Paul W. -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Fors <wb6nvh@xxxxxxxx> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:58 am Subject: IML: California black license plates Please forgive this topic if you are not in California... The deal with the original black license plates is this--They are still usable, valid and transferable so long as the car is kept currently registered and/or exists in the California DMV computer system. Once itfalls out of the system, and their computer returns a "record not on file," they will issue a brand new license plate and will refuse to re-register the existing old black plate, which they are trying to get out of circulation. It doesn't matter whether you have the title and most recent registration in hand. I had this battle with them when I wanted to start using my 63 Buick again after long storage, back before they came up with the "Non-op" program which forces you to pay an annual fee to keep a car in storage registered.
The previous series license plates, i.e. the 1956 plates, can be used on1956-62 vintage cars if you have a set of them, and if that set doesn't use a letter and number combination still in use by a black 1963-present series plate. However, those are part of the "YOM" program ("Year of Manufacture")
which is a type of vanity license plate and there is an extra charge forthose and you have to find the plates yourself, such as at a flea market or eBay. The black 1963 series plates are ineligible for the YOM program at
the present time because they are still a valid standard plate.If a car has been in storage a long time and the registration has lapsed for
some years, then per the above, it will get a new license plate when the registration is brought current. Geoff Monterey CA ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ________________________________________________________________________Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com
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