas"?

Quote from: Jonny B on February 17, 2012, 23:59:42

Here's mine, with the top on it is easy to explain the plate. BTW, PAGODA 1 is on my 250 SL. I tried for PAGODA but that is already taken here in California. Okay, figured out how to get the photo set correctly!

Jonny B · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2012, 15:47:54 »

I had "ITS A GAS" on the Mini when I was in Ohio, that was not available in Ca, so I went with "TISA GAS". For a little tongue in cheek I have "VN8E PL8" on my SLK.

BaronYoungman · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2012, 16:21:41 »

I have All Aces on my 280sl as you can see in the book. I had for 10 years CANIBAL(wrong spelling but can only have 7 letters) on my 1968 Big Block Corvette (It ate up everything else on the road) until the state of Illinois determined that it was " in poor taste" and pulled it.
Bob
Others I have had "ITSA 69"
"XTOYX"
"HIHO AG" ...get it hi ho silver!(lone ranger reference)

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2012, 22:52:15 »

I've always liked Rodd's 'MIT STIL' (with style, in some Germanic language

)

This is the car (and Rodd, over to the right) in 2002, at the very first PUB ... on the left, you can just make out Joe's Bar and Grilles ... and it was hot that week, hence the fan.

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2012, 22:59:47 »

And,while I'm at it, this is a pic later that same evening, when most attendees had retired for the night, Rodd's 'MIT STIL' still in the garage. Always thought his was a nice picture:

49er · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2012, 23:38:53 »

Quote from: Cees Klumper on March 04, 2012, 22:52:15

I've always liked Rodd's 'MIT STIL' (with style, in some Germanic language )

This is the car (and Rodd, over to the right) in 2002, at the very first PUB ... on the left, you can just make out Joe's Bar and Grilles ... and it was hot that week, hence the fan.

Years ago when I used to take the my car into the MB dealer to have the Valves adjusted, they used to put large "box" fans on top of the engines to cool them down. It took a while but it worked.

John

pj · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2012, 07:08:35 »

as long as you weren't trying to use the refrigerator

J. Huber · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2012, 19:47:56 »

Well, my plates have changed a number of times over the years...

When we got the car it had a basic 70s California plate : 595 UBQ or something like that... Then it has had these incarnations.

63 Kid (1979-1994) -- When my Dad first bought it for my mom, she named it this because she had 7 of her own "kids" AND we also had a number of baby goats running around the ranch. She loved it and it was her 63 Kid! When I was in High School, then College, I drove it and everyone assumed I was the 63 Kid! I was actually the 62 Kid. Frankly I was a little self-conscious of it, thinking people thought I was a cocky kid...

JAH 63 (1994-1997) -- This was a little more self-centered: my initials. There was also a double entendre here as JAH is GOD in some smoke-laden parts of the globe

.

63 Guzzi (1997-2007) -- Sometime back in a about 1988, I took one of my nephews for a spin. He called the car a Guzzi-Morollii. No idea where he got that but we started calling it the Guzzi. It has absolutely nothing to do with the motor cycle.

If you listen carefully as the car shifts from gear to gear, you will hear goooooo-zeeeeeee... My kids only know it as this and to this day when they see any Mercedes they say "hey a guzzi..." My car will always be affectionately known as The Guzzi.

63 230SL (2007-present) Tired of having to explain the Guzzi thing -- especially to Pagoda enthusiasts! I decide to go ultra-descriptive. Still get people looking at the plate and asking, "nice car, what year is it?"

49er · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2012, 02:05:07 »

Hello James, that is a great collection of licence plates for your car. I am surprised the DMV let you hang onto them. The only old plate I have is the oval white German Tourist plate that was on my '65 VW that I picked up in Paris.

John

Benz Dr. · « **Reply #15 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:18:38 »

I actually have a Dr. Benz plate but I haven't figured out a way to use it. It's not mine and the guy died so maybe it will be available if I ook into it.

Here in Ontario, you own your plate. If you sell your car, you keep the plate and just transfer it over to the next vehical. A few years back the ministry decided to go to plates with up to seven numbers. I still prefer the old steel six number plates - the new ones are softer aluminium and bend very easily.

69 280 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 06, 2012, 03:39:31 »

Here are my plates on each of the cars

67 - 250
68 - 280
69 - 280
78 - 280

Planning to add a 230 and a 190 to the collection. perhaps I should get the plates first then look for the cars!

Cheers
Hamid

hands_aus · « **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:49:42 »

My Plate is a lucky occurrence.
I was re-registering the car and was offered 110MBR.
Tentatively I asked the girl if 113 MBR was availible and sure enough she handed me the plates.

As my car is a (W) 113 MBR (oadster) I thought the letter combination ideal.

Garry · « **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2012, 07:36:27 »

Bob

That is really cool.
Garry

Tonys113 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2012, 20:07:54 »

Here in New York I tried for several of obvious choices, ended up with M280SL
Oh Yeah, that's my 12 E350 Coupe. It came home about 3 weeks ago, what a FABULOUS Car.

Thanks

Tony

Sverre · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2012, 21:54:55 »

I just got my plate in Norway on my 1967 250 SL
Sorry that "all" nice plates was gone, and I had to have 5 digits 250 + 11 to make the plate as small as possible

Jack Jones · « **Reply #21 on:** April 03, 2012, 17:39:48 »

Starting in the year 2000, the Province of Ontario Canada announced that they would allow seven and eight digit license plates. After much deliberation I decided that there was only one choice.

71Beige280SL · « **Reply #22 on:** April 05, 2012, 14:24:19 »

I have "71BENZ" on my 1971 280SL.

lurtch · « **Reply #23 on:** April 06, 2012, 04:49:51 »

The desktop computer revolution might have made the word ICON an overused term.

- - - Nevertheless, it seemed particularly appropriate to describe the timeless elegance of our vehicle's design.

Larry in CA

69280sl · « **Reply #24 on:** April 06, 2012, 23:20:33 »

here's mine. A replica 1968 licence plate. The 1968 color is coincidentally a happy match/

Gus

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Author Topic: Special Number Plates (Read 19904 times)

treedoc

ljg

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69 280

Tonys113

Sverre