Steve Jobs was the man who broke the traditional outlook of the technology industry and created a brand new market in itself. He is more famous for his unique way of dealing things. Besides balance sneakers and blue jeans, Steve Jobs was known for his silver Mercedes.

Steve Jobs famously drove a silver Mercedes Benz 55 AMG. What was perhaps most interesting about Jobs’ ride was the fact that it never had a license plate. Jobs’ Mercedes was photographed many times over the last several years, but the car was always plate-free.

No matter how big billion dollar company he had built, he lived his life as a simple man (as per American standards). He lived in a modest house in California, had a silver Mercedes SL55 AMG. Many have speculated on why the late Steve Jobs never put a license plate on his cars. Wondering how? Read further.

There are a lot of questions running in your mind right? Did he just pay the fine every time he was caught? Was he granted a special leave by the California government to indulge himself? Wait, let me explain you.

“Think Different” was an Apple slogan of which Steve Jobs was fond. Well, Jobs used to think very differently indeed. He somehow found a loophole in the ‘California Vehicle Laws’ and that is how he had managed to drive a numberless number plate car.

He exchanged one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one. This made him use the cars which were not older than 6 months. Hence, he never really required to use any number plate for his car.

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According to the ‘California Vehicle Laws’, anyone with a brand new car had a maximum of six months to affix the issued number plate to the vehicle. So Jobs made an arrangement with the leasing company; he would always change cars during the sixth month of the lease, exchanging one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one.  At no time would he ever be in a car as old as six months; and thus there was no legal requirement to have the number plates fitted.

Why he never wanted to use a car having a number plate on it?

Well according to Walter Isaacson (Author of Steve Jobs), Steve Jobs didn’t want anyone to track him through his number plate and that’s the reason why he prevented the use of it.

All you Need Is – THINK DIFFERENT !!!

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