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Most expensive numbers sold
- '5' - £3.5million (Dubai - 2007)
- 'M 1' - £331,500 (2006)
- 'VIP 1' - £285,000 (2006)
- '51 NGH' - £254,000 (2006)
- 'GS 1' - £258,775 (2005)
- 'K1 NGS' - £231,000 (1993)
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Autonumerology
Autonumerology Scrapbook - Birmingham Mail
Noel Woodall - The father of Autonumerology
[Image Caption] – You can see that this is a Rolls-Royce. But do you know who owns the car, using the registration letters as a clue?
Numbers with stories
May 1964
Collecting car numbers is a hobby that quickly becomes boring if all you do is just jot them down in a note-book.
After you have filled a few pages with jumbled letters and figures, the result begins to look like a nightmare arithmetic lesson.
Much more interesting is simply to collect those numbers which have a story to tell.
Most famous of all car numbers is A 1. This was the first London number when car registration began, in 1903. It was allocated to Earl Russell, then chairman of the London County Council.
The car with the A 1 number plates was later bought by a London dealer. He used the number on several cars and refused offers up to £2,000 for it.
Eventually he passed it on to a friend who sold it two years ago for £2,500, giving the money to help provide guide dogs for the blind. This historic number can still be seen by lucky spotters.
Another famous number is AA 1. This and AA 2 belong to the Automobile Association. They are to be seen on motorcycle combinations at the A.A. training school near Nottingham.
Many large firms, especially those connected with the motor trade, like to have appropriate registration plates. This gives a clue to the ownership of two well-known Midland numbers, BSA 1 and GUY 1.
Strangely enough, ITA 1 has no connection with television – it is the car of the Italian Ambassador.
Lord Mayors, too, seem to be fond of 1-numbers. Leicester’s Lord Mayor uses ABC 1, and the mayoral car of Wolverhampton has JDA 1.
Some celebrities like to have a car number that includes their initials. Harry Secombe’s Rolls-Royce is HS 92, and Ken Dodd has KD 11 on his Jaguar.
Pictured here is another celebrated Rolls-Royce, BC 1. This is usually to be seen where Bill Cotton and his band are giving a show.
Many more such interesting registrations are listed and illustrated in Car Number Galaxy, by Noel Woodall. This booklet is obtainable from Mr. Leslie Hunt, 90, Woodside, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, price 3s.6d. post free.
All profits from its sale go to help Trueloves School for Seriously Crippled Boys in Essex.
C. W. HILL