[Shotimes] One of Fifty

[Ron Porter]

When you have the old plates in MI (like 1958 MI plates on a 1958 car), they
are registered just like regular plates, they just don't get a sticker every
year.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:15 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] One of Fifty

Dave,

Ok, I have already put out more info on Illinois plates than 
most people ever would want to know, but here is more that 
is like what you note below for your area.

In Illinois, IF you have regular or antique plates for your 
antique vehicle, then you CAN put on and drive with any 
vintage plate from the year of the vehicle.

For instance, I had antique plates (new ones) from Illinois 
on my 1958 Impala that I used to have.  I also bought at a 
show a set of 1958 vintage Illinois plates.  These are 
legal.  but I could NOT put on 1958 California plates!

I always thought that was a silly thing for them to allow, 
because there was no way they could trace the license number 
back to me.

You do have to carry your current registration and valid 
Illinois new plates in the car, but you don't have to 
display them at all.

Not many people, even those with old cars/trucks know about 
this.

Don Mallinson

Dave wrote:

> Don,
> Wish it was like that here. But we do have one cool option. My parents 
> have a 49 Chevy and a 55 Packard. the Chevy has 49 Plates on it that are 
> legal to this day. The Packard is sporting 55 Plates. And my 76 Cobra 
> sports a personalized 76 Plate. Pretty cool that we can now have the old 
> plates retagged for current use. 15 years from now Ron's plate could be 
> on another 94.
> Dave
> 
> Donald Mallinson wrote:
> 
>> Dave,
>>
>> I know in Illinois, if you want to take over someone else's plate even 
>> before it expires, there is a procedure.  You need a letter from the 
>> owner of the plate reliquishing it to a specific person if you want.  
>> You can then HAND them the plates and they just apply for a new 
>> sticker.  Saves the state postage and processing fees.
>>
>> I have done this before.
>>
>> Don Mallinson
>>
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>>> Except in Michigan where the plate has to be dead atleast 24 months 
>>> then it's taken out of the system. Then 24 months after it's taken 
>>> out it can be reissued. So in 4 years Ron's GR8 SHO plate could 
>>> possibly be available again. Now lets say 36 Months go buy Ron buy's 
>>> another SHO digs out the old GR8 SHO plate he can go have it 
>>> reactivated again. Thats how I got away with taking my Cobra off the 
>>> road for a rebuild for 3 years never renewing plates and getting my 
>>> plate back. Mine are pretty simple the 90 has SHOFORD on it and the 
>>> wifes 92 has SHOBOOM on it. I bet jaws dropped when that read that 
>>> last plate!
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> Ron Porter wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> It's still a "live" plate until May, then I won't be renewing it, so it
>>>> would then be available again.
>>>>
>>>> Ron Porter
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
>>>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>>>> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 5:08 PM
>>>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>>>> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] One of Fifty
>>>>
>>>> So this is gone now that you sold your SHO.  Can someone get it back if
>>>> they want it?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a 
>>> name of showerks.vcf]
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Shotimes mailing list
>>> Shotimes@autox.team.net
>>> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Shotimes mailing list
>> Shotimes@autox.team.net
>> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
_______________________________________________
Shotimes mailing list
Shotimes@autox.team.net
http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes