Jacques,
There was a change in the "black plate" rule and I believe it is on
the DMV web site. I think it can be done still, but not as easily as
before. You can try calling the 800 number for DMV and ask, though I
can't guarantee you'll get the correct answer the first time.
Found this...
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc5004.htm
and this...
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc5051.htm
If all else fails, check with Mike Maclean... I know he did this as well.
Gerard
At 8:20 PM -0800 11/28/04, Jacques Le Clainche wrote:
>Folks,
>
>As I plan to put my Bugeye back on the road, I am renewing the registration.
>
>Problem: I don't have the number plates. The car was a vintage race car and
>I don't know where the previous owner put the plates - He bought the car in
>1972 as a race car (SCCA HP), detuned it and eventually registered the car
>for the street. The plates got lost when he turned the Bugeye back into a
>race car in the late 1990s.
>
>I can get the plates replaced, but if there is a chance to buy and fit the
>old CA "black plates", I would rather do that. I was told if I can get both
>front and rear plates which were originally on a car the same year as shown
>on my Bugeye's registration papers (in this case, 1960), I can get the DMV
>to allocate the old plates for my Bugeye. I have been online but find no
>info about this on the CA DMV website. Any one on this list knows for sure,
>or can point me in the right direction?
>
>JLC in San Diego
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