And this is not a typo – yes, really 20 million dollars! And yet, we are talking about a most ordinary Volvo V70 from the nineties. Do you think it was owned by some very famous person or something happened in this car that justifies the astronomical price? By the way, it hasn’t been in space either…
It’s much more prosaic. The price is explained by the fact that the car has a very valuable license plate. What’s so special about it? It’s the first modern-style license plate. And that’s all!
As the seller of the “golden” Volvo asserts, his father bought this license plate in the seventies, but similar plates officially came into use only on April 1, 2010. In addition to New York, the bottom of the plate featured the slogan Empire State, which referred to the skyscraper located on Manhattan Island.
This series of plates combines a serial number consisting of numbers into letters. However, on this plate, instead of the traditional combination, only the inscription New York is applied, symbolizing that this number is the first in the series. According to the seller, this plate is an integral part of the city’s history. At the same time, the potential buyer will be able to register the car exclusively in New York, writes Motor.