On Mar 10, 2011, at 8:18 AM, pethier at comcast.net wrote:
>> I have a pair of CA black license plates for sale.
> [...]
>> I'm asking $300 for the pair. Photos available on request.
>
> Wow. What is it with California black plates? The guys at bringatrailer.com
> are always going on and on about them.
>
> I've been involved in the trading of 1962 Texas black plates at about a tenth
> the price.
Hi Phil,
I think there are two factors at work.
If you are buying a car with them, it probably means that it has lived its life
in California, and probably will be much less rusty than some other areas of
the country. I realize there are other states where cars don't rust away, but
California would dominate in terms of numbers.
The other factor is that many folks don't like the look of the modern reflector
plates on a classic car.
I was surprised to see what fairly poor examples of these plates were going
for. I had these filed away, but at the prices they are going for, I'd be
willing to part with them.
-Darrell
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