Does Your State Allow Year-of-Manufacture Plates?

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Nebraska allows them. We only need one plate, take it in, fill out a form, have proof of insurance. They run the plate to see if it is already being used, two different people can use the same number plate as long as the car is dissimilar. You pay a one time fee of 85.00 and they put a slender Historical sticker on the plate where ever it will fit. No other plate or registration needed. No stinkin' wheel tax, a pretty good deal. I've talked to several law enforcement officers, they all say these plates are the least of their worries. It just can't be your daily driver, or drive to work every day.
 
I use a FL "antique" plate.

It's considerably cheaper to register, as antique class gest the base, lowest weight rate plus a small discount for being antique. This is an even better deal for antique trucks.

I don't understand the mandatory plate replacement either.

Every few years in FL, with your registration renewal notice, you get a letter that says "replacement plate required", like it's some great big deal.

How much cheaper would it be if that didn't happen and how much easier to have less updates in the system?

This year, they changed the font, and it looks WAY too modern on an older car.
 
YY1 said:
I use a FL "antique" plate.

It's considerably cheaper to register, as antique class gest the base, lowest weight rate plus a small discount for being antique. This is an even better deal for antique trucks.

I don't understand the mandatory plate replacement either.

Every few years in FL, with your registration renewal notice, you get a letter that says "replacement plate required", like it's some great big deal.

How much cheaper would it be if that didn't happen and how much easier to have less updates in the system?

This year, they changed the font, and it looks WAY too modern on an older car.
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California originally issued new plates every few years, 1963 was the last time and those are still in use today. The 63 series plates ran out in 1969, they then flipped the numbers and letters changed the color and continued. When that series ended they added a character and continued. Partway into that series they chose to have reflectorized plates and added a new series, that series is getting ready to run out, 40 years later.

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When FL went away from the "1w 1234" format (with a smaller "w") it was ABC 123.

Now it's more letters than numbers but still 6 characters, although you can get 7 on a vanity.

I think because they have literally hundreds of specialty plates with different 5 and 6 digit patterns, that has eased the requirement for more digits on the standard plates.
 
I have a 1968 plate on my Barracuda. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of Ohio not requiring a front plate.

25 years or older qualifies for Historical plates that are black on white. You must get historical plate registration first and take your YOM plate to DMV for approval. Must be legible and not rusted out. Little known fact is that it is ok to paint them to match your car. You are supposed to carry one of the historical plates in the car at all times but does not have to be visible. There is a one time charge of about $40 for Historical plates and they are good for 50 years with no annual renewal. Restrictions are that vehicle cannot be used for general transportation. I keep a Cruising Times magazine in the car in case i get hassled because they list the daily cruise-ins so I can say I'm on the way to a show.
I have regular plates on my 64 as I drive it a lot but I'm thinking I'll go to YOM plate on that one too.

One of the CA guys mentioned that he didn't understand why all states don't just keep the same plate for the life of the car. The answer is RUST!
Ohio switched to one plate with renewal stickers about 1973 and went to aluminum. About every 5 years they come out with a new design and there are about 4 current colors out there. But they announced recently that the oldest won't be renewable this year.
 
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Yes in VA. I have a NOS 65 set of plates I will register to the Dart
 
Yes, old plate is tied to the new plate on the registration. Current plats must be in the car.

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KosmicKuda said:
I have a 1968 plate on my Barracuda. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of Ohio not requiring a front plate.

25 years or older qualifies for Historical plates that are black on white. You must get historical plate registration first and take your YOM plate to DMV for approval. Must be legible and not rusted out. Little known fact is that it is ok to paint them to match your car. You are supposed to carry one of the historical plates in the car at all times but does not have to be visible. There is a one time charge of about $40 for Historical plates and they are good for 50 years with no annual renewal. Restrictions are that vehicle cannot be used for general transportation. I keep a Cruising Times magazine in the car in case i get hassled because they list the daily cruise-ins so I can say I'm on the way to a show.
I have regular plates on my 64 as I drive it a lot but I'm thinking I'll go to YOM plate on that one too.

One of the CA guys mentioned that he didn't understand why all states don't just keep the same plate for the life of the car. The answer is RUST!
Ohio switched to one plate with renewal stickers about 1973 and went to aluminum. About every 5 years they come out with a new design and there are about 4 current colors out there. But they announced recently that the oldest won't be renewable this year.
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My 75 had to have plates with a "75" renewal sticker. That was the 1st year Ohio went to the stickers. The plate is a 74 which is what you would have gotten then.
I'm not certain that is the rule, but it's what the girl at the BMV said and I wasn't in a mood to argue and I had a set of 74 plates with the 75 renewal.
 
autoxcuda said:
IIRC, that car had a California personalized plate when it was owned by an past clubmember. Did you get the CA plate with it?
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I did get the CA plate but I don’t think it was a personalized one. I’ll dig it out later
 
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I did get the CA plate but I don’t think it was a personalized one. I’ll dig it out later
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No worries. Maybe it was one his other vehicles that said Tonga Hut or something (bar he owns). I think the personalize plate you keep when you sell it? Not sure if we have to turn them in.
 
autoxcuda said:
No worries. Maybe it was one his other vehicles that said Tonga Hut or something (bar he owns). I think the personalize plate you keep when you sell it? Not sure if we have to turn them in.
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Checked my photos and this is the plate it came with, you have to zoom in to see it

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And yes that is at your show
 
Aw man, I got a 63 series black CA plate but only 1. I guess I can't use it unless I get a new set of blacks with the custom abc123 letters and just use the 1 old matching one the back? It's pretty rough too. Some rust through spots.....
 
California does allow YOM plates for many decades. Here is my 66, the plates (have to have the pair) do require a registration sticker for the year of manufacture. Registration stickers which are now commonly reproduced. On my plates, I had to carefully remove some registration stickers to get to 1966. I just used the registered plate on the front of the car and the other plate for my Month and year registration. I am currently working on adding the 1956 yellow plates to my new 1960 car. 70s blue plates are available

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Also in Texas, you can and sometimes they make you repaint your license plate. I repainted these plates to make the DMV happy.

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I have plans to use the plates that were on my old '67 Dart GT hardtop on my Barracuda. I'll have to look into the "original to the car thing" for my son's plates. We had lost all the paperwork, but I have an ad from 1970 for a Dart GT convertible with his plates. We'll see if that's enough.

Now, for our 1968 GTS. First sold in Detroit in May 1969 and made its way to California where it was sold again in early 1970. Plates are ZOV900. My parents bought a new 1969 Fury III the summer of 1969. Those plates were ZHE111. Granted, different locations got different plates, but I believe the Fury plates were mailed from the state as a new car purchase. The GTS could have been registered by the first owner here some time in 1969.

My son's car.
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Possibly our GTS for sale from the first owner. First name is correct as are the details of the car.

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guess we've already established that Texas is a yes. My county tax assessors office (aka dmv) had no idea that we could do it. When I presented the plates for inspection they were completely confused.

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I found an ok looking PAIR (important here) in Poughkeepsie N.Y. on Ebay.
 
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