Car owners in New Delhi, India will now have high-security number plates (HSNP) on their vehicles. The Transport Department will start installing the new cheap number plates on new vehicles on April 30 and on older vehicles in June. The new number plates cannot be removed once installed or they will break. The Indian Supreme Court gave the directive to install HSNP to lower the high number of vehicle thefts.
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High security number plates in Delhi from next week
On Saturday April 28th the Rim Country Classic Auto Club will be hosting its’ 19th annual Beeline Cruises In. The days starts off with the cars driving around the town showing off their true beauty. Then at the end of the race each car is auctioned off including its vanity plate as it crosses the finish line. This event is great for family and really fun for collectors who just want to sit back and enjoy some bidding.
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Cruise-In features at least 250 cars
The 9th Annual Cape to Cape Rally, from Cape Wrath in the Scottish Highlands to Cape Cornwall on the southern coast of England, wraps up this weekend with the Truro Classic Car Challenge, the final leg of the 1,500 mile vintage car with vintage number plates tour. Drivers from all over Europe participate in the rally, which raises funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Classic cars to tour Truro after 1500 mile Cape to Cape Rally
California’s attempts to get a spay/neuter custom license plate might be halted. While the plate, designed by actor and activist Pierce Brosnan, has support from the ASPCA, PETA, and other groups, it’s not certain whether or not the bill to get the license plates in place will be signed by the governor. One concern is the fact that 7500 must be preordered for the plates to go into production; at the time of writing, only 4500 have been preordered. It is still imperative that those who want the plates tell the governor as soon as they can.
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Don’t Let the Spay/Neuter License Plate Be Thrown Under the Bus
In latest news the classic Mini won the Monte Carlo Rally. The car plans on making its debut at the Allgäu-Orient Rally soon. All the cars with custom number plates at the end of this race will be auctioned off. This rally has many strange rules that make alot of fair matches and make each race more and more interesting and competitive.
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BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG : From the Bavarian Allg?u to Azerbaijan in a …
Vanity plates on cars are still popular since their inception in the early 1900′s. In the US, they can be spotted on any street – often with clever or humorous messages. Dennis Cowhey from Chicago actually quizzed drivers on the motives behind their vanity plates and found that many of the plate owners were extroverted people with big egos. Today, there are certain restricted words and letter combinations for license plate owners – but that doesn’t stop clever motorists from finding a way!
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Drivers make a ST8MNT to world
This article talks about how high school senior Jase Philby’s senior project was to restore his 1989 Chevy Silverado Pickup before graduating and moving on to the Air Force. The car however was destroyed by vandals. The people at Leif’s Auto Centers heard his story however, and donated around 5,000 dollars worth of parts to help him out. He can create number plates to make the car look catchy on the road as well.
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Leif’s Auto Centers Partners with Local Community to Help High School Senior …
The San Diego Padres are having a tough time at the number plates design lately. They rank first in the MLB for strikeouts. This year there have been few balls put in play mainly due to homeruns, walks, and strikeouts. This means that big homerun hitters will recieve less balls to hit and will be pitched more carefully too. This year the long ball will make all the difference.
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Joe Lemire: Early numbers show walks, strikeouts, homers up at alarming rate
This article talks about how the Academy of Art University’s Automotive and customised number plates collection will get a 2012 preservation award from the Art Deco Society of California at the annual Art Deco Preservation Ball. This year’s event is themed after the 75th anniversary of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and honor artistic people from this era.
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Academy of Art University Automotive Collection to Receive 2012 Art Deco …
This article talks about a California bill that is being issued to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for more of a “classic” California custom license plate, which would allow license plate owners to be able to choose from 3 classic plate designs. It has passed its first legislative hurdle.
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BMW 2002 FAQ – California Bill to Bring Back Vintage License Plates
