# Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 11, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2023-11-11T02:25:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/1364 "2025-05-20T02:33:42Z")

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Today, a yellow Mercedes TD300 wagon. Like in this web pic:

[![](https://oldcarjunkie.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1982-mercedes-300td-v8-1.jpg) ](https://oldcarjunkie.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1982-mercedes-300td-v8-1.jpg)

It’s a diesel Mercedes-Benz W123. Model years are 1976–1986. I admire those old diesels. They’re near indestructible and can run forever!

I saw it coming up to pass me on the highway climbing up the Santa Cruz Mountains (Patchen Pass, 1,800’). I was admiring it behind me and watching it pass me, but as it passed me I saw the driver was a nice young lady and its license plate was **BABE WGN**.

I had to smile at that!

Double posting this because it belongs in both threads, in here and in ➜ [What's the most interesting car you saw today? - #7370 by Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7370) ■

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