Old License plates on your car ? .........Pics please

I've just applied for plates for my tow vehicle, a black 2003 3/4 ton truck.

DDDDC

Fits my false image. Dirty Deeds......

 

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For my '29 Phaeton titled as a '47 Ford.

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I was wondering if you were allowed to do this. Titled it by the engine numbers or something?

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Got a pair of emails about this. FWIW don't run a plate that isn't the plate the car is registered to. Texas is prety lax about it, but other states aren't. I've run vintage plates on most of my vintage cars (unless I wanted to go to Mexico with them) and vintage plates mess with cops heads. So, make sure that if you are gonna run them, that they're legal.

Runing a '47 plate on my Modified with a '29 body? It was easy. I bought a '47 (really a mis-titled '41) from a government auction and parted it out. I used a portion of the chassis in my fabricated chassis to keep the original Ford VIN. I had to move the State Supplied additional VIN plate when I rebodied the car, but even if I didn't, the numbers jive.

If I'm ever questioned about it, I can honestly say that the engine was in the original car (I put it in for a short time), that the frame is what's left of the modified original and that some of the suspension components, though modified, are original to the car. I'll admit that I did rebody the car, heavily modify the suspension and the frame and swapped the transmission for a newer 5speed.

I don't think I'd try this with a car that was a fairly stock Model A body unless you can FOR CERTAIN title the car using the engine number, and back up the engine number with Ford's documents that show it was built in the desired year. Then keep a copy of that info with you for the fuzz. Give him a sad story about having to give up the '29 title when you put the NEW engine in your Model A.

 

my 37

 

and my 50

 

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Hi Rich:
My e-mail still is down;how's Tom doing?
Ray

 

Ray, Tom seems to be doing real good. I'm going to lunch with him on Fri. So I'll know more then. He went to breakfast with us last Fri. and seemed to be getting along fine.
If he orders a doulble cheesburger and a large order of fries I'll assume he's 100%. HAHA!!!!

 

In Tennessee you can run year of manufacturer plates. I'm wanting to run a '55 0r '56 (the only years of the "state-shaped" plate that Chevy was also offering a SBC) on my RPU.

Since they wouldn't fall under the YOM rule I'm thinking I'll just find a '55 or '56 plate an apply for vanity plates with the same numbers/letters and take my chances.

I think I can pull it off. Not planning on doing anything real stupid in the RPU anyway.

May be an idea for others...

JH

 

<font color="purple"> I have the typical California black '63 plates. That was the last time this state made you replace the plates when the new ones came out. I have a set of '56 plates for if I do my second '59.

Murder Death Kill 006 Perfect for the Kamikaze Kustom </font>

 

No old ones....I just make my own!!

 

World Famous Swindler member Fish's A-V8:

 

On my 59 Buick, I had the original license frame re-chromed and painted.

 

LB-

I think your think your thinking of the 47 California plates- they ran that plate thru 1950.

jay

 

Rolf- Your the man,,,i love that 58 holmes!....Dirty

 

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Since they wouldn't fall under the YOM rule I'm thinking I'll just find a '55 or '56 plate an apply for vanity plates with the same numbers/letters and take my chances.

I think I can pull it off. Not planning on doing anything real stupid in the RPU anyway.

May be an idea for others...

JH

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dude,ive been thinking of doing the same thing up here,i dont see why it wouldnt work.
ive told a few people what im gonna do and they think im nuts,but it should work.
was thinking ill have to use the lil sticker they give you on the vintage plate to be safe tho

 

I've thought it over too. Instead of usine the sticker why not have a striper paint that info onto the corner of the tag? Maybe even add the county along the bottom too.

It WILL work. I have faith.

JH

 

Jay-bomber.....I was reffering to the size plate on your rdstr and Klazsurfer's post....How long did they ( Cali) use this size plate ?..........from ...till.....huh ?

 

yeah,the too plates i found have my county on the bottom,so thats a plus i guess.

1962 for the'56
1942 for the farm truck

good luck harrison!

 

I don't have them on any cars but these are a few of my favorites from my collection

 

Well , my quest is over for a 1968 Mo plate. My cousin ( Outcast ) called me today to let me know that he got one for me ! I'll have to post pics when I actually get it and register it in Feb. when my plates come due again.

 

I tried that trick to register the same number as a vanity, and it didn't work for me. If I recall the number was still in use. This was for a '67 plate though and the number sequences are still in use.

 

here's one that belonged to my ex wife.......

 

Was gonna use these on my 48 but was wrong size (too tall)to fit in the inset

 

I have had this for almost 20 years on my car

 

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have the typical California black '63 plates. That was the last time this state made you replace the plates when the new ones came out. I have a set of '56 plates for if I do my second '59.

Murder Death Kill 006 Perfect for the Kamikaze Kustom



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Hey Purple, I was gonna ask how yer plate project was coming along.
I've been collecting the old ones of almost each car I've owned, but my Effie was an Oregon truck when I bought it, only one plate and the DMV wisked that one away when I got California plates for it.
Of the newer state plate ideas, I dig "New Mexico USA".
If you've ever lived in NM, and heard comments from out-of-staters about the dangers of drinking the water, or questions about the change of currency... Sheesh...

 

I have registered 1956 manufacturer's plates on the hearse - got lucky with them .... I think BAT is appropriate

becca

 

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have the typical California black '63 plates. That was the last time this state made you replace the plates when the new ones came out. I have a set of '56 plates for if I do my second '59.

Murder Death Kill 006 Perfect for the Kamikaze Kustom



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Hey Purple, I was gonna ask how yer plate project was coming along.
I've been collecting the old ones of almost each car I've owned, but my Effie was an Oregon truck when I bought it, only one plate and the DMV wisked that one away when I got California plates for it.
Of the newer state plate ideas, I dig "New Mexico USA".
If you've ever lived in NM, and heard comments from out-of-staters about the dangers of drinking the water, or questions about the change of currency... Sheesh...

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<font color="purple"> The front plate "repair" is going slow but steady. It's thin metal and can burn quick, so Olsen is doing the welding a spot at a time. Just a couple of spots a day inbetween other projects. Since I just started to learn to weld, I'll stick to thick, unstructural metal. </font>