pontiac1953 254 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 In 1973 I bought my 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Custom Catalina from the original owners, in 1977 I was awarded my first choice for a personalized California license plate, PONTIAC. Link to post Share on other sites
hidden_hunter 207 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 We can’t get personalized plates on collectors car registration (US$60 for 45 days including injury insurance) One of the last things I worked on was on our states personalised plates website, https://vplates.com.au/browse-styles whats good is that we have different size plates to fit euro, Japanese or us cars Link to post Share on other sites
Ozstatman 355 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, hidden_hunter said: We can’t get personalized plates on collectors car registration (US$60 for 45 days including injury insurance) As in Victoria(above) neither can New South Wales use personalized plates on collector car registration (about US$30 for 60 days use over 365 days including injury insurance). However, before that scheme came into force(NSW was running behind Vic & SA), I registered my PREVIOUS Packards on "full registration" and did put personalized on them, see photos. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hidden_hunter 207 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Hmm, could get either Or one one for the 1912 cads out there Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,185 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Xander Wildeisen 1,512 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I use year the of manufacture plate. 1947 was the only year for the vacation wonderland plate with the skier on it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
pontiac1953 254 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Xander Wildeisen said: I use year the of manufacture plate. 1947 was the only year for the vacation wonderland plate with the skier on it. ooh, love hudson pick ups, more pictures please Link to post Share on other sites
Xander Wildeisen 1,512 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Sent you some pictures in a PM. Link to post Share on other sites
kgreen 1,772 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Sent you some pictures in a PM. Nope, you need to share with me too! that's a good looker you've got there. Link to post Share on other sites
60FlatTop 5,866 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) I don't have the Roadmaster anymore, but the plate was appropriate. I am undecided on one the the BMW, either technology or heritage. Edited February 18, 2019 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 10,990 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I don't typically like vanity plates, but I bought this one for Melanie's '56 Chrysler wagon and she loves it: 3 Link to post Share on other sites
J.H.Boland 1,127 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Personalized plates are available here in Ontario,but not on historic vehicle plates.I would be unable to tow my car trailer with my '72 Chevy truck if it was running historic plates, so I pay full pop ($120 yearly) for regular plates.Historic plates here are $18 yearly. Jim Link to post Share on other sites
46 woodie 684 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I have "Year of Manufacture" plates on my cars. 1946 was a one plate year in New York because of a war shortage of steel, so I don't need to run a front plate. It takes the look of the car back to 1946 without a modern plate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Bond 1,436 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Of course! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
poci1957 233 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I saw this on Facebook last week and thought it was very clever using an "image-in-the-mirror" appearance like an ambulance: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 10,990 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, poci1957 said: I saw this on Facebook last week and thought it was very clever using an "image-in-the-mirror" appearance like an ambulance: Interestingly enough, that's an actual-size example of the only person who can fit comfortably in a 2-seat Thunderbird. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
TexRiv_63 746 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I only did that once, still have the plate but the car is long gone. I don't keep my cars long enough to worry about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,185 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1937 Buick Rear night 11-2014.JPG 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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Gunsmoke 679 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 No explanation necessary, loved this car for 25 years let it go 2 yrs ago. Still have the personalized plates. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Pfeil 516 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 hours ago, pontiac1953 said: In 1973 I bought my 1953 Pontiac Chieftain Custom Catalina from the original owners, in 1977 I was awarded my first choice for a personalized California license plate, PONTIAC. No Charlie. They are getting enough from me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SC38DLS 1,144 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1938 Studebaker State Commander Link to post Share on other sites
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Marty Roth 2,185 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 How's this for confusing the lineage, heritage, source, etc? This personalized Antique plate served until it was transferred to the 1937 Roadmaster Phaeton (Convertible Sedan) 80C, and the "TOURING" plate was tranferred to the '88 'Vette- The "TOUR" plate went to the 1930 Packard, the "AACA" plate is now on the 1915 Hudson, with the "AACA 1" plate on the 2006 8.1L 2500 Series Avalanche The '41 Caddy has "5050", because everything we've done for the past 50 years of marriage has been 50-50, The 54CADDY on the 1954 is self-explanatory - The Suburban and EXcursion have "MARTY" and MARTY R", and the '95 Grand Marquis and Fleetwood Brougham have "DALE" and "4DALE"- they aren't eligible for Antique tags until next year At least we can find our cars in a parking lot😏 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Laughing Coyote 1,254 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Here's mine. Just need to finish the car so I can finally install it. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,185 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 The more current ones, except for the Fleetwood Brougham which isn’t at home at the moment 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyfamily 220 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) I used to have a green Mustang and the tag said “4U2NV” on it.... Edited February 18, 2019 by Crazyfamily (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Car-Nicopia 323 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ejboyd5 143 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I've had this number since the early 1960s on a variety of vehicles. When the Porsche turned 25 I went to the old plate pile and selected the appropriate ones for YOM use. Link to post Share on other sites
Xander Wildeisen 1,512 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Laughing Coyote said: Here's mine. Just need to finish the car so I can finally install it. This was my plate, sold the car. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DB26 180 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I have California YOM plates. A set of original issue 1926 CA plates. It’s a b**ch to get the DMV to comprehend the program. Especially since there were no stickers in the 20s. Link to post Share on other sites
Grimy 1,288 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, DB26 said: I have California YOM plates. A set of original issue 1926 CA plates. It’s a b**ch to get the DMV to comprehend the program. Especially since there were no stickers in the 20s. About 1916 through 1919 the year did not appear on California plates. My 1918 Pierce has a Liberty Bell symbol to denote 1918. DMV gets really confused about that... The problem with California YOM plates is that they charge you full ad valorem fees every year based on what you paid for the car--vs. a flat fee of $2 in lieu of the actual ad valorem if you have Horseless Carriage (HC) or Historic Vehicle (HV) plates. With the Nov 2017 increase in basic registration fees (which exclude ad valorem), I'm now paying a total of $136 this year for the Jeepster I registered for $9 in 1982. Link to post Share on other sites
hidden_hunter 207 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Ours you just pay once and it's yours for life. We can also get 'heritage' style plates, which are proper enameled plates made by hand to the spec from the 1930's https://vplates.com.au/browse-styles/heritage Link to post Share on other sites
John Byrd 120 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) We had this in AL, and also the same name in TN before we moved down to AL . Now, here in Hawaii, they allow only six places, so no personalized plate for him yet Edited February 19, 2019 by John Byrd (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gunsmoke 679 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 There have been some controversies locally about personalized plates. About 15-20 years ago a bloke was criticized for having "HUMMER" on his Hummer. This year there is a court case ongoing. A guy with the last name Grabher has had a personalized plate GRABHER for many years and the DMV received a complaint and has refused to re-issue it. Link to post Share on other sites
adalah 3 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Following!this seems like a very interesting thread Edited February 19, 2019 by adalah (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Stoneberg 1,041 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I have a White1960 Buick Electra 4 door. When I bought the car it had "Moby" for the plates. But when I went to renew they wanted 70 bucks a year to keep them I chose to buy Antique plate at $ 65 for 5 years. I did have "Moby" painted on the back end because I like the name and am looking for a set of 1960 Texas plates. Link to post Share on other sites
J.H.Boland 1,127 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 In this age of political correctness run amok ,it's getting harder to order personalized plates. The daughter of an older gentleman in northern Ontario bought him "OLFART' plates.A few years later MTO spotted it and refused to renew.I believe he won on appeal. Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Schramm 2,901 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Gunsmoke said: There have been some controversies locally about personalized plates. About 15-20 years ago a bloke was criticized for having "HUMMER" on his Hummer. This year there is a court case ongoing. A guy with the last name Grabher has had a personalized plate GRABHER for many years and the DMV received a complaint and has refused to re-issue it. Where is here? Link to post Share on other sites
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