Subject: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program

From: "Al Fuller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 08:32:36 -0700

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Hi Bruce!
  
 Maybe you can tell him how you protect your rear plate from getting all be=
nt up!!
  
  Al Fuller
[email-masked]

'65 A-H BJ-8
'85 Rx-7 GSL-SE

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 From: "Bruce Steele" <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:13 AM
To: "Rohan Marr" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "healeys" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program   

Hi, Rohan.  Given that your car is a '56, if it was originally registered i=
n CA it would have had black on yellow plates.  The yellow on black plates =
replaced them in '63, if memory serves.   You can order year of manufacture=
 plates from the DMV, though I needed to get a supervisor to help me as the=
 clerk was unfamiliar with them (not surprising, given the low volume of re=
quests they likely get).    

If you want to retain the black plates, I'd suggest contacting Darryl's Lic=
ense Plate Restoration.  I've had good success with him.  

http://www.darrylsplates.com/  

Bruce Steele  

Brea, CA  

1960 BN7 

From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of Rohan Ma=
rr
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 4:42 PM
To: Austin Healey List
Subject: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program 

Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today and as=
 an owner of an original "black plated" California car. I have mixed feelin=
gs on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the announcement and link=
s:   

Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: https://www.d=
mv.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 me=
aning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my plates hav=
e really deteriorated, and after a few steep driveways (you know how low ou=
r 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 . the current one is ha=
nging on by a thread. So I was looking to see if someone would reproduce th=
em and I remember a link to someone who "unofficially" remade them publishe=
d on this list a few years ago. These new ones will reportedly use the same=
 dye press tooling as the originals out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I =
read that), but unlike the original these will have a modern reflective coa=
ting and more 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 bl=
ack plates! 

So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number etc w=
ith an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the bullet f=
or a vanity plate with the new black? 

What does everyone think of this? 

Rohan (aka Aussie) 

'56 Longbridge BN4 "Hellouise" 

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<span style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px">=
<div>Hi Bruce!</div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div>Maybe you can tell him how you protect your rear plate from getting al=
l bent up!!</div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div>
<div>Al Fuller<br />
[email-masked]<br />
<br />
'65 A-H BJ-8<br />
'85 Rx-7 GSL-SE</div>
</div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

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><b>From</b>: &quot;Bruce Steele&quot; &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<b=
r />
<b>Sent</b>: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:13 AM<br />
<b>To</b>: &quot;Rohan Marr&quot; &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br />
<b>Cc</b>: &quot;healeys&quot; &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br />
<b>Subject</b>: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program</span=

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">Hi, Rohan.&nbsp; Given that your car is a &rsquo;56, if it was =
originally registered in CA it would have had black on yellow plates.&nbsp;=
 The yellow on black plates replaced them in &rsquo;63, if memory serves.&n=
bsp; &nbsp;You can order year of manufacture plates from the DMV, though I =
needed to get a supervisor to help me as the clerk was unfamiliar with them=
 (not surprising, given the low volume of requests they likely get).&nbsp; =
</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">If you want to retain the black plates, I&rsquo;d suggest conta=
cting Darryl&rsquo;s License Plate Restoration.&nbsp; I&rsquo;ve had good s=
uccess with him.</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://www.darrylsplates.com/">http://www.darrylspla=
tes.com/</a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">&nbsp; </span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></p>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bruce Steele</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Brea, CA</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1960 BN7</span></p>
</div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,=
sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></p>

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0in 0in">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot=
;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;=
font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounce=
[email-masked]] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rohan Marr<br />
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 27, 2015 4:42 PM<br />
<b>To:</b> Austin Healey List<br />
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate program</span></p=
</div>
</div>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I =
found this today and as an owner of an original &ldquo;black plated&rdquo; =
California car. I have mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth read=
ing up on the announcement and links:</p>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets thi=
s Summer:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/new=
srel/newsrel15/2015_41">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsr=
el/newsrel15/2015_41</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">CA DMV:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/porta=
l/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/l=
egacyplates/index</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So why the mixed feelings, well original black plate=
s had some value and meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfo=
rtunately my plates have really deteriorated, and after a few steep drivewa=
ys (you know how low our cars are) I have bent them in half one by one unti=
l they broke in half. I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =
&hellip; the current one is hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see=
 if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link to someone who &ldqu=
o;unofficially&rdquo; remade them published on this list a few years ago. T=
hese new ones will reportedly use the same dye press tooling as the origina=
ls out of Folsom Prison (not sure where I read that), but unlike the origin=
al these will have a modern reflective coating and more importantly be avai=
lable for use on any vehicle, both old and new, or car, truck or motorcycle=
s. I know how I feel about a Prius with black plates!</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So what I really want to do is replace my plates wit=
h the same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on tha=
t and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">What does everyone think of this?</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
</div>

<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Rohan (aka Aussie)</p>
</div>

<div>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica&quot;,san=
s-serif">&rsquo;56 Longbridge BN4</span>&nbsp;&ldquo;Hellouise&quot;</p>
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From: Rohan Marr <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:56:05 -0700

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Ha =85 let me guess, they are hinged? Mine scrape and bend every time I =
go up a decent incline driveway.

Rohan
=9256 Longbridge BN4 =93Hellouise"

> On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Al Fuller <[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
> Hi Bruce!
> =20
> Maybe you can tell him how you protect your rear plate from getting =
all bent up!!
> =20
>=20
> =20
> =20
> Hi, Rohan.  Given that your car is a =9256, if it was originally =
registered in CA it would have had black on yellow plates.  The yellow =
on black plates replaced them in =9263, if memory serves.   You can =
order year of manufacture plates from the DMV, though I needed to get a =
supervisor to help me as the clerk was unfamiliar with them (not =
surprising, given the low volume of requests they likely get). =20
> =20
> If you want to retain the black plates, I=92d suggest contacting =
Darryl=92s License Plate Restoration.  I=92ve had good success with him.
> =20
> http://www.darrylsplates.com/ <http://www.darrylsplates.com/>
>  =20
> =20
> Bruce Steele
> Brea, CA
> 1960 BN7
> =20
> From: Healeys [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of =
Rohan Marr
> =20
> Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found this today =
and as an owner of an original =93black plated=94 California car. I have =
mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up on the =
announcement and links:
> =20
> Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this Summer: =
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/2015_41 =
<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 =
<https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index>
> =20
> So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had some value =
and meaning - the car was an original California car. Unfortunately my =
plates 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 half. I only ever had one plate on the rear and swapped it =
=85 the current one is hanging on by a thread. So I was looking to see =
if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link to someone who =
=93unofficially=94 remade them published on this list a few years ago. =
These new ones will reportedly use the same dye press tooling 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 more =
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!
> =20
> So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the same number =
etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on that and bite the =
bullet for a vanity plate with the new black?
> =20
> =20
> =9256 Longbridge BN4 =93Hellouise"

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Ha =85 let me guess, they are hinged? Mine scrape and bend =
every time I go up a decent incline driveway.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Rohan</div><div class=3D"">=9256 =
Longbridge BN4&nbsp;=93Hellouise"</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On =
Jul 1, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Al Fuller &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]"=
 class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, =
sans-serif;" class=3D""><div class=3D"">Hi Bruce!</div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"">Maybe you can tell him how you =
protect your rear plate from getting all bent up!!</div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">Al Fuller<br =
class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" style=3D"color: purple; =
text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">[email-masked]</a><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">'65 A-H BJ-8<br class=3D"">'85 Rx-7 =
GSL-SE</div></div><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><hr align=3D"center" =
size=3D"2" width=3D"100%" class=3D""><div class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: tahoma, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">From</b>: "Bruce Steele" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Sent</b>: Monday, June 29, 2015 10:13 AM<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">To</b>: "Rohan Marr" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">Cc</b>: =
"healeys" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><b =
class=3D"">Subject</b>: Re: [Healeys] California Legacy License Plate =
program</span><div class=3D"">&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"WordSection1" =
style=3D"page: WordSection1;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" class=3D"">Hi, =
Rohan.&nbsp; Given that your car is a =9256, if it was originally =
registered in CA it would have had black on yellow plates.&nbsp; The =
yellow on black plates replaced them in =9263, if memory serves.&nbsp; =
&nbsp;You can order year of manufacture plates from the DMV, though I =
needed to get a supervisor to help me as the clerk was unfamiliar with =
them (not surprising, given the low volume of requests they likely =
get).&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</span></p><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet =
MS', sans-serif;" class=3D"">If you want to retain the black plates, I=92d=
 suggest contacting Darryl=92s License Plate Restoration.&nbsp; I=92ve =
had good success with him.</span></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', =
sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</span></p><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.darrylsplates.com/" style=3D"color: =
purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">http://www.darrylsplates.com/</a></span></div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp;</span></p><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, =
125);" class=3D"">Bruce Steele</span></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; =
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">Brea, CA</span></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet =
MS', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=3D"">1960 =
BN7</span></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</span></p><div class=3D""><div style=3D"border-style: =
solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: =
1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D""><b class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:=
 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Healeys [<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">mailto:[email-masked]</a>]<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b class=3D"">On Behalf =
Of<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b>Rohan Marr<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Saturday, June 27, 2015 =
4:42 PM<br class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Austin Healey List<br =
class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>[Healeys] California Legacy =
License Plate program</span></div></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;">&nbsp;</p><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D"">Apologies if this has already been discussed, but I found =
this today and as an owner of an original =93black plated=94 California =
car. I have mixed feelings on this one. Firstly it is worth reading up =
on the announcement and links:</div><div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
 style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times =
New Roman', serif;">&nbsp;</p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;" class=3D"">Classic California License Plates to Hit Streets this =
Summer:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15/20=
15_41" style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/pubs/newsrel/newsrel15=
/2015_41</a></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D"">CA DMV:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index" =
style=3D"color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" =
class=3D"">https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/legacyplates/index</a>=
</div></div><div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in =
0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">&nbsp;</p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D"">So why the mixed feelings, well original black plates had =
some value and meaning - the car was an original California car. =
Unfortunately my plates 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 half. I only ever had one plate on the rear =
and swapped it =85 the current one is hanging on by a thread. So I was =
looking to see if someone would reproduce them and I remember a link to =
someone who =93unofficially=94 remade them published on this list a few =
years ago. These new ones will reportedly use the same dye press tooling =
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 more =
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><div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:=
 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">&nbsp;</p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D"">So what I really want to do is replace my plates with the =
same number etc with an original look, or do I want to give up on that =
and bite the bullet for a vanity plate with the new =
black?</div></div><div class=3D""><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;">&nbsp;</p></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" =
class=3D"">What does everyone think of this?</div></div><div class=3D""><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">&nbsp;</p></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; =
font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">Rohan (aka =
Aussie)</div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', =
serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">=9256 Longbridge =
BN4</span>&nbsp;=93Hellouise"</div></div></div></div></div></span></div></=
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