[TR] [Autojumble] For sale - CA black license plates -unissued/unused

[Hans de Ferrante]

Thanks for the info., Randall. You are lucky, to  have  2 plates and  
the proof. My problem is, I have the proof but only 1 plate (I might  
consider buying a set, but  I certainly ain't gonna  spend $300 on it  
--- just not enough  bang for the  buck).
I keep  hoping to see you again, but keep  missing you at the   
Maggie's Pub meetings. Are you going to  the TRSC Palm Springs BBQ,  
Saturday?
Hans
'62 TR3A

On Mar 11, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Randall wrote:

> No problem, Hans, I have the proof.  Which as you say, I had to  
> submit to
> the DMV in order to get the registration.
>
> There are actually two different ways to use old plates now.  The  
> rule you
> are talking about (which is the one I used) allows basically any old  
> plate
> as long as you can prove it was registered to the particular car.   
> However,
> the most common way of using old plates is called the YOM program  
> (year of
> manufacture) and it will allow any plate to be reassigned to your car,
> provided the plate was current in the year the car was made.
>
> So, for example, if I had a 63 TR4, I could buy Darrell's plates and  
> not
> have to prove that they were ever assigned to my car.  But I could  
> not do
> that with any black plate for my 56 TR3, because the black plates  
> didn't
> come out until 1963.  The "YOM" plate for my TR3 would be black on  
> yellow
> instead of yellow on black.
>
> -- Randall 
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Hans de Ferrante [mailto:tr3 at roadrunner.com]
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:37 AM
>> To: Randall
>> Subject: Re: [TR] [Autojumble] For sale - CA black license plates -
>> unissued/unused
>>
>> Beware, I was told  that you now have to have  proof that they were
>> originally registered with the same car.
>> Hans
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Randall wrote:
>>
>>>> Wow.  What is it with California black plates?  The guys at
>>>> bringatrailer.com are always going on and on about them.
>>>
>>> They became kind of a status symbol among old car people, back when
>>> they
>>> meant the car had actually remained registered in CA since the 60s.
>>> Then
>>> the law changed, so now you can have black plates on any old
>>> rustbucket
>>> (within certain model years), but they have to be original black
>>> plates, not
>>> reproductions.  Big demand plus limited supply = silly money.
>>>
>>> But I do think they look more "at-home" than modern white plates.
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yapelm5
>>>
>>> -- Randall
>>>
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