[Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program

[I Erbs]

I think I have a pair of 63 yellow and black plates. Make me a good offer
and I'll look in the garage for them

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it's fine, they made so many of us give up our black and blue
> plates, only a handful of very stubborn enthusiasts have been able to keep
> their original plates, I had to give them up on my BJ8 when my local DMV
> refused to renew them in the 80's.  So now I can go get them again for a
> small fee.  CA needs the money, so this is a good way for them to raise
> money without raising taxes.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Rohan Marr <rohanmarr at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> 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
>> 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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