Re: IML: License Plates in California

On 10/26/05, ken cleversy <cleversy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Current DMV regulations state that you can get plates for any car 1962 or
Older for the year plate matching year of the car. Check out.
http://www.davesclp.com/  Dave has got a lot of the Old DMV plates that
were never issued. He has a lot of info on the DMV requirements for plates
also; such as to the regulations from 1963 on, once a plate is used if the
title lapses, new plates are issued and you cannot put the Black with
yellow letters or Blue with yellow letters back on. I was thinking of
getting 59 plates for my 59 Imperial. The original owner decided to change
title to his wife in 1964 so DMV issued her the black and yellow plates
currently on my car. But I can change them to the yellow plate with black
letters and the 59 in the year block of the plate. When I bought my 1969
Mustang it's front plate was missing, so I was thinking to replace, that
is when I found I couldn't. So if I try to replace the plate I will get
issued new plates, so I keep just the back plate.

--- Kenyon Wills < imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> get it re-plated and start fishing in the plates box
> at the local swap-meet for appropriate ones.  Some
> folks can tell the prefix that would have been correct
> for your year car, and get a decent pair.  You can
> then graft them onto the car once it is registered to
> you if the plates you get are "clean", and coming out
> of a box means that they have probably been out of
> circulation for more than the 3 years that DMV keeps
> them on record.
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> Good luck.
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> -K
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> --- dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> >  Thanks Kenyon!, by the way, the car is comig from
> > out of state.
> > Thanks much!
> > Dan
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> > There are such plates, but they are generally for
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> > older cars.
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> > The one thing to be aware of in CA is that the DMV
> > likes to confiscate old plates and issue new ones.
> > If
> > you buy a car that has its original plates (blue,
> > black, yellow), you'll be ahead if you remove them
> > and
> > report them "lost", as in "the car came to me
> > without
> > plates".  They will then issue the same new plate
> > that
> > you would have gotten otherwise and you hang onto
> > the
> > old original plates.
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> > At some point later, you can get the original plates
> > (or others that are correct for your car) - On the
> > condition that those plates are not in the DMV
> > database as registered to another car.
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> > Therefore if you report your originals as stolen, it
> > may take a period of time for them to drop out of
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> > DMV's system before you can activate them again.
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> > There is a classic or parade car thing, but they
> > have
> > terribly strict rules on use and mileage and so
> > forth.
> >  Better off not bothering, I would suspect?  I'm
> > sure
> > others will chime in with better info on that.
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> > --- dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > > Hi All....I guess this question is for those
> > members
> > > in California.....being relatively new here, can
> > > someone tell me if there is such a thing in CA as
> > > "antique" plates ? and if so, how old the vehicle
> > > has to be to qualify? back in NJ I didn't have to
> > > get the car inspected and only paid Registration
> > > every 4 years, also any car over 25 years old was
> > > considered a "antique" and got special
> > > consideration, special rates. etc.....anyone who
> > has
> > > experience here in California with registering a
> > > 1966 Imperial PLEASE email me
> > > ( dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx) so I can at least go
> > into
> > > the DMV with some understanding as to how they are
> > > going to mess things up before hand.
> > > Thanks all!!!!
> > > Dan Melnik
> > >
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