Where to find vintage license plates

[JoeG]

MosportGreen66,
Try--www.licenseplates.tv---- [antique plate replicas]----they make quality replicas------they have your time-span---N.Y.-1963-1973--JoeG

[MosportGreen66]

JoeG -- unless I was looking in the wrong place the www.licenseplates.tv site does not carry NY plates past 1964. Thanks for the recomendation!

-Dan

[Unreal]

I'm looking for 69 Tennessee tag. I was thinking of finding a tag, and then buying a vanity tag of the same number. Then running the old tag with current sticker. I'm sure I'd have to do some "splaining" if I got pulled over.

I have a pair (consecutive numbers) of 69 Pennsylvania Dealer tags I got off ebay. Thought that would be pretty neat to use on my tribute car for shows.

[Chevy454]

I think the majority of the states allow you to run "year of make" tags now. For example, if your car was made in '69, and you can find a set of '69 plates, then you can register them (if that license # isn't taken of course) as a classic car. And, I believe some states give special breaks like lengthening the inspection time and such. DEFINITELY worth checking into...

[JoeG]

MosportGreen66,
Just curious---I went to that site,there is a N.Y.1966 lic plate[also used in 67/68/69/70/71/72/73/[used different stick-on date tags]--I looked at a photo of my car in early '70 it looks the same---no big deal,but for my own education what am I missing??--JoeG

[MosportGreen66]

I thought that the plate used in 1966 were not the same as the plates used in 1969. I saw a '69 Camaro with vintage looking plates (from NY) and they were not the same. I guess they were not original plates? Thanks.

[Unreal]

Dan,
Sometines a state will have an annual sticker on passenger car tags for the year you want. But other "special" tags will be stamped for the year. For example, in 69, Pennsylvania used a sticker for pass cars, but dealer tags were stamped "69"
Same is true for Tennessee for 69, sticker only. However I have seen dealer and volunteer fireman tags that were stamped "69"

For Tennessee, you can run any tag number during parades and shows, etc, as long as that "extra license" is registered with the state. For other times, you must run the regular license as shown on your registration.

You cannot register a vintage tag and run it as your normal tag. However, I figured I could get away with it if I found a 69 tag, registered that same number as my vanity number, and put a current registration sticker on it. I figured I'd keep the new tag in the trunk "just in case"

[robber6910]

Dan and Joe, from 1966 to 1972, NY used the blue background with orange lettering plates. There are different variations of the blue background (some appear darker whereas some appear lighter). As long as you have the correct plate (i.e. blue background w/orange letters) and your sticker tag matches the year your car was produced, you can use it.

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[shor]

example
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