Mike,
Thanks. Guess who's going to pick up a copy of Hemmings at the newsstand
after work!
Regards,
Jim Algar
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> From: Mike Maclean
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:46
> To: James Algar
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Calif. plates for 67 Sprite
>
> License plate restorers in Hemmings Motor News will make a plastic
> "replica" of
> you original black and yellow plates. No one will know its plastic, not
> even
> the cop that stops you. I was lucky enough to have both black and yellow
> plates
> with my basket case, but the front one had taken a lot of abuse. The
> restorer
> that I sent it to welded it and flattened it back into new condition.
> Both
> plates look like new. But this comes at a price.
> BTW, when I tried to change ownership on the registration here in
> California, the first DMV employee told me I couldn't keep the black
> plates. I
> just excused myself, telling her I forgot my checkbook and drove to
> another
> DMV. The DMV employee at this DMV was very helpful and searched for the
> plate
> numbers to see if they were being used and then issued them to me. She
> even
> said, "don't worry about registration non-operation fee,($10.00 per year
> at the
> time) you have a special interest vehicle, just come back after the
> restoration
> is complete." It even depends on which employee you get, or if they are
> having
> a bad day.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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