Re: Ca, Re-issuing Black Plates

[Late BrakeU2]

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I am trying to remember here.......

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The Z plates may have started earlier than what I have posted.

For what it's worth. I was released from active duty from the Navy May 4 1970.
I moved up to Ingelwood near LAX and sometime that first few weeks of May I got Cali plates on my car, ZZA 219. Does that sound about right ? When were the last black plates used up ?

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ZZA is getting down to the end, in theory the highest sequence would have been ZZZ 999,so May 70 is well within reason. Like Warren stated,there were blue plates in circulation in the fall of 69 far before the official DMW release date of 7/70. People buying new would receive there plates directly from DMV,while branch offices also issued them for all other purposes(lost,stolen,registering from out of state etc)

Y&Z are the predominant sequence for 69 MY vehicles, but in some very rare cases like on your freinds sept built and my oct 68 car they have X series. I have only seen one other original X plate 69, would love to see what your freinds sept car was.

[1969l78]

Here is a pic of a car I onced owned. I bought from the original owners family. Its a ZVX plate. I had the original title and the car was first registered on 10/9/69.

[fbirdguy]

My Trans Am was first registered 9/15/69.

[427TJ]

I'm getting the original '63-issue black plates for my '55 restored as we speak. I can't wait to see them! My Camaro didn't have its original black plates when I bought it but I scored a DEAD MINT matched pair of '67 CA plates with 67, 68, and 69 stickers on the rear plate. They were take-offs in '69 and stored. I got them before the YOM plate hype hit eBay and paid, wait for it, .... $29 bucks for the pair. It's okay to hate me.

[rpoz11]

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I am trying to remember here.......

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Y&Z are the predominant sequence for 69 MY vehicles, but in some very rare cases like on your freinds sept built and my oct 68 car they have X series. I have only seen one other original X plate 69, would love to see what your freinds sept car was.

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He lives about 2 miles from me, has ALL of the paperwork from when he bought it from the dealer.

Ill let you know ASAP!

Pretty thick stack, if I recall correctly.

His is a LOS built Daytona Yellow RS/Z with NO Cowl Induction , as ordered!

Even the paint is original and has the correct stencil stripes around the Camaro emblem on the trunk.

Chambered Exhuast is still on it!

[Sportyworty]

I have an XON plate on a 68.5 428 CJ Mustang built May 2 1968. Would venture to say it was tagged right away because it was a special (delete) paint code car. Hope that helps

[69SSZL1]

Here is an early 1969 X license plate. A 1968 photo of a very early 1969 SS, judging by the front stripe. Don't know what O.J. is holding in his hand. [image][/image]

[gb70]

Now he's making plates!

[rpoz11]

Here's something that I found online posted somewhere:



California Black Plates and built in Van Nuys on Dec.23,1968,vin # 124379Lxxxx

So, IF you are looking at this as I am, X to YOW really moved quickly from late September to December!

If a 3-4 month shift in plate alpha's moved this quickly, a ZAA000 could have occured around late March???

Hope this helps....

[1967Z28]

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... So, IF you are looking at this as I am, X to YOW really moved quickly from late September to December!

If a 3-4 month shift in plate alpha's moved this quickly, a ZAA000 could have occured around late March???

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I had a '69 Z that was bought new in Santa Barbara, CA on 4/4/69 and the plate was YXB405. Pretty close to the end of the Y series. YXAxxx was also used in Santa Barbara. I remember YBFxxx and YBGxxx also being used in the same town.

-Jon