black 60's plates on e30?

[lifeiskaos]

is it possible to buy original california black license plates from the 63-69 (i think) cars and use them? i'd expect i'd have to pay a specialized fee, which i believe is $40 a year here, as long as the number is not in use or retired. thanks

[CleanAzzE30z]

Not legally. You could probably get it custom made and stick them on your front.



Mariano

[browntown]

dont know about CA (the best way to find out is to call the dmv, not ask here), but in Oregon the car has to be age appropriate with the plate. Which pisses me off. I'm dying to get a set of "Pacific Wonderland" plates. That and in 6 years my e30 may qualify for special interest plates which have a lifetime registration. Now to get the bmwcca as a recognized collector group with the state. Curt has an old orange oregon plate, and is pretty retro cool too.

[Jand3rson]

I would kill for a black plate on my car. :shock:

[e30sd]

nope. why would you ?

[Erik]

nope. why would you ?

Personally I think California tags fit E30s just right, BUT if you had a euro plate filler, or a black car a black plate would look pretty badass.

[WillisE30]

Personally I think California tags fit E30s just right, BUT if you had a euro plate filler, or a black car a black plate would look pretty badass.

What about California tags makes them fit any better than any other state's plate? They're all the same size...

[Jand3rson]

What about California tags makes them fit any better than any other state's plate? They're all the same size...

I don't think he was talking about the actual fit of the plate... just the style of the basic white plate with the red lettering. All of Oregon's plates are fucking gay. I would seriously pay twice the registration fee for a black plate that just said "Oregon" with white/silver/yellow lettering.

I want this plate, just new:


These are what we get:









At least I'm not in Hawaii. I don't think I could drive around with a giant rainbow on the front of my car.

[VacMan]

I've heard of people finding black plates in junkyards and then getting a personalized plate with the same number. That way they can run the black plate with a current sticker and not worry about it.

Don't do it though, because I'm going to and I don't even know why I told you about it.

Tim

[sdcabrio]

I have thought about this for before and actually have a plan put together.

There is a site that sells european plates (www.licenseplates.tv) they also sell all kinds of US plates, new and old. You can order a dead ringer black California plate from them, you just can't have it shipped to a California address.

I want to get a Vintage 356 Porsche speedster replica and will put a black plate on it. Plan to just order custom white plate and at same time order black plate through this site and have it shipped to a friend in Chicago, he sends it to me. When DMV gets my white custom plate I go pick it up but put stickers on matching black replica.

[lifeiskaos]

thanks for your responses guys! i'll try calling the DMV, but i doubt they'd just say yes... in the 60's, california cars had black plates with yellow lettering. i've tinted my windows, smoked head and tail lights, and painted window trim. the only light things on my car are the kidneys and the license plate... well looks like i'm going to buy one, and hope the DMV says yes

[lifeiskaos]

I have thought about this for before and actually have a plan put together.

There is a site that sells european plates (www.licenseplates.tv) they also sell all kinds of US plates, new and old. You can order a dead ringer black California plate from them, you just can't have it shipped to a California address.

I want to get a Vintage 356 Porsche speedster replica and will put a black plate on it. Plan to just order custom white plate and at same time order black plate through this site and have it shipped to a friend in Chicago, he sends it to me. When DMV gets my white custom plate I go pick it up but put stickers on matching black replica.

that is quite an excellent idea! i'd just worry about explaining to the officer why i have a 60's plate on my car, especially since if i get a custom one, i'd want it to say something cool, but it'd probably be a better idea to make it look legit, with the "AAA 000" format

[MoparJ]

In CA, you used to be able to put older plates on a newer car, but the car those plates were originally issued to had to be completely out of circulation (i.e. junked or never registered again). I don't know if this is still the case...

I know that I've seen several cars around town with plates way older than the car.

[Pedro]

Just paint your plate black and paint the letters yellow. Ive seen it on a few cars with new plates. The coolest one was a viper with black stripes and it had a plate painted black with yellow letters that said SNAKE

[JasonC]

dont know about CA (the best way to find out is to call the dmv, not ask here), but in Oregon the car has to be age appropriate with the plate. Which pisses me off. I'm dying to get a set of "Pacific Wonderland" plates. That and in 6 years my e30 may qualify for special interest plates which have a lifetime registration. Now to get the bmwcca as a recognized collector group with the state. Curt has an old orange oregon plate, and is pretty retro cool too.

I wonder if PA has something like that? I'll have to look into it... Cause our normal plates are but ugly. That's why i got a RR plate on my e30. And the Antique tag on my Corvair looks almost like a normal PA plate with a Ford Model A on it. WTF PA?, i don't want a Damn Ford on my tag ..

I love the plate i have on my e30,


The gay one on the Corvair :|