Re: Ca, Re-issuing Black Plates

[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.

[1967Z28]

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

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





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Interesting. I have a California plate, XPA 230, and it does have the 63 stamped into it.

-Jon

[ChevyThunder]

I have both of these plates... would be nice for a Z/28 with the RS option

[302Z]

Astock, You are correct. The car is still wearing that original hugger orange paint. I take it you are the gentleman that I should have purchased a certain hood from several years ago??

[al8apex]

ZRS is a very cool plate, could only be better if it ended with 069, 969 or 169 (or 67/68)

We have a pair of X plates that have the 63 stamp ...

some of the rag tag collection:

[Late BrakeU2]

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

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





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Interesting. I have a California plate, XPA 230, and it does have the 63 stamped into it.

-Jon

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Here are couple of plates- the top is from my 69Z28, bought from the original owner in 2002. 10C VN built, sold 11/30/68 at Hallowell Chevy in Clovis CA. It is the lowest letter sequence of any black plate 69 I have seen,and does indeed have the etched 63 in the right box. Below that one is a GM manufacturer plate assigned to "Chevrolet Motor Divison. 1800 Ave of the stars, Century City CA." Blank box.



I have seen some late Z sequence embossed and some without. DMV assigned letter sequence plates by counties, and there was a "West L.A. series" among others. Only a guess, but maybe the etched versions distinguished between northern from southern CA originated plates?.

Someone brought up the monthly stickers- California didn't adopt staggered registration until in 1974,but all black plate cars had to use them after that point..

[parkbrau]

That might be the case why my plates are not etched with 63.....regarding the North/South theory.
I did buy a Dec Sticker off E-Bay, so thanks for that lead.