'73 Duster owner

It's California. Original blue plates. I pulled some strings, told a few white lies, and it's now registered in my name, with those plates. I'll probably get stopped a lot driving in that condition here with those plates, so I don't know how long I'll keep it this way. But if it gets me to DMV for the VIN verification, it will be worth it. Oddly, the reg is one thing that is delaying shipping, since we need to wait for DMV to issue the new title. But I'm in no rush.