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City's first car number plate set to fetch £250k at sale
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THE first car number plate to be issued in Edinburgh could go under the car shows fl hammer for a used car dealers in brookhaven ms quarter of car rental coupons specials a million pounds, auctioneers said today.
The sought-after registration mark "S1" has been estimated to fetch between £200,000 and £250,000 when it comes up for auction later this month.
The historic plate belonged to a leading pittsburgh car dealership pioneer of motoring.
This month's sale car rentals las vegas marks the first time the registration number has come on the Car Rental Orlando Discount market since it was car rental barcelona created in 1903.
Auctioneer Bonhams expects "significant interest" in the sale and say the sky could be the limit water proof car covers when Car Subwoofer Construction it comes to the final selling price.
The registration number originally belonged to Sir John HA MacDonald, who was the Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland from 1888 to 1919.
Sir John, who foresaw the rapid development phoenix car rental of the chicco in ride on car motor car and the need for a proper road system, was one of the first owners of a car north of the border.
He was also used car hamilton a founding member of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, which later became the RAC, and he was the first president when was the first car made of the Scottish Automobile Club.
The registration mark will be auctioned at Bonhams' Goodwood Revival Sale on September 19 in Chichester, West Sussex.
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Last Updated: 06 September 2008 9:49 AM
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Jenny MacArthur,
06/09/2008 13:00:18
S0?
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lobout,
Edinburgh 07/09/2008 09:36:03
Unbelievable! I sold my car reg for 1000 quid a couple of years ago (it came with the car) and I thought the guy was an idiot paying that much for a stupid number-not that I was complaining mind.
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Douglas,
Bathgate 07/09/2008 18:33:41
Buy it for your Humvee, Jenny. :o)
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Jenny car show babes MacArthur,
07/09/2008 21:13:05
Did no one get the linguistic brilliance satistic of teenage car accidents of my comment international car shipping above? In a mere three characters I produced a clever alphanumeric pun, combined with astute political commentary, pertinently questioning the validity of our Council retaining ownership of its own numberplate with no value car calculator other than ceremonial, when selling it could release significant funds for social purposes. Pah. I'm wasted on you lot.
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