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[Lady Templar]

Just read this on the Daily Record (UK) :

The number plate ST1 - used on the Volvo coupe driven by Roger Moore in the 1960's TV detective series The Saint - is up for sale for

[Qwerty]

There must be dozens of collectors out there who'll jump for that.

[Dunph]

150 grand? Jeez, what some people would pay for a piece of metal. Overly personalised plates are tacky in my opinion anyhow.

DUNPH1? Naah

[Blofeld's Cat]

How does one know that it's one of THE plates that was actually used in the series as there were 2 cars supplied and utilised by the production team - one was used by the 2nd unit on location and one was supplied to Roger to drive around in.

[Qwerty]

How does one know that it's one of THE plates that was actually used in the series as there were 2 cars supplied and utilised by the production team - one was used by the 2nd unit on location and one was supplied to Roger to drive around in.

Perhaps it says more in the full article?

[TheSaint]

Looks more like one hundred fifty pounds than one hundred fifty thousand pounds.

[Blofeld's Cat]

150K ON A PLATE

[Qwerty]

How does one know that it's one of THE plates that was actually used in the series as there were 2 cars supplied and utilised by the production team - one was used by the 2nd unit on location and one was supplied to Roger to drive around in.

Perhaps it says more in the full article?

150K ON A PLATE

Eh....guess not. About two months old too, you'd think the article would have explained more about where it's up for sale, updated on the sale, etc. It is the Daily Record though...

[Bill Tanner]

How does one know that it's one of THE plates that was actually used in the series as there were 2 cars supplied and utilised by the production team - one was used by the 2nd unit on location and one was supplied to Roger to drive around in.

I think you're slightly missing the point. The

[Blofeld's Cat]

[quote name='Bill Tanner' date='2 March 2005 - 17:06'][quote name='Blofeld's Cat' date='2 March 2005 - 03:59']How does one know that it's one of THE plates that was actually used in the series as there were 2 cars supplied and utilised by the production team - one was used by the 2nd unit on location and one was supplied to Roger to drive around in.

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I think you're slightly missing the point. The

[DLibrasnow]

I can think of a lot more stuff to spend 150,000 on than the registration for my vehicle.

[Lady Templar]

Please read this article from "The Times" about The ST1 plate

[Qwerty]

Ah, thanks Lady Templar!