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Vanity plates - keep or no?

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I feel dumb for asking BUT I ordered plates that say SSHAMM.

To explain a little bit, the HAMM means Haul Ass Mom Mobile.

And of course the double S. I thought it was funny that together it says sham because the car isn't what it seems at first glance. But, I have the Holden conversion and sham is seen as negative and I know it's kind of a controversial thing on whether or not the Chevy SS is a "real" Holden. So am I calling my car a fake holden when it was initially that the car isn't what it seems.


Keep the plates or get different ones?
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SSHAMM goes perfectly with a Biden, Harris bumper sticker. If you feel it amusing, keep it. it's about you not them.

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Downside to personalized plates is that if you ever make another driver angry it's very easy for them to remember you the next time they see you on the road.
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I feel dumb for asking BUT I ordered plates that say SSHAMM.

To explain a little bit, the HAMM means Haul Ass Mom Mobile.

And of course the double S. I thought it was funny that together it says sham because the car isn't what it seems at first glance. But, I have the Holden conversion and sham is seen as negative and I know it's kind of a controversial thing on whether or not the Chevy SS is a "real" Holden. So am I calling my car a fake holden when it was initially that the car isn't what it seems.


Keep the plates or get different ones?
Here are my thoughts. First and foremost, your car is a real Holden. A quick look at the sticker inside the driver's door on the B pillar will confirm that. Whether or not it is a Commodore may be the sticking point, as the Commodore was never offered in a LHD platform. Quite honestly your car and mine ('14-'15) were never offered with the LS3 in the Commodore either, so there's that. The Holden badges look great on the SS, and if my OCD didn't require the full conversion up to and including RHD I'd have put them on long ago, so you're good there.

As for the plates, if you like them keep them. I know well what it's like to have plates that nobody can decipher, and it is entertaining to me if nobody else. As @SS WOT pointed out, it's about you not them. If it bugs you that much you could always go with MOMSS (y)


Downside to personalized plates is that if you ever make another driver angry it's very easy for them to remember you the next time they see you on the road.
Of course having a car they've never seen in a color they've never seen making sounds that some have never heard, my plate is just a candle on a cake or a dime on a dollar at this point. ;)
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First thing I thought of was SHAM, but if you like it :cool:
Here are my thoughts. First and foremost, your car is a real Holden. A quick look at the sticker inside the driver's door on the B pillar will confirm that. Whether or not it is a Commodore may be the sticking point, as the Commodore was never offered in a LHD platform. Quite honestly your car and mine ('14-'15) were never offered with the LS3 in the Commodore either, so there's that. The Holden badges look great on the SS, and if my OCD didn't require the full conversion up to and including RHD I'd have put them on long ago, so you're good there.

As for the plates, if you like them keep them. I know well what it's like to have plates that nobody can decipher, and it is entertaining to me if nobody else. As @SS WOT pointed out, it's about you not them. If it bugs you that much you could always go with MOMSS (y)




Of course having a car they've never seen in a color they've never seen making sounds that some have never heard, my plate is just a candle on a cake or a dime on a dollar at this point. ;)
My point exactly. It is a Holden but the reason I thought sham is funny is because people mistake it for other cars all the time. At first glance, they just think it's just another black sedan but it's so much more than that. It's not what it seems to be.
Keep the plates if you think its funny... I just ordered my custom plates for my 15 APM 6M unit...HOLD3N was actually available here in Texas...
bottom line, don't worry what anyone else thinks. if YOU like it, keep it!!!
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I thought about a personalized plate, but don’t want to pay the annual fee for the privilege. I already pay enough for subscription services as it is. 🫤
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I thought about a personalized plate, but don’t want to pay the annual fee for the privilege. I already pay enough for subscription services as it is. 🫤
I agree. I have had several over the years, now, I use a personalized license plate frame.

Her idea, not mine. That message has been 2 of our 5 Cadillacs we have owned.
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Off topic but...
My wife's favorite license plate frame was one we had years ago on our 1987 Monte SS.
It simply said "GET IN, SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, HANG ON". She meant it, too, when she was driving.
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For decades my license plate frame read: "My other car is a motorcycle".
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not sure what state you're in but Pa is a one time fee. No annual cost for it.
not sure what state you're in but Pa is a one time fee. No annual cost for it.
I'm in missouri and the one I originally wanted is taken. But we have a biannual fee and it's $12. So no big deal here.
Cadillacin meant traveling in style where I grew up.

I agree. I have had several over the years, now, I use a personalized license plate frame.
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Her idea, not mine. That message has been 2 of our 5 Cadillacs we have owned.
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Since re-badge I considered doing an eclectic one, but passed as a thought why bother, few will get it:



Latin phrase for 'Secret of Secrets' - SS.
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I always had personalized plates on my muscle cars. For the SS I decided to go without to add to the stealthiness of being just another Malibu. Holden has SS-V and a few others so if you like the plate, keep it.
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I went with OZ DNA on my ‘16. Mine also wears Holden badges. Not many people know what the car is anyway. You do you! I think SSHAMM is funny.
I went with SS 376 on mine in a homage to the SS 396.
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