Today, the California DMV released the following list of 100 banned license plates. The list, accumulated over the past few years, has some obvious offenders. Others, like “3MTA3,” are a little trickier to decode. How many of them can you translate? More »

Jalopnik super friend Brett Berk recently penned a wisecracking story comparing ten well-known cars to “adorable” animals. The Lincoln MKS made the list, although we’re not quite sure how walruses are adorable. [Vanity Fair] More »

When we posted a picture of the license plate on Alexander Ovechkin’s Mercedes Sedan it didn’t take long for everyone to remind us of the boastful vanity plate on his other super Mercedes. While it doesn’t have the same emotional impact as “AAA8AAA” we think “A0 GR8″ has a certain Sloth-from-The-Goonies poetry to it. Plus, [...]

It’s no secret mad Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin has a taste for speed and insane cars like the Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series and this Brabus-tuned S-Class. His taste in vanity plates? Not quite so creative. (H/T to Josh!)

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A license plate reading “TOPGR” is pretty cool on it’s own. On a Bugatti Veyron it’s even better. In a license plate frame that says “ZR-1 for lunch” and “Ferrari for Dinner”? That’s just brilliant. [M3Forum and Flickr]