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What does 'matching numbers' really mean for a collector car?

The phrase matching numbers is one of the most powerful in the collector car vocabulary, capable of adding significant value ...

Vehicle number plate hidden history: When and where did it all begin? A timeline every car owner should know

France authorised the first vehicle licence plate system in the world. The history dates back to the Paris Police Ordinance ...

Why do vehicles have number plates; when and where this system first began?

Number plates were introduced to identify vehicles and improve road regulation. The system began in Europe and later spread ...
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Vehicle "confidential numbers"

I was watching some 20/20 style show last night about the clean-up in NYC. They briefly spoke about how they were going about identifying vehicles that had been destroyed in the collapse. They said ...