THE Michael Shackleford?!
Apparently "Automobile License Plate Collector's Association."
Here's a young MS with a friend.
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Me, it's Dinky Toys.
Quote: MrVIt's funny the stuff we wind up collecting.
Me, it's Dinky Toys.
You could have given me a thousand guesses and I would have never guessed.
I write about my misadventures collecting license plates at DT in the thread License plate collecting with the Wizard.
http://www.nilps.org/Quote: OnceDearI had to google ALPCA 4979
Apparently "Automobile License Plate Collector's Association."
Here's a young MS with a friend.
http://mathproblems.info/tags/
???
also, 7 years with children really ages you, huh?
:)
Quote: 100xOddsalso, 7 years with children really ages you, huh?
:)
Indeed.
California has brought back the dark-gold-letters-on-black license plates—for vanity plates only.
Quote: smoothgrhI'm back at the DMV.
California has brought back the dark-gold-letters-on-black license plates—for vanity plates only.
They did that a while ago. The yellow on blue style too. Personally, I oppose this. The rule, I think, is that to carry a "year of issue" plate, the car has to be at least 25 years old. So, it's a badge of honor to have the true black or blue plates. Now anybody can pay the fee for a special issue plate and have one.
Quote: smoothgrhI'm back at the DMV.
California has brought back the dark-gold-letters-on-black license plates—for vanity plates only.
According to the website, you can get the yellow-on-black plates with regular numbers, but you have to pay the personalized/specialty plate fee ($50 up front, plus $40 per year after that).
Quote: ThatDonGuyAccording to the website, you can get the yellow-on-black plates with regular numbers, but you have to pay the personalized/specialty plate fee ($50 up front, plus $40 per year after that).
Ah. Thanks for the correction.
I look at license plates for entertainment, and have yet to see anyone with a regular number on a yellow-on-black plate.
Quote: gordonm888Weren't the first California license plates non-standardized? I've heard you literally had to make your own license plate (or have it made) with the assigned number - so the style of the early CA plates were all very individualized. Wiz, do you have any of those in your collection?
That's true. In California you made your own license plate until 1914. The earliest homemade plates date to 1905. Most large states had the same policy.
Yes, I have some of these "pre-state" plates in my collection, but none that would impress a serious collector.
Quote: smoothgrhAh. Thanks for the correction.
I look at license plates for entertainment, and have yet to see anyone with a regular number on a yellow-on-black plate.
Neither have I - I only discovered this when I went to the website to see how long it would take for my new car's plates to arrive.
Quote: smoothgrhI went to the DMV in Santa Clara this time. There's that guy's name and plates again.
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Thanks! That makes my day. That is indeed my collection on indefinite loan to the Santa Clara DMV. I'm mighty proud of it too. Very nice plates and all matching pairs. Note the same coloring pattern between the 1939 plate and the yellow and blue plates from the 1970's.
Quote: smoothgrhThe current California plates are up to the 9 digit and in the middle of the alphabet for the next character. What will they do when they're done with the 9s? Lead with 0s?
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If I remember correctly, they will reverse it, going ###LLL#.
# = Number
L = Letter
Quote: VenthusWere the issues for '01 R 558' and '5R 43 23' in the lower left issued singly for some reason? It's a bit hard to make out the text on the plaques where the match would have gone.
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The numbering of California plates in the 50's was very confusing. To be honest, I don't understand it. To collectors they are known as the "years of confusion."
Quote: MichaelBluejayI had a plate hand-made for him when I was in India in 2007, I think it said "JOB 9954". Regulars here will probably get it.
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Rip 9/6 jacks vp :(
