I had prostate cancer, which, for the time being has been beaten. I’ve wanted a Silver 911 for very many years. I ordered a new one but I didn’t want to use my private plate. I searched and found for £299, TE57 PSA. TEST PSA. I now use the car to encourage men 45+ to get a PSA Blood test and save their lives. I had NO symptoms.
My car number plate contains CTX which is hospital speak for a Cardiac Transplant which i've had, i didn't buy the car on that basis but it did make me chuckle that the car i wanted anyway had that. 🤓
It seems that Chris saw my Father in the 930 Turbo. The plate TUR 80 was purchased by him in 1983 for the princely sum of £2,700 which included a BMW 735i.
Monkey nailed it with the BMW and Mercedes numbered naming schemes. Before the days of M and AMG massaged car bodies, everything looked fairly similar regardless of spec. Seeing that top spec number on the boot was like Christmas morning as it was revealed to you that this is the fast one, the one that you want. Such joy.
I have a private plate, has my name on but not in a convoluted manner. It’s fun and I like it. But according to Chris I can ‘fuck right off’ - thanks. Opinionated slightly 😂
There’s a chap that used to live in London in a detached Victorian property with views of the Thames that had an Arnage and DB9 parked on his driveway with private plates on both. One said “2B” and the other; “NOT 2B”. Pure class.
I sadly had to sell my father’s car after his passing last year, much to my complete disappointment. He owned the car from brand new in 2003. I did however, keep his plates , nothing special, just his original plates when he bought the car. They are now on my new Civic Type R , never , ever to be replaced. Again not fancy, but everyone knew they belonged to him. Best car podcast on RU-vid
I think monkey touched on something with the British love affair with the number naming on models of BMW and Mercedes particularly in the 70,80,90’s . I think it fed into our class programming, where we could show people which class we aspired to belong just with the number we had on the back of the car.
Am I the only one to fondly remember 7EXY on the 7 litre Aston Vantage driven by Mark Hales on the Now Hear This audio cassette that came with a precious issue of Fast Lane magazine ? ❤
I did not realize how ocd i am until i find myself staring at the hole in Mr.Coopers ceiling.....please fix as i would much prefer to look at all your beautiful prints..Thank you in advance. tongue in cheek of course....thank you all for your efforts in entertaining us all.
If you're taking that Ring marker post, then I've for tabs on 147, which is the uphill left hander between the Carousel and Hohe Acht. A gem of a corner, especially on a bike. KBO with this format and topics, as someone who doesn't like the usual nerds car talk, this is well worth listening into.
In 1987 I worked for Sphinx Level V in Maidenhead. The receptionist in the ground floor company had a red Renault 5 with the reg YUP 1E. I often wondered if she ever sold it for a silly amount of money... 🤔
My Father bought a brand new Renault 15 with ROI 15. He didn't see the significance when a stranger in A Rolls Royce walked up and offered £200, as 'it was his daughters 15th birthday'. He sold it. 10 years later it was sold on for £80k
I agree for once with CC. The names of RR aero engines are sublime. The Merlin is the best of all. I flew in a Spitfire a few years ago, my life was complete…..
2 car garage You are a successful northern business owner with significant disposable income and an irrational dislike of Porsche. You’re looking for 2 nearly new cars. You’re acutely aware of how hard money is to earn, So won’t needlessly overpay for a car that IS superior to the alternative, but not by such a margin that it is worth the price premium. Case in point: a Singer DLS is a better car than a normal Singer, but not 4 times better!!! Budget is irrelevant, but relative value is…. If it’s expensive, it must represent something tangibly ‘superior’ to cheaper alternatives. Car 1: fast convertible road car that you can enjoy a Sunday blast in, whilst still looking good pulling up outside a fancy restaurant. Must be comfortable for the wife… Car 2: A track focussed supercar to show all those damned GT3s up on track.
There was a Scottish guy who tried to buy P155 OFF from the DVLA but they wouldn't sell it to him because they said it was offensive, so he applied to get P155 AFF (Piss off in the Scottish tongue) and they sold it to him! 😂
Another great episode. Makes me laugh every time. Topics for conversations:- Due to the success of Collecting Addicts Hollywood comes knocking and you are each cast in the Gumball film. What are each of you driving, wearing and who is your co pilot, from any era, age etc.
I wonder if anyone remembers the BMW (E30) 328i ad that appeared in magazines back in the early 90s where the tag line read, "Nuff said... Not quite..." I thought that was just brilliant. Monkey is right, the German naming convention was a thing all its own that had a way of capturing the imagination. Great episode, as per usual. Thanks gents.
Totally agree with Chris on the topic of private plates, especially anyone that really had to contort the letters and fixings to make it work. But a good one is a good one. The RS4 I occasionally see in Clifton with a plate that basically says BRISTOL seems very cool to me.
They obviously did 2 episodes back to back, but the "last week" joke has slightly back fired, because last weeks podcast was Chris with Marino Franchitti
I think I'm right in saying that Paul Daniels, the magician, had MAG1C on a Ferrari many years ago. I also remember that a battered old archery club minibus had WEA1M as a reg.
My weekly fix. Great topics this week. The whole pp debate is so true. A masterpiece done right and cringeville when done wrong. Alison Moyet. Total oft overlooked 80's vocal goddess. Great work yet again chaps.
The Brits have a particularly interesting relationship with number plates. Having followed rallying thru the 70s and beyond, it's always been the identity of the car. VLE756X for example. Everyone can tell me what car that was on can't they?
Bristol UK . Me Dad back in the mid 80's bought a Princess Ambassador after mum had written off the Hillman Avenger 1.3 down Telegraph hill ( Exeter) ..An Ex Dutton Forshaw Director car it was very nice .. RTC 1S was the plate .. He sold it for £500 to Elite Registrations and it paid me to go on Hoilday they said .
Chris H....after the 300CE 24v came the 320CE/320CE (also 24v but not annotated as such). Seems Mercedes-Benz weren't comfortable with the valve naming either, although there was the valve badging on the 190E Cosworth 2.3/2.5.
Im currently looking at plates that have very similar letters and numbers, just because they look unusual. Like SS55SSS or GG66GGG Could never find A444RGH
Nearly bought JJ22JJJ myself even though I don't have that new a car. A lot of those other ones sold. I have another letter's one in my watch list that looks like my cars original reg but it's 699/799
A444 RGH may still be awaiting registration through the auction as the A series of regs only goes up to a short number like 20 something and you can request higher numbers in auction
Glad collecting addicts returns and loving the Llandow Laps and car reviews. Some more old school road and track review suggestions: Integrale v Cosworth, Integra Dc2 v Clio trophy; 5GT Turbo v 205gti, Evo Makinen v Impreza P1...And finally please obtain a rare second generation Honda NSX Type R that won Evo Car of the Year 2002 and pitch it against the following year's winner the 996 GT3.2. That I got to see!
My favourite plate I see around from time to time is on a Bentley Continental GT - SO BENT. There's also a Macan around here rego ASLEEP which always gives me a laugh. The X5 though driven by a young woman with the plate CRUMPET always makes me laugh
I have a two car garage for you. You are a 46year old cleaning company owner in the far north of Scotland. You need to upgrade your commercial vehicle as some of your estate customers live up less than racing track smooth tarmac. Being self employed, your choice of vehicle has to be tax effective and get good MPG as no one enjoys giving money to Westminster. Budget is sub £600/month And the second car will be a fun car to drive for those odd days off. Has to be an estate just incase all commercial vehicles are out and another job needs to be done. Budget £24999 What can you come out with?
I detailed a car last year with the plate "24 O" and after quizzing the customer. About the value of it. He replied with "its completely worthless". He then went on to explain that his great grandfather received a military medal along with a registration assignment with his regiment number of "Two Four Oscar" with the agreement that it can stay in his families name and on any Vehicle they own. However it was and always will be registered to the Royal family. And with each monarch. It changes name including recently. He received a letter saying it was now registered to our King. The owner of mentioned plate by Edward "25 O" offered him £240k for it to be begrudgingly told he wasn't allowed to purchase it.
Totally agree with Chris on the plates. Govt should set up an anti-douchebag coucil to approve number plate submissions. Because ALOT of the private plates just scream "I'm a twat, please avoid me"...
Just wondering when you will discuss, car detailing ?, do you do it yourselves, pay a specialist detailer, OCD aspects of detailing…. Also getting to know your machine, washing, drying, waxing / coatings and the satisfaction / pleasure from a few hours of peaceful endeavour
I mean, many plates make me chuckle, including many mention here but why do we call them “private plate”? They’re bought from a public body, displayed in public so they’re not very private, are they? I prefer the much more honest American description - vanity plates. Hits the nail on the head.
Neil will be pleased to know that the fish mongers on the Camber in Old Portsmouth have W11 ELK on their pickup with a strategically placed black screw cover.
My Brother in Law tried to buy the Licence Plate he had on his Black Capri as a teenager, a car which he still owned but had rusted to nothing needed scrapping, but the DVLA refused to sell it him, it wasn't anything Special, it was a random 82 Y reg but he wanted to keep it for nostalgia, he phoned them up to try and work it out with them around 2010 and they totally refused to sell it to him!
Apart from Neil’s attempt at naming Lil Yachty (aka “Boat”) being a little off, I have to agree the song/album he’s referring to is excellent. Was a big favourite of mine last year.
I wanted CL10 XXX plate for my little french shitbox. Would have been pretty inexpensive, but the bastards won't let me put it on a car older than a 10 plate. Gutted.
2 car garage pitch - "As a conflicted modern motoring enthusiast, choose one car to save the world we live in and one to set your world on fire. Budget £100,000ish"
The Rolls-royce gasturbine engines were named after rivers because of their steady stream of power, before that they named their IC engines after (mythical) birds of prey.
I feel like that 2 car garage answer is 1: a Bentley turbo R in burgundy over tan and 2: an FC RX-7 not an fd with the four rotor engine from the 787b.
There's an Audi RS 4 in Bristol, with BR15TDL as his numberplate. I saw that & thought, what an absolute bell end. The city is a s#!t hole, why be proud of that
I managed to get a Personal plate by the luck of the draw, it has the first two letters of my surname (STXX XXX) and a shortened version of my last name for the last 3 letters! 😂
I hate 5x, 6x & 7x plates from September too. I have to have a 09, 10, 11 etc too. I own a personal plate too but hasnt been on a car since 2018 or so.
