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

[Alexander Delis]

A related question to anyone who may know the answer.

I just purchased an old Land Rover 88 that had been in California its whole life. The license plate (which expired the end of 2007) is, I believe, one that would be of great interest to some people. It is a blue and yellow plate OUTBAK. As I do not live in California, is this something that could be transferred to someone else?

If anyone knows the answer, I'd appreciate it

Thanks

Alex


On Mar 12, 2011, at 2:27 pm, Hans de Ferrante wrote:

> 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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