Rare vintage number plate surpasses expectations to sell for more than $1MILLION at a car auction
- Heritage Victoria number plate has sold at auction for a staggering $1.11million
- It was the highest selling item of the auction which featured vintage cars
- It beat out a heritage NSW number plate which sold for $905,000
A rare and vintage number plate has sold for $1.11million at a car auction.
The Shannons Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction was held on Monday with vintage cars, number plates and other automotive collectibles going up for sale.
The $1.11million sale of the heritage Victorian number plate was more than any other items on offer at the auction, including vintage cars.
A heritage Victorian number plate featuring only two numbers has sold for a staggering $1.11million at a Melbourne auction (pictured)
The number plate - VIC 26 - had not changed hands for two decades and proved to be a very desirable item at Monday's auction, Nine News reported.
The bidding price started at more than half a million dollars, $560,000, and quickly started to climb.
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The Victorian number plate beat out a previous big seller, the NSW Heritage plate '22', which sold for $905,000 in November of 2019.
In November of 2019 another heritage number plate, the NSW '22', sold for an eye watering $905,000
