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UK number plate
I'm in the process of getting my 79 back on the road and was thinking of changing the number plate. What format plate can I go for and is there any that I cannot have because of the car's age?
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Hi I would ask the same question on the cccuk website forum over here in the uk ,you will get help from people who have done just what you are asking .
http://www.corvetteclub.org.uk/forum.php
http://www.corvetteclub.org.uk/forum.php
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My 72 wears V8 VET which I purchased many years ago and has been on several cars. It's now on my 72 Corvette.
My second is a registration provided by the DVLA when I imported and registered the car for the first time. This is a 71 Corvette and it was assigned 'J' registration which was issued the first time in 1971.
Other things to consider - you cannot have a registration plate that was issued after the car was built that would appear to make the car younger that it actually is.
Away from our normal yellow / black letters & white / black letters plates you can have 'vintage' plates made in black / silver for cars that are pre '73
Yours being a '79 would be an 'S' plate ? with the omission of O & Q plates.
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And to add to the previous - my plates are made by a supplier for motorcycle plates as normal car plates are the wrong size for the openings.
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