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Beatles number plate has hidden messagePeter Gent from St Albans in Hertfordshire came across a very famous car standing in a car showroom forecourt one day. The car was the white VW Beetle featured on arguably the most famous Beatles album cover, Abbey Road. Peter promptly bought it, realising that the car salesman had no idea of the history of the car or the plate. The car became famous largely because of its number plate LMW 281F. A 'Paul is dead' rumour began on an American radio station with the letters LMW taken as standing for 'Linda McCartney, widow', whilst 28 IF was widely regarded as a 'clue' that Paul McCartney would have been 28 'IF' he had lived. The fact that McCartney was 27 when Abbey Road was released was conveniently ignored. "I sold the number plate at a Sotheby's acution in 1986 for £2,300. It went to America but is now reportedly at the VW factory in Germany. I was hoping to get more for it at the time, but there were only two people bidding. I should have kept it really, but I didn't realise that their popularity would grow again. It would have been great publicity for my guitar shop 'The Music Dept.'" |
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