[Healeys] CA black plates and registration decals

[R. Cobb]

The ZYZ xxx black CA plate was issued mid-1969.  I purchased a new car 
in CA in April, 1969, and received ZFY xxx.  They were just about to run 
out of combinations at this point and as I recall the next ones issued 
were with three numbers, then three letters.  That new grouping lasted 
about a decade, and then it became a number, three letters and three 
numbers.

Regarding YOM, I can understand how old black plates become available to 
purchase, but how can there be old, unused annual self-adhesive 
registration stickers in any useful quantity, since most would have been 
used at the time of issue?

Bob

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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:43:38 -0700
From: "Eric (Rick) Wilkins" <e-wilkins at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Black Lic Plate expeirnce - CA Law / DMV - Part
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Not YOM plates (and apparently not 1958 plates) my car has a pretty  
cool looking number on my black plates from the early 60s.

http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/overriders.htm

Wilko
San Diego