this is a traditional Hot rod site. we are talking about California car culture here. any shitty comment about California car culture and history would not be offensive, it would be comical. 95% or more of early Hotrodding we all love came from California. WWII spread it across the country. HOT ROD magazine started in SoCal. the builders, the painters, Ed Roth, the first Drag strip started here, the Oakland Roadster Show. Muroc dry lake had racing starting in the 30's. who do you think raced at Bonneville and made that what it is today? the Hot Rod Culture that started here has spread world wide. there would be no "traditional HotRods and Customs" without this miserable state.[/QUOTE] The Indy 500 is over 100 years old, track was built in 1909........................last I checked it is not held on the West Coast. Just sayin...
yeah , I just love watching those traditional styled Hot Rods and customs going around that track. I think a flathead powered deuce railed A roadster won last year.
I'd change them to Tenn. plates. With Ca. plates, people in Tennesse would wonder if you shit on the sidewalk...
Maybe I'm missing something but I'm not really sure how this thread morphed. I grew up in PA and began my introduction so to speak to hot rodding with mini bikes, go carts, and 3 in 1 model building. At 15 I moved to SoCal and bought a Model basket case for $95.00. Yes, SoCal may have been arguably the "birth of hot rodding" but hot rodding is alive and well dang near everywhere. My cousin lives outside of Philadelphia and is active in the scene with a 32 coupe and a 41 p/u. When I visited last year we stopped by a friend's shop and it had everything from traditional hot rods to OT drag cars. Or just look at some of the build threads here on the HAMB from all over. And don't forget about Detroit and the birth of muscle cars. Yes, from someone who has lived in SoCal since 1966 CA does have issues but where doesn't. Hot rodding is a language spoken everywhere. JMO
I had an Uncle and Aunt that moved from AL to Chicago in the 1960's. As far as I know, neither one of them ever got IL drivers licenses, they came back home to AL every year and when it was time to renew they got ALdrivers license again. Car tags they bought in IL, probably harder to get away running out of state tags than DL.
I will tell ya, they are cracking down on the misuse of the antique tags in these parts, I went back to regular tags since I drive my truck every day...Anyhow when ya get here, Welcome!!
IDK if it's be mentioned or not since this thread is now multiple pages... Register a business in CA. Transfer ownership of vehicle to said business. You need not be a resident of a state to own a business there. This is how people get Montana plates on their supercars in order to avoid taxes and emissions requirements. https://www.autoblog.com/2022/08/07/montana-registration-tax-dodge/
I don’t think California’s seminal role in early hotrodding is being questioned here. It’s just that 99.9% of the OP’s new neighbors will be oblivious to that history. So it’s more likely they’d interpret his out-of-state plates as indicative of, say, a temporary resident who has declined to become part of the community. At worst, they might see a carpetbagger dodging local taxes and fees. I’m not saying that’s the OP’s intent. I’m saying that could be the perception. And for the neighbors, their perception is their reality. Here in Washington State, California transplants had something of a rep for a while. There was a local humorist who espoused the tongue-in-cheek organization of “Lesser Seattle,” complete with KBO agents (“Keep the Bastards Out”). It was meant to be in good fun and kind of faded away in the tech boom, but vestiges remain. But this is all moot. I cannot imagine any state registering another state’s plate. Far too complicated to track; the software probably doesn’t even have a provision for it. At the end of the day the state wants their money, and transferring the car to their system helps ensure they get it.
I live in Tennessee. Tennessee does allow YOM plates using vintage Tennessee plates. Here is the form. Certification for Antique Vehicle Registration (tn.gov) I see no way to keep the Cali plate on the rear. You can run anything you want on the front. Hope that helps.
I can imagine that you got some weird looks in the beginning my friend! Hopefully ALL that come out of Ca. embrace the friendly. decent ways of Tennessee & other Southeastern states!!! I spent every other week down there for 20+ years in the 80's, 90's & early '00's There are no finer, friendly people on the planet! Just don't come down there & try to change things to look like where you came from....The results probably would not be good! God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
It's cool to have California Black tags on a Classic in California. Now that they can be bought as personalized plates and put on late models, most people don't get it anymore. I keep the tags paid on 4 Trucks and I car currently, and ElCaminos and Rancheros are considered Commercial in California, so I would love to get away from those fees. Fortunately I haven't smogged anything in years, using my Dad's address.
Yeah well.........let me pile on too ! It's really pretty simple, you move from one state INTO another state you need to purchase and display plates from the state you CURRENTLY live in. That is unless you came from California (the land of fruits&nuts)..then you get to do as you please. Other state's rules just don't apply to you. Since more people are LEAVING California than people moving to there....that tell's me something is waaaay worng with California! Maybe it's because "rules" just don't apply to Californicators ?!?("think I'll take-a-dump on the sidewalk") Take your darn license plate OFF and hang it on your garage wall like ALL the rest of us !! GEEEZ!! 6sally6
There is a big difference between moving TO a new place and moving FROM an old place. The TOers thed to leave their BS behind an embrace their new home. The FROMers pack their BS and other trinkets and try to make the new place like what they left. Just a small hint leave your CA flags & plates behind and never be heard saying, "Where I come from......" Oh, by the way CA did not invent hot rodding they just had a milder climate.
Tennessee is YOM or current year plate only. Although...fwiw, I once had a 66 C10 that was licensed with a 1955 Tn plate. The lady at the DMV became confused and I ended up running the wrong year plate. It was great for conversation.
I’d suggest putting the CA plate on the front and get a YOM Tenn plate for the rear. The old Tenn plates are cool because they are the same shape as the state.
Can you leave it mounted in its original location and then put the Tennessee plate in your back window? Dealer plates and paper tags are often displayed in back windows. Not a perfect solution, but better than nothing.
Lots of California envy showing up in this thread. If he want to have California plates so what? I see them on rods all the time, and have seen hundreds, if not thousands of cars advertised as “California cars”, anywhere from Barret Jackson, to my local Craigslist, to the Hamb classifieds. It’s a thing. Get over it. Your car has more value if it’s marketed as an original California car than if it’s advertised as a Wisconsin rust bucket. Having said that, make sure maintaining those California plates doesn’t lead to the state inquiring as to why you aren’t paying state income taxes while having a car registered in the state. And, no, you can’t register a car in one state and drive with plates from another state, unless your state’s YOM rules allow it. Check with your state. The regulations are probably online.
No worries there, I'm getting the hell out of CA because this state and I no longer see eye to eye. Tennessee mentality is more my mindset.
Well, after staying offline during the weekend, (which one poster seemed to be curious about), I came back to some solid reading this morning. Not sure why some people seemed to take offense to my question or assume I am some California jackass who wants to bring the CA to wherever I'm moving, if I loved CA policies so much I would just stay here right? But whatever, I appreciate everyone taking the time to reply. The sole reason I wanted to keep the plates is because they are original to the car and in my mind that is unique. But it's looking like getting YOM TN plates is gonna be a good option. And for those asking, we're looking at moving to Central TN, either Smyrna, Murfreesboro, or even a bit more west like White Bluff or Charlotte area.
Tn plates are unique, there are a few options for that year. There was a regular passenger plate, a heavy car plate, a truck plate, and a farm plate. You can run any of these you wish. It looks to me that a regular passenger plate would be the one the right one for your car. Tennessee plates that year are county coded. DMV will let you run any county plate no matter what county you are in, but most folks try to find a plate from their own county. Looks like Murfreesboro, Smyrna county code is 8. Charlotte, White Bluff is county 39.
I didn't read this whole thread...but IF I was trying to do what you are asking....Run California plates in Tennessee. I would get a personalized license plate from Tennessee with the original California plate number on it. Then I would just stick the California plate on and the Tennessee plates in the glove box. Make sense?
The Indy 500 is over 100 years old, track was built in 1909........................last I checked it is not held on the West Coast. Just sayi
Look up the Vanderbuilt Cup which was run on Long Island, New York. It may not have been Hot Rodding but was automobile racing done before any of these that you mention.
No matter what you do when you get to Tennessee, be sure to SAVE/KEEP your original CA black plate WITH the CA registration cards. Better yet, if you can keep the CA pink slip. This will tie that original CA black plate to your car (VIN), *IF* you were ever to decide to move back to The Golden State. This would allow you to register that car again to that plate here in California.
This may work if both plates were Tennessee plates, but with one being out of state, I'm sure it would just cause trouble.
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