Indiana to Hold Online Auction at www.IN.gov for New Indianapolis Colts License Plate.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian today gave Hoosiers their first look at the new Colts license plate and announced a unique online auction to reserve plates with special numbers.

Beginning tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. (EST), the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority will offer an online auction at accessIndiana, the state's official Web site (www.IN.gov) for the right to obtain more than 400 plates featuring the numbers 1 to 100 with these alpha prefixes: GO, TD, IC and OF. Additionally, specific player numbers with prefixes QB, WR, RB, LB, TE, DB and DE will be auctioned.

"It's more for fun than money, but buying a Colts plate will allow fans to be a part of building the stadium that kept the Colts here while showing their support for the best team in the NFL," said Daniels. "Here is another chance to take advantage of an idea that has been very successful in other states, and we've added the new twist of auctioning some of the numbers."

The minimum bid to reserve a plate through the auction will be $25. Upon making payment, the winning bidder will receive an authorization form to purchase the plate from the BMV on January 3, 2006. Auction plates can be renewed annually through 2009 by paying the standard BMV fee. The auction will close on December 16 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).

Regular Colts plates (non-auction) will begin with plate numbers 101. They will be available to Hoosier motorists beginning January 3, 2006, at Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches and at www.IN.gov. Hoosiers can purchase a specialty plate for a fee of $35. The BMV maintains $15 and the remaining $20 will go toward the cost of the stadium construction. Proceeds from the auction are separate from the annual license plate sales and will be provided to the Building Authority. Sales of the plates are expected to generate several hundred thousand dollars annually.

The online auction was designed by accessIndiana in cooperation with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority, and the Office of Governor Mitch Daniels.

The undefeated Colts face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight at 9:00 p.m. (EST) at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The game will be televised nationally on ABC's Monday Night Football.

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