Does anyone live in a state or province that allows the use of a vintage plate? If so, what are the steps involved. Saskatchewan has a one plate system but allows a vintage plate on the front. I am trying to get that changed to allow just vintage plates and would like to know where and how others do it.
In Indiana, it is my understanding you may register your vehicle with a "Antique" plate, then carry the issued plate and display the vintage plate. I believe they inspect the vintage plate/plates to determine its condition and note the number on your registration. I would like to find a pair of 1950 Indiana truck plates in good condition. Hard to find a matching pair. I really don't know why or if they would accept repro. plates. Seems to be reasonable to allow "new", "old" plates.
Steve, I have a buddy who collects antique plates. I'll ask him if he has any sets of Indiana truck plates. Damon
In NC, you can run vintage tags, just keep the registered tag in the vehicle. In SC, you can register a vintage YOM tag, but it has to be certain letter prefixes....some letters designate particular groups, etc. mIn Florida you can register a yom tag as a vanity plate, as long as that # is not yet in use.
Thanks Damon, back then Indiana plates were pairs, now we just plate the rear. Uh, Bill, I think ya just drove through a cow-pie.
I didn't notice until after I took the picture. I'll betcha Ken never has this problem with his garage queens. Unless maybe he gets a garage cow.
You obviously forgot about the 53 lb "sh*t machine" I recently inherited! I thought you took that pic in my back yard!
"Shitty buisness" Shit happens when you inhered old junk instead of piles of money or a vintage cottage Would love to see a photo of your 53LB Shitty Shitty Bang Bang Ken
Most states will allow vintage plates of the same year as the vehicle. Some states then limit the usage of the vehicle, (I.E. buses can't haul passengers, trucks can't haul cargo, limited mileage, etc...) That's not a cow patty, that's from his dog!
Badge of Honor That there is what is called a "Badge of Honor". It is a RANCH TRUCK! (or Farm) It is just like a kid having a black eye after school. There is solid proof of a work truck and not some sissy trailer queen. I love it...I have that "mark" on all of my vehicles...at times even my ten speed and a few shoes or boots. It is one of the hazzards. In my case they are called Buffalo Chips! Do you know that there are some places...I have never ever seen one...but where they have consider tossing one of these chips an olympic event...or even a state house political greeting! Imagine that! Anyway, enough with the BS(Buffalo Stuff) and on to the facts...Page 6 of this document talks about that....plates, not BS! I am not a super geek that could figure how to send just that page...or even copy it...it would not let me. rod
Long Road thru Oatman Oh...I could not send it like it was...finally took a long way and was able to get the page...let's see if the long road thru Oatman works.
Here is the list of states that do allow YOM plates & how many plates need to be displayed... AL-1 AK-2 AZ-1 AR-1 CA-2 CO-1 with conditions CT-1 with conditions DE-NO FL-1 GA-1 HI-NO ID-1 IL-2 IN-1 or 2? IA- KS-1 KY-1 LA-1 or 2 ME-2 with conditions MD-2 with conditions MA-1 or 2 MI-1 with conditions MN-1 MS- MO-1 MT-2 NE-1 NV-2 with conditions (no originals, digitally made new ones by DMV) NH-2 with conditions NJ-NO NM-1 NY-2 NC-1 ND-1 or 2 OH-1 with conditions OK-1 OR-1 PA-1 with conditions RI- SC-1 SD-2 TN-1 TX-2 UT-1 or 2 VT- VA-2 WA-1 WV-1 WI- WY- A lot of good info. & individual state contact info. here... http://www.turnerplates.com/YOM Index.html .
Before Ken let's you guys know that I live in a somewhat typical subdivision house and the nearest I get to cows is typically in the meat isle at the supermarket, I must confess that this picture was taken at a working farm just about a mile from my house. I live in an area that was a German farming community, started in the mid 1840s and still has a few old family farms working. I just stopped by the farm a few days ago and asked the owner if I could take a few pictures in his pasture. Here's another, same place different angle: That said, it is hauling a load of furniture and household goods 175 miles up to Tyler on Saturday morning. I offered to let Ken ride along with me, but he said he had to stay home and sterilize his garage queens.
Hey Bill ~ BUCK TEEF ! . Where's the picket fence ? . Your Jimmy is looking very good indeed there , keep up the good works and great photographs . Here in Sunny Southern California I used to just hang the vintage tags on the vehicle and carry the current tags , reggie and insurance papers in the rig , interestingly I never got stopped once for this although a buddy of mine and I made a bet as to who'd be able to run longer sans any license tags at all , at that time I was driving a red convertible and made slightly over three years but c=when I began f=dating a lady East of me , the Sheriffs in her 'hood began hassling me , no tickets but long time wasting chats in the 7-11 parking lot when I was stopped in for coffee in the mornings . I gave up and put a rear tag on then junked the car . Sometimes I have spare new tags made up in the vintage color scheme I think looks best on the vehicle . the Ca. Gendarmes really frown upon this but , they typically have their hands busy with real criminals .
I ran a rear only YOM on my '57 GMC for over 20 years, although I did have the other 57 plate at home in the garage. The only time I ever worried about it was one day when I stopped for lunch at a pizza place. There were two local gendarmes eating when I arrived. They left while I was still eating. When they walked outside they spent a few minutes examining my truck. One did a double take while looking at the naked front bumper, but finally just turned around, looked through the store's front window at me, shook his head, smiled and left. Clean living I guess.
I call bullshit on that one Nate .....I know a lot of guys that are cops in L.A. & C.H.P. & Driving a vehicle anywhere near the L.A. metropolitan area with NO license plates at all would attract big time COP attention so fast .... I would be supprised if you made it as long as 3 hours {let alone 3 years} before having a cop service firearm screwed into your ear by some scared LAPD rookie cop thinkin' he had a felony suspect riding in a GTA or a fresh getaway bank robber on his hands .... hell you would even attract the attention of air units just by drivin' around with no plates... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpVOCjvZ2bE Back on topic..... I am runnin' original Arizona YOM plates on 3 of the trucks in my fleet legally.....
Joe, Non documented citizens have been driving on the streets here for years and because of the laws do not even get the car towed anymore in the L.A. Area for not having tags and insurance. I ran paper plates on my 04 Lightining from 04 to 07 and never get stopped once. The Travelers as I call them from the Fountain area run with no plates all the time some for years. They just keep putting made up crap on and paper dealer advertizing plates and foney paperwork taped in the window.
Again I call B.S. There is a difference between driving around with a vehicle that has license plates but has expired registration tags. Being dumb enough the drive around with a vehicle with no license plates at all { as "Irate Nate" states} is an entirely different thing. Cops in the L.A. area are trained to look for B.S paper temp plates & no plates at all & that is pretty much a standardized policy throughout the country with law enforcement....I hear them running suspicious plates in L.A. all the time through dispatch on a regular basis. http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3711/web Bottom line is... if you want to attract a lot of attention to yourself & make a cop real uncomfortable when he stops you..... go ahead & drive around in a vehicle with no license plates at all .
