License Plates
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License Plates
My memory is as long as my nose. Can anyone tell me if the California license plate in 1969 was the old yellow on black format?
Also I noticed several of these plates being sold at the auto swap meets. Can you have your car licensed with old plate as you do with vanity plates?
Also I noticed several of these plates being sold at the auto swap meets. Can you have your car licensed with old plate as you do with vanity plates?
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Nice link to the above dmvplate info.
The yellow on black were used to 1970. Very few 1970 models came with them however. The DMV then switched to yellow on blue. These plates came in two styles. The early ones (and I do not know when the change took place, I believe around 73 or 74) had California spelled out approximately one inch shorter than the one that followed it.
The DMV will supposedly not allow you to put the ylw on black plates on your car. My friend however did it after showing old documentation and photos showing that his car originally came with the pair of plates that he still had in his possession.
The DMV could make a lot of money if they were to allow people to switch out their current plates to the old style.
The yellow on black were used to 1970. Very few 1970 models came with them however. The DMV then switched to yellow on blue. These plates came in two styles. The early ones (and I do not know when the change took place, I believe around 73 or 74) had California spelled out approximately one inch shorter than the one that followed it.
The DMV will supposedly not allow you to put the ylw on black plates on your car. My friend however did it after showing old documentation and photos showing that his car originally came with the pair of plates that he still had in his possession.
The DMV could make a lot of money if they were to allow people to switch out their current plates to the old style.
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According to this site 1969 was the first year of the Calif Blue Base Plate - NO BALCK & YELLOW
Question # 2 still pending. Can you license a vehicle with vintage plates bought from the general public for an era correct look?
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You are not allowed to put the old ylw on black plate on your car (however I have seen the exception). However you can put the black on yellow plate on your car.
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There are allowances. I forget the cut off year, but owning a Model T Ford, I have learned alot.
The plates MUST be numbers matching, the DMV will do a title search 1st, then, if it is clear, they will allow it at an extra cost. You CANNOT have more than 1 set of plates though. My neighbor went thru this for his 36 Ford, and they look cool. J
The plates MUST be numbers matching, the DMV will do a title search 1st, then, if it is clear, they will allow it at an extra cost. You CANNOT have more than 1 set of plates though. My neighbor went thru this for his 36 Ford, and they look cool. J
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