Fasten your seatbelt and get ready to score a piece of Adelaide 500 history

Friday, 8 November 2024

The State Government has today unveiled the limited-edition plates, designed to capture the prestige of Australia’s favourite street race as the Supercars return to the streets of Adelaide for the finale of what has been a heart-stopping season.

An emblem of the race’s legacy, the plates are uniquely numbered with white figures 1ADL to 25ADL on black backgrounds next to a decorative Adelaide 500 badge.

With demand likely to zoom, the plates are the ultimate memento for die-hard fans and collectors alike and are each expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

When South Australia hosted the Formula One Grand Prix for the first time in 1985 the State Government released a numeral series of now-famous Black Grand Prix plates that ran from GP 1 to GP 199 to celebrate.

The GP 1 plate sold for a then-record of $593,000 when it was auctioned in 2020.

All plates will be auctioned with ‘Class Specific Rights’ which entitles the owners to long-term rights to their plate. This means the plate can be transferred to vehicles registered in the same name and sold to a third party, extending the buyer market to include investment opportunities.

Anyone can purchase a plate however the plates can only be affixed to a vehicle that is registered in South Australia.

Revenue raised from the auction will be returned to the Department for Infrastructure and Transport to fund services for South Australians.

The public online auction is live now and will close at 7pm on Monday, 18 November.

The online auction will be run by third-party auctioneer Slattery Auctions and Valuations. Visit https://www.slatteryauctions.com.au/auction-catalogue/AN-1-5-1-04324 to bid.