10 most unique and expensive car license plates in the world
(Baonghean.vn) - Expensive supercars are always the center of attention whenever they appear. To own this car, the tycoons have spent millions of dollars, not only that, they also spend a huge amount to get "extremely unique" license plates... The "huge" license plates below will overwhelm everyone when they know their value.
1. Unique plate number 1 - 14.2 million USD
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The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pegaso Edition 1 supercar (priced at about 2.45 million USD) is equipped with a 1,200 horsepower engine that can reach a speed of 431 km/h.
Syed Abdul Ghaffar Khoury - the owner of the supercar is quite a picky person so he decided to choose a really nice license plate to bring more luck to himself. That is the most expensive license plate number "1" in the world.
Syed Abdul Ghaffar Khoury bought the auctioned plate for $14.2 million, equivalent to nearly VND320 billion. He then completed the procedures to get a license plate on his car.
2. License plate D5 - 9 million USD
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The unique license plate D5 was sold at a government auction of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Indian businessman Balwinder Sahani for a final auction price of $9 million (about VND200 billion). The starting price of this plate is known to be more than $2 million.
In addition to the super unique license plate above, this man also owns an O9 license plate for nearly 2.6 million USD (about 56.8 billion VND) at another auction.
3. License plate "1" - 4.9 million USD
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Also bearing the unique number “1”, this license plate was sold in Sharjah, UAE for 18 million dirhams (4.9 million USD). It is known that the plate is currently attached to the “god of wind” Pagani Huayra worth 2 million USD.
This license plate was purchased at an auction in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The value of this super expensive license plate is even twice the value of a Bugatti Chiron supercar or 2.5 Pagani Huayras.
4. License plate 28 - 2.3 million USD
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In Asian culture, the number 8 is considered a lucky number because it represents wealth and prosperity. That is why, when put up for auction in Hong Kong, the license plate number “28” (meaning: forever prosperous) had a record starting price of 413,000 USD.
What's even more surprising is that at the end of the auction, this license plate was bought by a tycoon for nearly 6 times the original price - 2.3 million USD, making it the most expensive license plate in Hong Kong history.
5. F1 license plate - 870,000 USD
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With a value of up to 870,000 USD, “F1” is currently the most expensive license plate in British history. Its owner is none other than billionaire Afzal Kahn - a big figure in the world car industry.
It is known that many other tycoons have come to Kahn to buy this license plate. However, with the price to "chase away customers" - 10 million USD, currently "F1" is still sitting on Afzal Kahn's "beloved" Mercedes.
6. Delaware 11 license plate (USA) - 675,000 USD
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This unique license plate, which currently belongs to the Fuscos real estate family, was purchased for $675,000. The reason for this exorbitant price goes back more than a century ago, when Delaware first issued alphanumeric license plates.
The wealthiest people sought to own the lowest-digit license plates. Today, a Delaware 1 license plate is used for the governor's car, Delaware 2 for the lieutenant governor...
7. License plate S 32 H - 335,000 USD
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This license plate is estimated to be worth $335,000. This plate is unique, rare and expensive because it has a single letter S. License plates with a single letter S are extremely rare and valuable in Singapore because they were registered about 70 years ago and are considered to have spiritual value.
8. License plate "VIP 1" - 306,603 USD
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Chelsea Football Club owner - billionaire Roman Abramovich once spent a whopping $306,603 to buy the license plate "VIP 1" for his blue Rolls Royce Corniche IV at an auction in England.
An interesting fact is that this unique license plate was once owned by the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II, and used in 1979.In an auction in the UK in 2006 for 306,603 USD (equivalent to 7 billion VND).
9. L0VE U license plate - 179,000 USD
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This is currently one of the most expensive plates in Hong Kong at 1.4 million Hong Kong dollars (179,000 USD equivalent to 4 billion VND). This plate belongs to Hong Kong businessman Pal Lai.
10. License plate GEV 844 - 60,000 USD
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One of only four Alaska license plates from 1921, when the frozen land was not yet an official state of the United States, “GEV-844” is valued at up to $60,000. It was once the top target of the world’s license plate collectors until it was successfully purchased in 2000 from the garage of the classic car with this license plate./.