Vic number plate set to fetch $100k

A number plate worth more than most cars is expected to sell for at least $100,000 in Melbourne on Monday night.

Christophe Boribon said part of the allure for the three-digit Victorian plate "180" was that it was a "nice" number.

"It's a pleasing number to look at for collectors," said Shannons Auctions national manager Christophe Boribon.

"If collectors get into a bidding war, it could go as high as mid-ones ($150,000)."

The number was first seen on Victorian roads prior to the First World War but the plate sold on Monday is not an original.

Another three-digit plate, bearing the number "297", is expected to go for around $75,000.

But that pales against the marquee lot - a 1959 Maserati Birdcage valued at $600,000.