Re: Ca, Re-issuing Black Plates

[Xplantdad]

Maybe Labor Day weekend?

[ChevyThunder]

Original plate off my old 69 Van Nuys Z . No 63 on it either

[69SSZL1]

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Original plate off my old 69 Van Nuys Z . No 63 on it either



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Do you know the sales date or month of when it first sold?

[SmallHurst]

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Maybe Labor Day weekend?

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Wrong answer (unless I am dense and you mean St. Louis, then that is the correct answer!!)

[wagonman]

I just got back from the DMV.

I reissued my dad’s plates on to my car!

This made my dads eyes water this morning in a big way!

We had to lay his car to rest 8 years ago.
It was a daily driver for its entire life…Took me home when I was born..Been to my entire childhood of Boating,Camping trips,Yellowstone,Yosemite and many air shows….

It has never been to church and never spent a single night in the garage.

Although my car is not the same car it’s very close. My dad gave me this car at the age of 9 years old.

Re-issuing plates onto my car along with registration…...$134.00
Hearing my dad cry over the phone when I told him…….PRICELESS!!!!




Dads car....





My Car......

[wagonman]

Getting back to when they stopped stamping the '63 on the plates....

I have some plates starting with X that dont have the '63...




I also have some PFF ### that has the '63 on them.I would guess these to be circa 66 or so...

The dmv wants some proof that your Letter-Number configuration is true to your model year.For my 63 they went with the 63 stamped on the plate and I showed them my 64 sticker.

I suppose if your car was a 1966, your plate would have the '63 stamp but you would have to show them the plate had the 66 sticker.Remove the stickers until you get to that sticker.......Or locate another sticker and bring it in....

The cost is $20 to re-issue..

The gentleman that needs the month sticker can easily get one through one of us in california....
What month does he need? One of us would have to show our registration thats due that month and ask for a month sticker by telling them the original is to faded/damaged etc...They may charge for the month sticker now.They used to be free.

They did changed the format of the month stickers somtime in the late 60's...around 68? i think....new month stickers have <font color="blue"> </font> letters....original month stickers had red <font color="red"> </font>

They didnt use the month sticker until 68 or so....I suppose all cars registrations were due at the same time like Jan 1st each year.As you can see in my previuost post when i was a little bot next to my dads plate.that plate had the 1966 and 1967 sticker like this....

[68SSCamaro]

My set of plates start with WEG and are stamped with the 63 on the right side.

[302Z]

I went to the DMV in West Covina, CA this morning to get the Black plates reassigned to my 69 Z. The plates were the ones that were on the car when I pulled it from a backyard in West Covina, CA 10 years ago. The car had been sitting in the same place for over 20 yrs. The rear plate had 1970 and 1971 stickers showing, with the 1971 sticker obviously placed over the white 1969 sticker. Neither plate was stamped 1963. The plates are ZSB XXX. There were no month stickers on the plates. The License plate frames on the car both front and rear were from Hovey Dallas Chevrolet in Gardena CA. From talking with the family that I purchased the car from (original owners), these were the original plates for the car. Unfortunately they could not locate any old registrations or title to link the black plate number to the VIN number. The car was out of the DMV system due to inactivity of registration for so many years, so when I bought it the DMV would not reassign the black plates. Anyway, at the DMV today I got the usual different answer from each person that I spoke with. None of the window people seemed to be familiar with California AB462 that allows the reassignment of the black plate. After the inital person that I spoke with told me " No Way" when I asked to have the plates reassigned to my vehicle, I spoke with a couple of supervisors regarding the matter. Luckily I had printed out and brought with my a summary from the internet in regards to California AB462. After they made a call to Sacramento, they agreed to let my have the plates reassigned, but, ONLY if I could produce a complete, legible, original 1969 California registration sticker. So... I spent 30 minutes chipping the 1971 registration sticker (under strict DMV supervision) to uncover the original 1969 registration sticker. I was then "allowed" to have the black plates reassigned. Bottom line.... You'll need a set of two black plates, in good condition, with one plate showing the California registration sticker for the year of the vehicle that you want the plate assinged to. They also require current registration, insurance, and a $20.00 doller per year "retention fee" for the plates. They didnt seem to be concerned with the sequential issue of plates, in that plates with the letter sequence starting with the letters X, Y, and Z were correct for a 1969 year model car. They were only concerned with the condition of the plates and that the approriate year registration sticker was present. I know this procedure will vary with each DMV office, and each DMV representitive, even though it should be standardized. Funny how a guy can walk into the DMV office with good intentions and get the runaround for something so simple. In light of the states financial problem, you'd think that if I brought my own plates in, along with cash payment, it would be a smooth deal to accomplish what is legal and just. Thanks for the rant....!!!!

[Astock]

302Z, So,the plates are reissued for a Hugger Orange with white stripes and flat hood original paint car with a couple dents and no spoiler? That's a good Z.

[rpoz11]

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I went to the DMV in West Covina, CA this morning to get the Black plates reassigned to my 69 Z. The plates were the ones that were on the car when I pulled it from a backyard in West Covina, CA 10 years ago. They didnt seem to be concerned with the sequential issue of plates, in that plates with the letter sequence starting with the letters X, Y, and Z were correct for a 1969 year model car. They were only concerned with the condition of the plates and that the approriate year registration sticker was present.

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Trying to JOG my memory here...

As I recall, Black Plates in California for the Year 1969 started in the "X - - 123" ( &lt;---EXAMPLE) alpha timeline.

Ill have to go take a look again at my friend's August 1968 VN Z28 and reread his plates again but he started his titling here in California back in September, 1968 for his car and his start with the " X " alpha.

" Y " alpha beginnings were around October/November 1968. I do not recall when they ended.

" Z " alpha started I think in around April/May 1969.

My PaceCar sat for a while before it was sold new and it came with Blue California plates. I think it was around January, 1970 that it sold and titled and received the Blue.
Those Plates started with the numerals followed by an " A " alpha. (Example : 123 Axx )