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I have a set of the 63 yellow and black plates. I live in Oregon and have a
Yom pacific wonderland plate
Mr. Ira Erbs
On Jun 28, 2015 1:49 PM, "Kimo Briske" <kimobriske@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I was told the yellow with black letters was original for cars thru
> 1959, maybe longer, then it changer to black with yellow letters. On the
> black plate the number 63 is embossed in the upper right corner. The blue
> with yellow letters started in 1968. I think, because my 1967 BJ8 had tho=
se
> because it was first sold in 1968. Aloha, Jim
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Rohan Marr <rohanmarr@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today and
>> as an owner of an original =E2=80=9Cblack plated=E2=80=9D California car=
. I have mixed
>> feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the announcement
>> and links:
>>
>> Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer:
>> https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41
>> CA DMV: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index
>>
>> So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some value and
>> meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my plate=
s
>> have really deteriorated, and after a few steep driveways (you know how =
low
>> our cars are) I have bent them in half one by one until they broke in ha=
lf.
>> I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =E2=80=A6 the curre=
nt one is
>> hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would reprodu=
ce
>> them and I remember a link to someone who =E2=80=9Cunofficially=E2=80=9D=
remade them
>> published on this list a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly u=
se
>> the same dye press tooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not su=
re
>> where I read that), but unlike the original these will have a modern
>> reflective coating and more importantly be available for use on any
>> vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycles. I know how I fe=
el
>> about a Prius with black plates!
>>
>> So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number et=
c
>> with an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bull=
et
>> for a vanity plate with the new black?
>>
>> What does everyone think of this?
>>
>> Rohan (aka Aussie)
>> =E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4 =E2=80=9CHellouise"
>>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">I have a set of the 63 yellow and black plates. I live in Or=
egon and have a Yom pacific wonderland plate</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jun 28, 2015 1:49 PM, "Kimo Briske"=
<<a href=3D"mailto:kimobriske@gmail.com";>kimobriske@gmail.com</a>> w=
rote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Hi, I was told the yellow with black letters was original for cars thru =
1959, maybe longer, =C2=A0then it changer to black with yellow letters. On =
the black plate the number 63 is embossed in the upper right corner. The bl=
ue with yellow letters started in 1968. I think, because my 1967 BJ8 had th=
ose because it was first sold in 1968. Aloha, Jim=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"=
gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 1:41 PM=
, Rohan Marr <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rohanmarr@mac.com"; tar=
get=3D"_blank">rohanmarr@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Apologies if this has alr=
eady been discussed, but I found this today and as an owner of an original =
=E2=80=9Cblack plated=E2=80=9D California car. I have mixed feelings on thi=
s one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the announcement and links:<div><b=
r></div><div>Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer:=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/news=
rel15/2015_41" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/p=
ubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41</a></div><div>CA DMV:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https:/=
/www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index</a></div><div><br>=
</div><div>So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some v=
alue and meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my=
plates have really deteriorated, and after a few steep driveways (you know=
how low our cars are) I have bent them in half one by one until they broke=
in half. I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =E2=80=A6 th=
e current one is hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone=
would reproduce them and I remember a link to someone who =E2=80=9Cunoffic=
ially=E2=80=9D remade them published on this list a few years ago. These ne=
w ones will reportedly use the same dye press tooling as the originals out =
of Folsom Prison (not sure where I read that), but unlike the original thes=
e will have a modern reflective coating and more importantly be available f=
or use on any vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycles. I kn=
ow how I feel about a Prius with black plates!</div><div><br></div><div>So =
what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number etc with=
an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bullet for =
a vanity plate with the new black?</div><div><br></div><div>What does every=
one think of this?</div><div><br></div><div>Rohan (aka Aussie)</div><div><d=
iv style=3D"margin:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica">=E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4=
</font>=C2=A0=E2=80=9CHellouise"</div></div></div><br>________________=
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