Ford Mustang named “The Virus” gets controversial “COV1D19” vanity plate

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles grants owner the insensitive number but it could get revoked

Published: March 23, 2020 13:02 Imran Malik, Assistant Editor

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A Ford Mustang owner from Ohio who requested the vanity license plate “COV1D19” from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has now been given the controversial number... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles appeared to have no problem in issuing Brandon Ciriello the vanity plate in spite of the thousands of lives lost due to the coronavirus pandemic... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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The owner of the Long Shot Performance workshop in Ohio, has also renamed his 1986 GT “The Virus”... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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He says the idea came to him at a time when the coronavirus situation wasn’t as bad as it is today... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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He has owned the Fox Body sportscar for two years and has been tuning it ever since. It features a big block motor and a custom exhaust system with headers - but the biggest talking point about this pony car is the insensitive number plate.... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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Ciriello says that the vanity plate isn’t meant to make light of a bad situation insisting the outbreak is “very serious” and that his “heart goes out” to all those affected. The plate could be revoked if the DMV gets complaints about it... Image Credit: CarScoops / Brandon Ciriello

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