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Hi Bruce!
Maybe you can tell him how you protect your rear plate from getting all be=
nt up!!
Al Fuller
al@bighealey.org
'65 A-H BJ-8
'85 Rx-7 GSL-SE
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From: "Bruce Steele" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:13 AM
To: "Rohan Marr" <rohanmarr@mac.com>
Cc: "healeys" <Healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program
Hi, Rohan. Given that your car is a '56, if it was originally registered i=
n CA it would have had black on yellow plates. The yellow on black plates =
replaced them in '63, if memory serves. You can order year of manufacture=
plates from the DMV, though I needed to get a supervisor to help me as the=
clerk was unfamiliar with them (not surprising, given the low volume of re=
quests they likely get).
If you want to retain the black plates, I'd suggest contacting Darryl's Lic=
ense Plate Restoration. I've had good success with him.
http://www.darrylsplates.com/
Bruce Steele
Brea, CA
1960 BN7
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Rohan Ma=
rr
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 4:42 PM
To: Austin Healey List
Subject: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program
Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today and as=
an owner of an original "black plated" California car. I have mixed feelin=
gs on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the announcement and link=
s:
Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: https://www.d=
mv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41
CA DMV: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index
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 . the current one is ha=
nging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would reproduce th=
em and I remember a link to someone who "unofficially" remade them publishe=
d on this list a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly use the same=
dye press tooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I =
read that), but unlike the original these will have a modern reflective coa=
ting 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 bl=
ack plates!
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?
What does everyone think of this?
Rohan (aka Aussie)
'56 Longbridge BN4 "Hellouise"
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<div>Hi Bruce!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Maybe you can tell him how you protect your rear plate from getting al=
l bent up!!</div>
<div> </div>
<div>
<div>Al Fuller<br />
al@bighealey.org<br />
<br />
'65 A-H BJ-8<br />
'85 Rx-7 GSL-SE</div>
</div>
<div> </div>
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<div><span style=3D"font-family: tahoma,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"=
><b>From</b>: "Bruce Steele" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com><b=
r />
<b>Sent</b>: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:13 AM<br />
<b>To</b>: "Rohan Marr" <rohanmarr@mac.com><br />
<b>Cc</b>: "healeys" <Healeys@autox.team.net><br />
<b>Subject</b>: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program</span=
>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif">Hi, Rohan. Given that your car is a ’56, if it was =
originally registered in CA it would have had black on yellow plates. =
The yellow on black plates replaced them in ’63, if memory serves.&n=
bsp; You can order year of manufacture plates from the DMV, though I =
needed to get a supervisor to help me as the clerk was unfamiliar with them=
(not surprising, given the low volume of requests they likely get). =
</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif">If you want to retain the black plates, I’d suggest conta=
cting Darryl’s License Plate Restoration. I’ve had good s=
uccess with him.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://www.darrylsplates.com/";>http://www.darrylspla=
tes.com/</a></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"> </span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce Steele</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7</span></p>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Trebuchet MS",=
sans-serif"> </span></p>
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0in 0in">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"=
;Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;=
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounce=
s@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rohan Marr<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 27, 2015 4:42 PM<br />
<b>To:</b> Austin Healey List<br />
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program</span></p=
>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I =
found this today and as an owner of an original “black plated” =
California car. I have mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth read=
ing up on the announcement and links:</p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets thi=
s Summer: <a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/new=
srel/newsrel15/2015_41">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsr=
el/newsrel15/2015_41</a></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">CA DMV: <a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/porta=
l/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/l=
egacyplates/index</a></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So why the mixed feelings, well original black plate=
s had some value and meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfo=
rtunately my plates have really deteriorated, and after a few steep drivewa=
ys (you know how low our cars are) I have bent them in half one by one unti=
l they broke in half. I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =
… 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 &ldqu=
o;unofficially” remade them published on this list a few years ago. T=
hese new ones will reportedly use the same dye press tooling as the origina=
ls out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I read that), but unlike the origin=
al these will have a modern reflective coating and more importantly be avai=
lable for use on any vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycle=
s. I know how I feel about a Prius with black plates!</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So what I really want to do is replace my plates wit=
h the same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on tha=
t and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">What does everyone think of this?</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Rohan (aka Aussie)</p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica",san=
s-serif">’56 Longbridge BN4</span> “Hellouise"</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div></span>
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