A related question to anyone who may know the answer.
I just purchased an old Land Rover 88 that had been in California its whole
life. The license plate (which expired the end of 2007) is, I believe, one that
would be of great interest to some people. It is a blue and yellow plate
OUTBAK. As I do not live in California, is this something that could be
transferred to someone else?
If anyone knows the answer, I'd appreciate it
Thanks
Alex
On Mar 12, 2011, at 2:27 pm, Hans de Ferrante wrote:
> Thanks for the info., Randall. You are lucky, to have 2 plates and the
> proof. My problem is, I have the proof but only 1 plate (I might consider
> buying a set, but I certainly ain't gonna spend $300 on it --- just not
> enough bang for the buck).
> I keep hoping to see you again, but keep missing you at the Maggie's Pub
> meetings. Are you going to the TRSC Palm Springs BBQ, Saturday?
> Hans
> '62 TR3A
>
> On Mar 11, 2011, at 11:53 AM, Randall wrote:
>
>> No problem, Hans, I have the proof. Which as you say, I had to submit to
>> the DMV in order to get the registration.
>>
>> There are actually two different ways to use old plates now. The rule you
>> are talking about (which is the one I used) allows basically any old plate
>> as long as you can prove it was registered to the particular car. However,
>> the most common way of using old plates is called the YOM program (year of
>> manufacture) and it will allow any plate to be reassigned to your car,
>> provided the plate was current in the year the car was made.
>>
>> So, for example, if I had a 63 TR4, I could buy Darrell's plates and not
>> have to prove that they were ever assigned to my car. But I could not do
>> that with any black plate for my 56 TR3, because the black plates didn't
>> come out until 1963. The "YOM" plate for my TR3 would be black on yellow
>> instead of yellow on black.
>>
>> -- Randall
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Hans de Ferrante [mailto:tr3 at roadrunner.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:37 AM
>>> To: Randall
>>> Subject: Re: [TR] [Autojumble] For sale - CA black license plates -
>>> unissued/unused
>>>
>>> Beware, I was told that you now have to have proof that they were
>>> originally registered with the same car.
>>> Hans
>>>
>>> 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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