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Re: Sermon on Abusing Collector Plates

To: William Elliott <William.Elliott@mail.mei.com>
Subject: Re: Sermon on Abusing Collector Plates
From: Becky Mahoney <bmahoney@home.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 16:04:00 -0500
That was definately a rotten thing to do!!!!  I hope the car punishes
him for that...the Smuck!

Becky
69 MGB roadster (Sweet B)

William Elliott wrote:
> 
> <<That was the first time I've even heard of anybody around here getting a
> sermon on driving the cars with classic or antique plates.  Most officers
> don't bother with people who keep up old cars.>>
> 
> I had a 64 Impala SS for sale in a car corral at a MD
> car show.  Of course I was running "collector" plates
> which gets one around the almost-criminal MD state
> inspection program.
> 
> Guy comes up and asks how often the car is driven.
> I answer (honestly) "It's so reliable I use it for a
> daily driver."  He looks at the plates and says "Is
> that so?" and commences to break out a badge....
> 
> After making me sweat for a few minutes, he bought the
> car.  If it was just a negotiation technique, it worked!
> 
> Bill Elliott

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