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fastspider · 01-03-2004, 03:44 AM

My Californian S1 Elise VTEC has "ELISE TR" on it.

Two meanings, its an Integra Type R (ITR) drivetrain, also the head is red, so its a TestaRossa, like the Ferrari TR's. Anyway most of the good Elise derivatives had already gone.

frukio · 01-03-2004, 06:31 AM

If Massachusetts were not so strict about vanity plates (6 characters max, must start with two letters, can't go letters-numbers-letters), I would get:
35173

mopho · 01-03-2004, 07:54 AM

Well I enjoy reading vanity plates, though I have never been one to want one- Why make it easier for someone to remember your plates?
Really Osipher, it must have been some other Lotus Elise

Anyhow...

L8 BRKR
NXT APEX
MIS TRES

This is one I thought of for my WRX wagon:

WAYGON (E)

smoseley · 01-03-2004, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by frukio
If Massachusetts were not so strict about vanity plates (6 characters max, must start with two letters, can't go letters-numbers-letters), I would get:
35173

Why not get EL153 then?

frukio · 01-03-2004, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by transio
Why not get EL153 then?

certainly possible.
i liked two things about the all-number idea:
1. not at all obvious, and doesn't even look like a vanity plate.
2. pretty much exactly correct when rotated 180, rather than having to reverse single letters or anything..

your suggestion is something to think about though...

cerven · 01-03-2004, 08:47 PM

How about PNISNV?

DCNSX · 01-05-2004, 01:35 PM

how 'bout...

PWR 2 WGT
UHLEEZ
S2 4 ME
TRAK TOY

Muwka · 01-05-2004, 02:21 PM

How about TOYTUS?

ChrisB · 07-13-2004, 09:23 PM

Web site listing vanity plates and their owner's interpretation:

www-chaos.umd.edu/misc/origplates.html

suit36 · 07-14-2004, 02:31 AM

EGO15T

The plate has followed me from several Miatas, an S2000 and now the Elise

Several interpretations:

Egoist

OR

Ego 1st

OR

15 tonne Ego

You need to be able to laugh at yourself

girlracer · 07-14-2004, 04:31 AM

Anyone know where I can do a search for a Texas plate?

TimMullen · 07-14-2004, 07:08 AM

My wife got me this plate for Christmas. Now I'm waiting for the car...

khamai · 07-14-2004, 08:31 AM

Tim,
We think too much alike!

I too have a vanity plate waiting at the DMV for my car to arrive.

To see what your plate would look like...
http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/

Randy Chase · 07-14-2004, 09:04 AM

I have one waiting for me too.

Thought about 111 KART

Then I liked COMP CAR but decided maybe it was a little "in your face" for a car like this to boast it is your company car. Like a license plate that said PAID 4.

Since it was a company car, I decided it should be company related. CHASECAM is too long. Shortened versions just did not work. Since the Elise will travel with cameras on it at all times, always recording

I settled with ON VIDEO.

khamai · 07-14-2004, 09:26 AM

Whoever gets the 1st customer car should get this one...

del105 · 07-14-2004, 09:31 AM

I just sent in my request in GA for; OMGHI2U

Modern Wedgie · 07-14-2004, 09:33 AM

How about SER KILR or EATS SER

Robert Puertas · 07-14-2004, 10:13 AM

the 2 best plates I've seen in California have been on Rolls Royces:

On an old 50's classic: SORDARF
On an 80's monstrosity: WTHQPNS

I'm thinking:

APEXL8R
CRVCHSR - my wife says she thinks that's cute and then smacks me.
TYPE 25 - yellow stripes required.
FED111R - I usually don't go for this kind of labeling.
BLKWTCH - but I'm afraid it reads as black witch.

Eyelise · 07-14-2004, 10:24 AM

Mine just came in "ELESE" for MA. The correct spelling was already reserved.

TimMullen · 07-14-2004, 10:53 AM

For what it's worth, to go along with my ELISE plate, my '72 Elan has had this one for the last 11 years (and I used to have "ELAN S4" when I lived in California - I seem to have a pattern):

01-03-2004, 03:44 AM	#81 (permalink)
fastspider Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: California, Bay Area Posts: 56	My Californian S1 Elise VTEC has "ELISE TR" on it. Two meanings, its an Integra Type R (ITR) drivetrain, also the head is red, so its a TestaRossa, like the Ferrari TR's. Anyway most of the good Elise derivatives had already gone. __________________ Elise S1 - Sun International Spoon/Honda Type R Engine Rev limited at 9100....

01-03-2004, 07:54 AM	#83 (permalink)
mopho goofn' with the bees Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: out of a suitcase- my stuff lives in LA Posts: 5,309	Well I enjoy reading vanity plates, though I have never been one to want one- Why make it easier for someone to remember your plates? Really Osipher, it must have been some other Lotus Elise Anyhow... L8 BRKR NXT APEX MIS TRES This is one I thought of for my WRX wagon: WAYGON (E) __________________ ________________ 2004 Caterham 7 Superlight R - 67 Lotus Elan www.morgansegal.com www.socalsportscar.com

01-03-2004, 08:47 PM	#86 (permalink)
cerven Elise Fondler Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: N. KY Posts: 1,244	How about PNISNV? __________________ Eschew Obfuscation Got mine 03-25-05 Ardent /biscuit /touring /3M / hard top

01-05-2004, 01:35 PM	#87 (permalink)
DCNSX Track it ! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 406	how 'bout... PWR 2 WGT UHLEEZ S2 4 ME TRAK TOY __________________ Caretaker for my boss' two Elises.

07-13-2004, 09:23 PM	#89 (permalink)
ChrisB I'm Lovin' It! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 3,968 Images: 1	Vanity plate web site Web site listing vanity plates and their owner's interpretation: www-chaos.umd.edu/misc/origplates.html

01-03-2004, 06:31 AM	#82 (permalink)
frukio Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 96	If Massachusetts were not so strict about vanity plates (6 characters max, must start with two letters, can't go letters-numbers-letters), I would get: 35173

01-05-2004, 02:21 PM	#88 (permalink)
Muwka Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 16	How about TOYTUS?

07-14-2004, 02:31 AM	#90 (permalink)
suit36 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sydney AU Posts: 113	EGO15T The plate has followed me from several Miatas, an S2000 and now the Elise Several interpretations: Egoist OR Ego 1st OR 15 tonne Ego You need to be able to laugh at yourself

07-14-2004, 04:31 AM	#91 (permalink)
girlracer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 389	Anyone know where I can do a search for a Texas plate?

07-14-2004, 07:08 AM	#92 (permalink)
TimMullen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 11,386 Images: 19	My wife got me this plate for Christmas. Now I'm waiting for the car... Attached Images __________________ Tim Mullen --- There is no such thing as Touring suspension or Touring wheels. I love being married. It's so great to find that one person that you want to annoy for the rest of your life. - Rita Rudner Chantilly, VA http://members.cox.net/elans4/ 05 Lotus Elise - Chrome Orange - No Touring - No LSS - No Hardtop - Lotus Driving Lights - Lotus "Chin Guards" - plain and simple. 94 Miata R Package - Black 72 Lotus Elan Sprint - Colorado Orange/Cirrus White

07-14-2004, 08:31 AM	#93 (permalink)
khamai Plain ol' Lotus-nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 3,563	Tim, We think too much alike! I too have a vanity plate waiting at the DMV for my car to arrive. To see what your plate would look like... http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/ __________________ life is better behind the wheel of a Lotus...

07-14-2004, 09:04 AM	#94 (permalink)
Randy Chase Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 28,175 Images: 761	I have one waiting for me too. Thought about 111 KART Then I liked COMP CAR but decided maybe it was a little "in your face" for a car like this to boast it is your company car. Like a license plate that said PAID 4. Since it was a company car, I decided it should be company related. CHASECAM is too long. Shortened versions just did not work. Since the Elise will travel with cameras on it at all times, always recording I settled with ON VIDEO. __________________ * V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S * No Longer the ADMIN here, please do not PM me asking for help. Thanks! http://www.facebook.com/randychase 1991 Toyota MR2. AutoX Beast 2006 Noble M400. Track weapon. 2009 Rossion Q1. Monaco Orange. Canyon Carver. In build: 2009 Toniq R (300whp? 1100 pounds?). Chrome Orange. Lexus GX-470 tow vehicle. On Order: Lotus Evora Next: McLaren MP4-12C

07-14-2004, 09:26 AM	#95 (permalink)
khamai Plain ol' Lotus-nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 3,563	Whoever gets the 1st customer car should get this one... Attached Images __________________ life is better behind the wheel of a Lotus...

07-14-2004, 09:31 AM	#96 (permalink)
del105 Where is my Elise? Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 159	I just sent in my request in GA for; OMGHI2U

07-14-2004, 09:33 AM	#97 (permalink)
Modern Wedgie elise groupie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 2,743	How about SER KILR or EATS SER __________________ Long live the

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07-14-2004, 10:13 AM	#98 (permalink)
Robert Puertas #0518 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,422 Images: 14	the 2 best plates I've seen in California have been on Rolls Royces: On an old 50's classic: SORDARF On an 80's monstrosity: WTHQPNS I'm thinking: APEXL8R CRVCHSR - my wife says she thinks that's cute and then smacks me. TYPE 25 - yellow stripes required. FED111R - I usually don't go for this kind of labeling. BLKWTCH - but I'm afraid it reads as black witch. __________________ Robert Puertas

07-14-2004, 10:24 AM	#99 (permalink)
Eyelise Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 1,129	Mine just came in "ELESE" for MA. The correct spelling was already reserved.

07-14-2004, 10:53 AM	#100 (permalink)
TimMullen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 11,386 Images: 19	For what it's worth, to go along with my ELISE plate, my '72 Elan has had this one for the last 11 years (and I used to have "ELAN S4" when I lived in California - I seem to have a pattern): Attached Images __________________ Tim Mullen --- There is no such thing as Touring suspension or Touring wheels. I love being married. It's so great to find that one person that you want to annoy for the rest of your life. - Rita Rudner Chantilly, VA http://members.cox.net/elans4/ 05 Lotus Elise - Chrome Orange - No Touring - No LSS - No Hardtop - Lotus Driving Lights - Lotus "Chin Guards" - plain and simple. 94 Miata R Package - Black 72 Lotus Elan Sprint - Colorado Orange/Cirrus White