> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 09:46:10 CST
> From: "Andrew C. Green" <dlogics!hermes.dlogics.com!acg@uunet.UU.NET>
> To: british-cars@autox.team.net
> Cc: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
> Subject: Re: Dealer Stickers
>
> Roland (cobra@cdc.hp.com) writes:
> > These stickers are a rarity in California and I've often wondered
> > why. I find it difficult to believe that car dealers here are capable
>
> I believe they are starting to fade away in favor of plastic license plate
> frames on the rear plate. I think they're probably about the same cost to
> make, but give the dealer a larger "billboard" area to advertise with, plus
> there's less chance of offending the customer by not plastering ads right
> on to the paintwork. I'm surprised how many weatherbeaten old dealer plate
> frames I see still stuck on older cars.
Apparently dealer stickers never took hold here in CA. In fact, I was
unaware they existed until I moved out of State for awhile in the mid
'60s. The frames have always been popular, though. It's always been my
practice to take them off as soon as I get a newly purchased car home.
Much to my regret, in one case. When I bought my snake it had a set of
Carroll Shelby's High Performance Motors license plate frames on it. I
tossed them soon after I bought the car. Now these frames are
considered valuable collectables. If I still had them I could probably
get a hundred bucks apiece for them. Sigh. Oh well, at least I kept my
Cobra key fob. According to the writing on the back the keys can be
dropped in mailbox for guaranteed postage back to Shelby American in
Venice, California. It gives me a great feeling of security to know
this.
Roland
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