[Healeys] Black Plates, a further thought

[R. Cobb]

Original messages:
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:50:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: rrengineer at dslextreme.com
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Black Plates
To: "Richard Collins" <gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com>
Cc: editorgary at aol.com, healeys at autox.team.net
Message-ID:
	<80e8a1368ca1ccf0a103c4a.20080611235010.eeratvarre at webmail.dslextreme.com>
	
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1

Just make sure you keep a copy of your old California registration for the
next owner too so he can prove to the DMV they were assigned to the car.
Mike MacLean
56 BN2
60 AN5


Richard Collins

> > I still have the orig black plates on my 1960 BN7. But, now that I shipped
> > it
> > back to my Kentucky home having lost my calif job of 6 1/2 years last
> > week, I
> > will be likely required to take them off and put KY "Antique Auto" plates
> > on
> > it.  But, I will keep the plates for the next owner (no, no plans to sell
> > anytime soon)
> >
> > Richard of Ca/KY
> > 1960 BN7 #440
> > soon to be just "Richard of KY"        :^)
>   

----------------------

Richard,

I don't know how Kentucky is, but as far as California (and IL) go, it doesn't seem to matter where the car resides, as long as CA gets the registration fees.

I have two vintage original CA cars the I brought when moving to IL in 1982.  They are still registered in CA with my IL address shown on the registration.  I have never had any problem with any local law enforcement regarding having them registered in CA, while using them in the Midwest.

The only issue that ever came up was with auto insurance.  It seems that federal law requires that a policy be written per the state requirements for the state where the car is registered, not where the owner lives or garages the auto.  So, if you can use a friend's address as your CA "address" for purposes of the policy, but have any related insurance mail sent to your KY address, you should  be fine, as far as my experience goes.

Bob Cobb