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Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program

To: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program
From: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:50:35 -0700
Cc: Austin Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
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I think I have a pair of 63 yellow and black plates. Make me a good offer
and I'll look in the garage for them

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
   _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote=
:

> I think it's fine, they made so many of us give up our black and blue
> plates, only a handful of very stubborn enthusiasts have been able to kee=
p
> their original plates, I had to give them up on my BJ8 when my local DMV
> refused to renew them in the 80's.  So now I can go get them again for a
> small fee.  CA needs the money, so this is a good way for them to raise
> money without raising taxes.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Rohan Marr <rohanmarr@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today and
>> as an owner of an original =E2=80=9Cblack plated=E2=80=9D California car=
. I have mixed
>> feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the announcement
>> and links:
>>
>> Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer:
>> https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41
>> CA DMV: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index
>>
>> So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some value and
>> meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my plate=
s
>> have really deteriorated, and after a few steep driveways (you know how =
low
>> our cars are) I have bent them in half one by one until they broke in ha=
lf.
>> I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =E2=80=A6 the curre=
nt one is
>> hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would reprodu=
ce
>> them and I remember a link to someone who =E2=80=9Cunofficially=E2=80=9D=
 remade them
>> published on this list a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly u=
se
>> the same dye press tooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not su=
re
>> where I read that), but unlike the original these will have a modern
>> reflective coating and more importantly be available for use on any
>> vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycles. I know how I fe=
el
>> about a Prius with black plates!
>>
>> So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number et=
c
>> with an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bull=
et
>> for a vanity plate with the new black?
>>
>> What does everyone think of this?
>>
>> Rohan (aka Aussie)
>> =E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4 =E2=80=9CHellouise"
>>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">I t=
hink I have a pair of 63 yellow and black plates. Make me a good offer and =
I&#39;ll look in the garage for them</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">=
<br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 _______=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_=
_____ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (___=
______________________)<br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Alan Seigri=
st <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com"; target=3D"=
_blank">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I think it&#39;s fine, they made so many of us g=
ive up our black and blue plates, only a handful of very stubborn enthusias=
ts have been able to keep their original plates, I had to give them up on m=
y BJ8 when my local DMV refused to renew them in the 80&#39;s.=C2=A0 So now=
 I can go get them again for a small fee.=C2=A0 CA needs the money, so this=
 is a good way for them to raise money without raising taxes.=C2=A0<div><di=
v class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
 Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Rohan Marr <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:rohanmarr@mac.com"; target=3D"_blank">rohanmarr@mac.com</a>&gt;</span=
> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-wo=
rd">Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today an=
d as an owner of an original =E2=80=9Cblack plated=E2=80=9D California car.=
 I have mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the a=
nnouncement and links:<div><br></div><div>Classic California License Plates=
 to Hit Streets this Summer:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/=
dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dm=
v.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41</a></div><div>CA =
DMV:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/=
index" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacypla=
tes/index</a></div><div><br></div><div>So why the mixed feelings, well orig=
inal black plates had some value and meaning - the car was an original Cali=
fornia car. Unfortunately my plates have really deteriorated, and after a f=
ew steep driveways (you know how low our cars are) I have bent them in half=
 one by one until they broke in half. I only ever had one plate on the rear=
 and swapped it =E2=80=A6 the current one is hanging on by a thread. So I w=
as looking to see if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link to =
someone who =E2=80=9Cunofficially=E2=80=9D remade them published on this li=
st a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly use the same dye press t=
ooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I read that), =
but unlike the original these will have a modern reflective coating and mor=
e importantly be available for use on any vehicle, both old and new, or car=
, truck or motorcycles. I know how I feel about a Prius with black plates!<=
/div><div><br></div><div>So what I really want to do is replace my plates w=
ith the same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on t=
hat and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?</div><div><b=
r></div><div>What does everyone think of this?</div><div><br></div><div>Roh=
an (aka Aussie)</div><div><div style=3D"margin:0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica=
">=E2=80=9956 Longbridge BN4</font>=C2=A0=E2=80=9CHellouise&quot;</div></di=
v></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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