Editorgary@aol.com wrote:
> I also have Calif "black plates" on my 1960 BN7. They were on the car when I
> got it, since the car had been continuously registered with that number from
> its original sale. I assume they were put on the car by the original owner in
> 1963, when Calif switched from black on yellow plates to yellow on black
> plates, and then left on when the state realized how expensive it was to
>switch
> everyone's plate whenever they decided to switch colors.
> That, by the way, is why the phrase "original black-plate car" often appears
> in for-sale ads. It indicates that the car has been continuously maintained
> and registered as a California since the early 1960s. Seems to me there is
> legislation pending that would allow "Year of Manufacture" plates to be used
>on
> cars built after the black plates came into existence, but afaik that isn't
> possible yet. I think YOM plates can only be used with cars build before
>1963.
> Anyone with more interest can easily check the Cal DMV website and look up
>the
> regs on YOM plates.
> Cheers
> Gary
>
> I had the black plates when I got my BT7 in 1998, but wasn't allowed to keep
>them because the car hadn't been registered for about 20 years. I got YOM
>plates (1956 yellow with black numbers)from Ebay and actually like them better.
>
Mark Fawcett
1959 BT7
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