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Capital's first car reg for sale
The S1 registration plate licence is being sold
Edinburgh's first ever car number myspace car layouts plate is set to fetch up to �250,000 at auction.
The registration plate "S1" was originally bought in 1903, the year registration numbers were introduced.
It was bought by Sir John H A MacDonald, used car auction in dc area the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland between 1888 and 1919.
Also known as Lord compare car rentals Kingsburgh, he was a motoring pioneer car care one card who foresaw the rapid development danvers car dealer of the car and the need for a proper road system.
He was one of Scotland's first car owners, and was also a founding member of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, which later became the RAC, and was the first president of the Scottish Automobile Club, founded in 1899.
I would imagine it would appeal to a patriotic Scot who wants to drive around with S1 which could stand for Scotland 1
Toby Wilson
Bonhams
The historic S1 car dealer tewksbury plate has been in Sir John's family ever since, and is now being offered for sale by his descendants.
The licence will be sold by Bonhams auction house at the Goodwood Revival Sale on 19 thule car top carrier September. The owner then can have the plate made using the licence.
Toby Wilson, head of Bonhams Enterprise Rental Car Owings Mills Md automobilia department, said: "The number plate (licence) has come directly from the family, bluetooth car kit and has been with them since it was first bought.
"I would imagine it would appeal to a patriotic Scot who wants to drive around with S1 which could stand for Scotland 1.
"Obviously, it used car trade in value could also appeal to someone called Simon or whose initials are SI.
"However, so far the interest we have received is from neither a Scot or a person called Simon.
"First and foremost, it will be someone the smart car who understands motoring history."
In 2005, Bonhams sold registration "1F" for �144,500 and in 2006, it sold "M1" for build a car online a then world record auction price of uk exhibitionist car fun �331,500.
In car rentals orlando fl January car crashes through building this year, car design entrepreneur Afzal Khan paid �440,625 car sense for the Formula One initials "F1".
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