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My BJ8 has the original yellow-on-black plates; DMV ain't said squat (they'=
d have to pry them from ...). Bought the car in '83. Wish our BN2 had black=
-on-yellow(?) plates; had to settle for vanity '1956 M'=20
You left too soon, Alan; that's also about the time we got the smog check w=
aived for pre-68 cars.=20
Bob=20
ps. Rohan, I've seen plate 'restorers;' IIRC there was one at the Pleasanto=
n car show a few years ago.=20
----- Original Message -----
I think it's fine, they made so many of us give up our black and blue plate=
s, only a handful of very stubborn enthusiasts have been able to keep their=
original plates, I had to give them up on my BJ8 when my local DMV refused=
to renew them in the 80's. So now I can go get them again for a small fee.=
CA needs the money, so this is a good way for them to raise money without =
raising taxes.=20
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Rohan Marr < rohanmarr@mac.com > wrote:=20
Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today and as=
an owner of an original =E2=80=9Cblack plated=E2=80=9D California car. I h=
ave mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the annou=
ncement and links:=20
Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: https://www.d=
mv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41=20
CA DMV: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index=20
So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some value and me=
aning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my plates hav=
e really deteriorated, and after a few steep driveways (you know how low ou=
r cars are) I have bent them in half one by one until they broke in half. I=
only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =E2=80=A6 the current o=
ne is hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would repr=
oduce them and I remember a link to someone who =E2=80=9Cunofficially=E2=80=
=9D remade them published on this list a few years ago. These new ones will=
reportedly use the same dye press tooling as the originals out of Folsom P=
rison (not sure where I read that), but unlike the original these will have=
a modern reflective coating and more importantly be available for use on a=
ny vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycles. I know how I fe=
el about a Prius with black plates!=20
So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number etc w=
ith an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bullet f=
or a vanity plate with the new black?=20
What does everyone think of this?=20
Rohan (aka Aussie)=20
=E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4 =E2=80=9CHellouise"=20
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<html><body><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #0000=
00"><div>My BJ8 has the original yellow-on-black plates; DMV ain't said squ=
at (they'd have to pry them from ...). Bought the car in '83. W=
ish our BN2 had black-on-yellow(?) plates; had to settle for vanity '1956 M=
'<br></div><div><br></div><div>You left too soon, Alan; that's also about t=
he time we got the smog check waived for pre-68 cars. <br></div><div>=
<br></div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div><div>ps. Rohan, I've seen =
plate 'restorers;' IIRC there was one at the Pleasanton car show a few year=
s ago.<br></div><div><br id=3D"zwchr"></div><hr id=3D"zwchr"><br><div style=
=3D"color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;fo=
nt-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">I think it's fine, they made so many of us give up our black and=
blue plates, only a handful of very stubborn enthusiasts have been able to=
keep their original plates, I had to give them up on my BJ8 when my local =
DMV refused to renew them in the 80's. So now I can go get them again=
for a small fee. CA needs the money, so this is a good way for them =
to raise money without raising taxes. <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Rohan Marr <span=
dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rohanmarr@mac.com"; target=3D"_blank">roh=
anmarr@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Apologies if this has already been discusse=
d, but I found this today and as an owner of an original =E2=80=9Cblack pla=
ted=E2=80=9D California car. I have mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it =
is worth reading up on the announcement and links:<div><br></div><div>Class=
ic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: <a href=3D"ht=
tps://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41" targ=
et=3D"_blank">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel=
15/2015_41</a><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>CA DMV: <a href=3D"h=
ttps://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index</a><br data-=
mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div><br></div><div>So why the mixed feelings, well o=
riginal black plates had some value and meaning - the car was an original C=
alifornia car. Unfortunately my plates have really deteriorated, and after =
a few steep driveways (you know how low our cars are) I have bent them in h=
alf one by one until they broke in half. I only ever had one plate on the r=
ear and swapped it =E2=80=A6 the current one is hanging on by a thread. So =
I was looking to see if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link =
to someone who =E2=80=9Cunofficially=E2=80=9D remade them published on this=
list a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly use the same dye pres=
s tooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I read that=
), but unlike the original these will have a modern reflective coating and =
more importantly be available for use on any vehicle, both old and new, or =
car, truck or motorcycles. I know how I feel about a Prius with black plate=
s!</div><div><br></div><div>So what I really want to do is replace my plate=
s with the same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up o=
n that and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?</div><div=
><br></div><div>What does everyone think of this?</div><div><br></div><div>=
Rohan (aka Aussie)</div><div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><span style=3D"font-=
family: Helvetica;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: Helvetica;" face=3D"Helv=
etica">=E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4</span> =E2=80=9CHellouise"</div></di=
v></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>
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