[Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program

[Rohan Marr]

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 reading up on the announcement and links:

Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41 <https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41>
CA DMV: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index <https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index>

So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some value and meaning - the car was an original California 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 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 hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link to someone who “unofficially” 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 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 plates!

So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?

What does everyone think of this?

Rohan (aka Aussie)
’56 Longbridge BN4 “Hellouise"
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