Supercar owners tend to share certain traits, in our experience. There are always exceptions to any generalisation but, over time, it's hard not to notice the things people have in common. With supercar drivers, one of those things is confidence. No one buys a Pagani, a Bugatti, an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or any bona fide supercar in order to blend in. No one drives a car worth more than some people's houses in a bid to be inconspicuous.
Supercars are created as much to be seen as to be driven.
Outstanding cars deserve outstanding number plates
This is why you will rarely see one of these automotive artworks displaying a standard issue number plate. Drivers of the best cars know that only the best personal registration numbers can provide that perfect finishing touch to their pride and joy. To demean a supercar with a mundane number plate may not actually be illegal but it is certainly a crime against aesthetics.
Few people have the luxury and privilege of constant exposure to the world's most coveted automobiles. Carl Hartley is one of the few. As a top supercar dealer, Carl appreciates the unique qualities of each vehicle that passes through his hands. Small wonder that it can be very hard to let some of them go.
Carl summed up what he sees as the natural pairing of car and number plate in the video presented here.
Carl Hartley: "So, when you have a boat and you get the champagne, and you break the champagne over the hull of the boat to christen it and say 'Welcome to the world!' ... This is my equivalent of that." [Carl shows his private registration plate and affixes it to a Pagani Huayra
