Suppose, just suppose (you know, as in "A friend of mine has this
problem...") that you've got a Sprite with original California black/yellow
plates (you're the original owner), but you've got this tiny little problem:
your plates are actually a plate (singular) because the front plate went
missing years and years ago. Technically you're in violation, but you've
never been stopped or ticketed for it. Now, just suppose that you'd like to
do a little restoration and return to having two plates; original license
number of course. California is not about to remanufacture a plate for you,
and in fact you don't want to go anywhere near the DMV with your "little
problem." You'd just like to get one plate made (a replica?) to stick on
the front. I haven't seen the handy-dandy "ACME License Plate stamping kit"
down at the local Pep Boys. Anybody been down this particular path? (You
subversive, you!)
Jim Algar
(If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.)
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