On Mar 10, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Randall wrote:
>> Wow. What is it with California black plates? The guys at
>> bringatrailer.com are always going on and on about them.
>
> They became kind of a status symbol among old car people, back when
> they
> meant the car had actually remained registered in CA since the 60s.
> Then
> the law changed, so now you can have black plates on any old
> rustbucket
> (within certain model years), but they have to be original black
> plates, not
> reproductions. Big demand plus limited supply = silly money.
>
> But I do think they look more "at-home" than modern white plates.
> http://tinyurl.com/yapelm5
>
> -- Randall
>
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