i agree with paul as i have three california cars with the black plates. the most common black plates started in 1963 - the year was indented into the plate. every year thereafter, was a sticker which covered up the "63". there is also the "california mistique" about the black plates and always staying with the car. and besides, those black plates look "cool". --- Paul Thomassen <thomassenp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As I understand things that go on in California, the > plates stay with > the car even though you may have several different > owners. So a black > plated car has been in California since the black > plate was put on the > car the first time. So this would have been the > 60's. And so you know > it is not a car from New Jersey, New York or > elsewhere unless it was > brought to California early in it's life. > > > > > > Paul Thomassen > > Pella, Iowa > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jess Miklas > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:39 AM > To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Chrysler300] Chrysler 300s & California > Black plates > > > > Hi Group > > This might have been discussed before, but I don't > recall. > > Meaning no disrespect to anyone, as I am ignorant of > this, > can anyone tell me what is the big significance to > having these black > california plates? I hear about them all the time as > if they make a car > value higher, but have never learned the reason why. > > I purchased a few cars from CA over the years that > came with black > plates, but I just chucked them into a box. Should I > search for them? > > THANKS!! > > Jeff Miklas > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/