<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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:<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: <a href="https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41" class="">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41</a></div><div class="">CA DMV: <a href="https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index" class="">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What does everyone think of this?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rohan (aka Aussie)</div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font face="Helvetica" class="">’56 Longbridge BN4</font> “Hellouise"</div></div></body></html>