Yes, you CA residents, you CAN get black plates and put them
on another car. Below is the CA DMV code from their
website, http://www.dmv.ca.gov/dmv.htm
I think it adds a lot to have the correct original plates on
an older car, sort of the finishing touch as it were.
--Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66
Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA
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Model Year Date License Plates
5004.1. (a) An owner of any vehicle that is a 1962 or
older model year vehicle may, after the requirements for the
registration of the vehicle have been complied with and with
the approval of the department, utilize license plates of
this state with the date of year corresponding to the model
year date when the vehicle was manufactured, if the model
year date license plate is legible and serviceable, as
determined by the department, in lieu of the license plates
otherwise required by this code. The department may consult
with an organization of old car hobbyists in determining
whether the date of year of the license plate to be used
corresponds to the model year date when the vehicle was
manufactured.
(b) A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be charged for
the application for use of the special plates.
(c) In addition to the regular renewal fee for the vehicle
for which the plates are authorized, the applicant for a
renewal of the plates shall be charged an additional fee of
ten dollars ($10). When payment of a regular vehicle renewal
fee is not required by this code, the holder of any license
plates with a date corresponding to the model year may
retain the plates upon payment of an annual fee of twenty
dollars ($20), which shall be due at the expiration of the
registration year of the vehicle to which the plate was last
assigned under this section.
(d) Whenever any person who has been authorized to utilize
the special license plates applies to the department for
transfer of the plates to another vehicle, a transfer fee of
twelve dollars ($12) shall be charged in addition to all
other appropriate fees.
Amended Ch. 1292, Stats. 1993. Effective January 1, 1994.
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