AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION CUSTOMISED CAR NUMBER PLATES
| The following sci-fi customised car number plates have been spotted on cars by various people at one time or another, irregardless of whether the sci-fi link is intentional or not - eg: VULCAN which can either refer to the planet where Spock was born or the company who manufactures large gas heaters for homes. They are all listed here alphabetically along with their sci-fi references. |
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| The main focus of this page is on Victoria issued plates for which only six digits are permitted, whereas some states like Western Australia can have nine. Different states are represented by different colours purely for easy reference and may not be the same colour/style as the platepics (the red plates are owned by me). I've also avoided listing international plates otherwise I'll end up with a thousand Jedi and Trekker varieties. |
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| Note: Plates that use numbers to substitute letters are not accepted eg: S1TH or J3DI. As far as I'm concerned, a "4" will always be a "4" and will not be read as an "A". To highlight this further, General Kael from the film Willow would appear as K43L which I refuse to accept. |
Updated: July 21, 2010
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Pretty obvious I think |
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Allen Bradley's call sign from within the computer - Tron |
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Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars |
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The name of a city - Jason and the Argonauts & Clash of the Titans |
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R2-D2 - Star Wars |
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R2-D2 - Star Wars Platepic |
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Kerr Avon, the guy who made futuristic black leather and studs look fashionable - Blake's 7 |
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"Be a Jedi Knight" - Star Wars |
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Roy Batty, who's seen things you wouldn't believe - Blade Runner |
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"Beam me up" - Star Trek |
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Biggs Darklighter, Luke's best buddy until he's blown to the shizenhausen - Star Wars |
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Bilbo Baggins - The Lord of the Rings |
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Jar Jar Binks <cough> nuff said - Star Wars |
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The sequel to Blade - Blade Platepic1, Platepic2 |
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"Beam me up" - Star Trek |
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Battlestar - Battlestar Galactica |
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Buffy Summers - Buffy The Vampire Slayer |
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Buffy Summers - Buffy The Vampire Slayer |
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The chimpanze who rebels against humans then later creates a new human/ape society- Conquest/Battle for the Planet of the Apes |
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Chani Kynes, the fremen woman who becomes Paul's better half - Dune |
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Chani Kynes, the fremen woman who becomes Paul's better half - Dune |
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Nurse Christine Chapel who had a thing for Spock - Star Trek |
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Witch TV series is that? - Charmed |
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Chewbacca's nickname - Star Wars |
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See Threepio ("III" in Romulan numerals is read as "3") - Star Wars |
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See Threepio - Star Wars Platepic |
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Beverly/Wesley Crusher - Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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Darth Vader - Star Wars |
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Can be read as the plural of Darth (ie the Sith) or Darth Sidious - Star Wars |
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Deja Q, the title of an episode of Star Trek that featured the reappearance of the Q character - Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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The production company who made the original Star Trek series in the 60s- Star Trek |
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Death Star - Star Wars Platepic |
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Darth Vader - Star Wars |
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Darth Vader - Star Wars |
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Exar Kun, a Jedi student from the Expanded Star Wars Universe - Star Wars |
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Ezri Dax, who replaced Jadzia in the last season of the show - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
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FAB 1 is the rego plate of Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce ("I" in Roman numerals is read as "1") - The Thunderbirds |
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The First Evil - Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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Frodo Baggins - The Lord of the Rings |
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The king of the monsters - Godzilla |
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The name given to the cute little Mogwai that everyone loved ... until he had offspring - Gremlins |
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Green Goblin, this was actually featured on a green car - Spider-Man |
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Grima Wormtongue, with a name like that you just knew he was going to be shifty - Lord of the Rings |
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The king of the monsters - Godzilla |
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A planet named by the Covenant in the hugely successful Xbox game - Halo |
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A woman Rotwang loved so much that he attempts to artificially create her in the form of the robot Maria - Metropolis |
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Hiro Nakamura, you know he's holding out to become one - Heroes |
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Call sign for Admiral Ackbar's frigate at the Battle of Endor - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi |
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Han Solo - Star Wars |
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Ironman - Ironman |
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A planet known for the manufacture of non thinking machines - Dune |
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Jabba The Hutt, he's a mean, green, eatin' machine- Star Wars |
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The little desert scavengers with the groovy glowing eyes and cute voices - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars Platepic |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars Platepic |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars |
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Of all the Jedi Knight plate variations this one probably has most significance because of Order 66 - Star Wars |
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Another Jedi Knight plate that has a level of symbolism as Star Wars was released in 1977 - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knight as seen on a BMW M3 - Star Wars |
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Jedi Knights - Star Wars |
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The elusive ginger cat who meets an alien and lives to meow about the tale (or should that be tail). Also known as Jonsey - Alien |
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The Vulcan "spirit/soul", mainly discussed in the third film - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
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Knight Industries Two Thousand, Michael Knight's talking Trans Am - Knight Rider |
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A gooddee turned baddee who got his comeuppance in the end - The X Files |
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Lady E, the name used by fans to refer to the Starship Enterprise (ya gotta be a real nerd to spot that one) - Star Trek |
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Princess Leia - Star Wars Platepic |
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Lord of the Rings |
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Chewbacca's little nephew (yes he does have one) - Star Wars Holiday Special |
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According to the film, we're in it right now - The Matrix |
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For a good time be sure to give her a call as Arnie did - Total Recall |
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Alf's home planet - Alf |
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Intended to be read as Master Jedi - Star Wars |
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The little fluffy dude who doesn't like bright light - Gremlins |
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"May the Force be with you" slogan - Star Wars |
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USS Enterprise rego number (note: should be NCC) - Star Trek |
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USS Enterprise Rego number - Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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Neo, Thomas Anderson's computer hacking alter ego - The Matrix |
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Nova, the mute girl who hitches a ride on a horse with Charlton Heston - Planet of the Apes |
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USS Enterprise - Star Trek |
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First generation USS Enterprise rego number, reads as NX 01- Star Trek: Enterprise |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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Ben "Obi Wan" Kenobi - Star Wars |
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A term used to discribe an item from hotel room #10 that is located in another dimension - The Lost Room |
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Vulcan word for "logic" as translated from The Motion Picture (yeah I know it's nerdy) - Star Trek |
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A computer - Blake's 7 |
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Order 66, the command given by Emperor Palpatine to the Clone Army to exterminate the Jedi Knights - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith |
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Pan Am's shuttle used to ferry people to the orbiting space station - 2001: A Space Odyssey |
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Personal Access Display Device, kinda like an advanced PDA for starship crew members - Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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The 1970s TV show intended as a sequel to the original Star Trek series but was never made (it became The Motion Picture instead) - Star Trek Platepic |
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Professor Ping - Barbarella |
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A hand held firearm - Babylon 5 |
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A hand held firearm - Babylon 5 |
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RAM, the character who escapes with Tron and Flynn from the gaming grid - Tron |
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Futuristic CG television show from the 90s - Reboot |
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Jek Porkins' X-Wing Fighter call sign - Star Wars |
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Dash Rendar, the "fill in" Han Solo you have when Han himself is busy being trapped in carbonite - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire |
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A dinosaur like creature seen in Mos Eisley on Tatooine - Star Wars: The Special Edition |
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Wes Janson's snowspeeder call sign when flying alone, though in the film he's Wedge's gunner whose call sign is Rogue 6 - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back |
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R2-D2 - Star Wars |
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Sauron, ring maker extraordinaire - Lord of the Rings |
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Abbreviation for Science Fiction. This is actually the plate that I wanted for my car but someone beat me to it. Not happy! |
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Khan Noonian Singh - Star Trek TOS (Space Seed), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
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Dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars Platepic |
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Dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars Platepic1, Platepic2 |
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Dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars |
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Dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars Platepic |
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As Yoda once said "always two there are, no more, no less." - Star Wars Platepic |
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Sith Lord from the dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars |
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Dark "Jedi" religion - Star Wars Platepic1, Platepic2 |
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Stargate SG 1 |
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Boba Fett’s ship - Star Wars |
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Boba Fett’s ship - Star Wars |
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Slayer (sure it's different spelling but the meaning is still there) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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A term used to describe a computer hacker - Star Wars |
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Slang word/obscenity - Red Dwarf |
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Slang word/obscenity - Red Dwarf |
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Shmi Skywalker, Anakin's mother - Star Wars |
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Mr Spock - Star Trek |
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Mr Spock - Star Trek |
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Mr Spock - Star Trek |
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Star Wars |
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Star Wars Platepic |
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Star Wars |
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Star Wars |
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Time And Relative Dimensions In Space AKA the Doctor’s time travelling phone booth - Dr Who |
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Tasha Yar, who was a popular character until she was bumped off at the end of the first season - Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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Charlton Heston's character damning them all to hell - Planet of the Apes |
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This was even spotted on a green car - The Incredible Hulk |
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Thumper, a rythmic pounding device used to attract sandworms - Dune |
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George Lucas' first film and is now the pinnacle of theatre sound systems - THX 1138 |
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Call sign for a particular Stormtrooper on the Death Star "TK 421 why aren't you at your post?" Ironically this one line inspired the naming convention for the entire 501st legion of Star Wars costuming fans (all of their Stormtroopers are called TK something or other) - Star Wars |
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Tycho Magnetic Anomally (ie: the monolith) insert your own "eee eee ee" music here - 2001: A Space Odyssey |
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Toecutter, the mean dude in the mean car - Mad Max Platepic |
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Torchwood, the Dr Who spinoff series - Dr. Who |
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A term used to describe a Star Trek fan. In fact there's been a never ending debate over whether "Trekker" or "Trekkie" is the correct term, though according to Gene Roddenberry it's Trekkie which irks the purists no end as they prefer Trekker - Star Trek |
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A term used to describe a Star Trek fan. In fact there's been a never ending debate over whether "Trekker" or "Trekkie" is the correct term, though according to Gene Roddenberry it's Trekkie which irks the purists no end as they prefer Trekker - Star Trek |
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A term used to describe a Star Trek fan. In fact there's been a never ending debate over whether "Trekker" or "Trekkie" is the correct term, though according to Gene Roddenberry it's Trekkie which irks the purists no end as they prefer Trekker - Star Trek |
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The designation of the TARDIS, ie: it's a Type 40 travel machine - Dr Who |
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Darth Vader (note incorrect spelling) - Star Wars |
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Darth Vader (note incorrect spelling) - Star Wars |
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Darth Vader - Star Wars |
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Darth Vader - Star Wars Platepic |
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Founder of the Grey Council and spiritual leader of the Minbari - Babylon 5 |
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Vampire Platepic |
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Traditional spelling for Vampire |
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Princess Vespa - Spaceballs |
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Vampire |
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Vampire |
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One of the two "old races" that no one really understood even though they had great looking environmental suits - Babylon 5 |
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The USS Voyager which got lost way out in nah nah land - Star Trek: Voyager |
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Mr Spock's home planet - Star Trek |
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The little Rodian kid who was friends with Kitster and young Anakin - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace |
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Watto - Star Wars |
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Watto - Star Wars |
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Unit of speed for starships - Star Trek Platepic |
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Unit of speed for starships which is actually considered unachievable in the Trek universe - Star Trek |
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Dr Who (Tom Baker version) and K-9 his mechanical dog. This plate featured on a motorcycle which had a complete custom Dr Who paint job including the rider's helmet - Dr Who |
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Can be used in a number of places but in keeping with the sci-fi theme of this page I prefer Avatar and Blackwolf - Wizards |
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Subsitute name for John Connor's dog (actual name was Max) - Terminator 2 |
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Yelled aloud by fans at Star Trek screenings whenever the Enterprise flashes past in the opening credit sequence (yep it's another nerdy one) - Star Trek |
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Luke Skywalker's nickname from the Star Wars novelisation - Star Wars |
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Alternate spelling of Luke Skywalker's nickname from the Star Wars novelisation - Star Wars |
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The ghost of a dead guy driving around in a fancy car - The Wraith |
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The X Files |
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The X Files |
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The X Files |
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"A place where nobody dared to go" (should be spelt with an "X") - Xanadu |
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The Shadows home planet - Babylon 5 |
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Snaggletooth's actual name. When the Stormtroopers suss out Han and Chewbacca sitting in the cantina booth, Zutton is the alien sitting at a table on the left of screen looking a little perplexed... and yes this plate was created in honour of him - Star Wars |
| If you happen to see or
photograph any sci-fi inspired customised car rego plates
in your travels (whether the reference be intentional or
not), be sure to let the Dags know ASAP at darren@maxwell.net - use the
subject line "SF Rego Plate" - so he can
include it in the listing. Let's make this list as
comprehensible as possible! Non sci-fi plates that still grabbed my attention I thought these were pretty unique and worthy of a separate list. In no particular order. . |
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As seen on a sports car which I thought was pretty clever |
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Something most people are in when they buy a new car |
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Can you please explain to me why ANYONE would want this? |
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When in doubt, wipe it out! |
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If the car ever got nicked, finding it you'd think would be pretty easy. |
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Actually seen on a green Mini Minor |
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Our favourite little green frog |
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What happens when KERMIT is taken? Go for the next best thing as this is what Miss Piggy always called him |
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Dr. Evil from Austin Powers trilogy, in fact when I first saw this plate I thought it was pronounced as one word, Drevil, until I realised what it REALLY said |
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Kinda makes you wonder what the insipration for this was |
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Who was that masked man??? |
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A singer |
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A rock group |
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I wonder if the rest of the alphabet is featured on another plate somewhere |
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When your car breaks down, it'll be easy to tell roadside assist what's happened to it |
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Would you ever get sick of this plate? :) |
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Like SNOT above, why would anyone want this? |
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A famous German WW2 aircraft |
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Dr Jeckyl's alter ego |
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Those famous little dudes with the dodgy singing voices from Willy Wonka's chocky factory, which makes you wonder if someone has the plate LOOMPA |
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Considering you need two plates for one car, you really will have some "doof doof" |
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This would make a great gift for anyone who's older than you are |
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Wouldn't you love to park this car outside a church |
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Makes you wonder if this refers to the driver or the road users the driver sees |
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Mr Burns from The Simpsons, it was even seen on a Rolls Royce |
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Seen on a car so heavily modified that its make and model could not be identified |
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If the interior door handles don't work, then this plate would be ideal |
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if the other plate was GRRR then you'd have Joss Whedon's now famous Mutant Enemy logo - Buffy/Angel/Firefly |
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An easy plate to choose when you're not in the mood to pick a plate name |
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For movie lovers |
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Like SNOT and TOILET above, why would anyone want this? It was even on a green plate! |
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Seen on a black hearse - and yes those are wedding ribbons on it Platepic |
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Think this dude knows something we don't |
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A nice homage to our favourite CONTROL Agent |
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Suzie Quatro, singer |
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Valentine's Day - how cute |
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This might've been a gift from some parents to their teenage son |
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Pirate Ship "Black Pearl" - Pirates of the Carribean |
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I just hope he has this on an appropriate looking car rather than something dinky like a Daewoo |
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You'd have to think is a very obvious one to get ... being on a car and all |
