Collecting Cars, the online auction platform that\u2019s become the go-to for petrolheads and collectors alike, is currently offering up a piece of Australian history that has nothing to do with cars and everything to do with our greatest ever sportsman.<\/p>
NSW Heritage Number Plate \u20181114\u2019 is up for grabs, and before you scroll past thinking it\u2019s just a set of old plates, here\u2019s the thing: this combination was gifted to Sir Donald Bradman himself after the historic 1930 Ashes series. You know, the one where he scored 974 runs and basically made England question why they invented the sport in the first place.<\/p>
The plate set is believed to be one of only six presentation models ever produced, originally commissioned for the Mayors of Australia\u2019s five mainland capitals and The Don. So yeah, Bradman was literally given the same treatment as the leaders of the country\u2019s biggest cities. Not bad for a bloke from Bowral.<\/p>
What\u2019s actually on offer is a pair of enamel plates in pristine condition, housed in a bespoke presentation box, along with a smaller enamel replica designed as a keepsake. It\u2019s the kind of thing that would look equally at home in a museum or mounted pride of place in someone\u2019s man cave (though we\u2019d argue it probably deserves the museum).<\/p>