In message <v02110101ac20a8c0006f@[17.255.8.177]> Stan Fickes writes:
> (Minimal LBC content)
> My wife and I bought a '57 Chevy Bel Air 4 door wagon yesterday, and while
> registering it we learned something interesting about California state law.
> If you say you are a collector of historical or special interest cars,
> which you are maintaining for hobby or professional purposes, you can keep
> the original black plates! So, thanks to the one polite DMV worker in the
> state, we can keep the plates the car was originally registered with. So
> next time you are faced with the usual hassles at the DMV and want to keep
> the plates, tell 'em you're a collector! A collection can be as small as
Bad news Stan. Your '57 originally came with yellow plates that had black
lettering, said 56 in a corner and had a '57 tag if it was originally a
California car. The Black plates came out in '64. At that time everyone had to
turn in their yellow plates and get the black plates. If you can find a set of
yellow '56 plates with a '57 sticker in good condition, DMV will let you use
them for a single time $27 charge.
But black plates are cool too, just not original for your car
Take care,
TeriAnn Wakeman .sig closed for remodeling
twakeman@apple.com
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