Re: Buying antique license plates for use in CA

Posted by 19482255 On 2014/11/22 17:57:58
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BigKev wrote:
Just found out about this new "legacy plate" program that Calif is trying. If they can get at least 7500 pre-orders before the end of the year, they are going to start reissuing brand new "Vintage" plates for 50s, 60s, and 70s era vehicles. On top of that, you can order the plates personalized.

More info here:http://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=

Pass it along, currently the 60s "black plate" era one have enough preorders, but the 50s "yellow plate" ones are plates are still a few thousand short of the 7500 to get the state to issue a run.


To my understanding, they've already received the 7,500 orders needed to replicate the 1963 series black & yellows. But I understand the Legacy plates, while they are black and yellow like the originals are NOT embossed like the original plates, but are digitally printed. That, and I also understand that the Legacy plates will not replicate the originals using only six characters, but will use the now-traditional seven. However, I have not verified this from any authoritative source.

Learning all of this made me lose interest in the program. Digital plates suck, pure and simple: they're supposedly a cost-savings move for states. IMOHOP, they're a cheap-looking imitation knock-off of a real license plate. And I had some of the first ones because Iowa was an early-adopter of the technology. They are made of lightweight, thin aluminum and felt very flimsy.

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