Moving my son's SportsRoof

[Midlife]

In CA, the plates stay with the vehicle when it is sold; this is why the original California black plates are so desirable. They demonstrate that the car has stayed in CA since the 60's.

 

[JeffTepper]

In CA, the plates stay with the vehicle when it is sold; this is why the original California black plates are so desirable. They demonstrate that the car has stayed in CA since the 60's.

Though that is the general practice, the YOM program now allows an original clear black and yellow plate to be assigned to a '63-'69 year model car for a fee. Now it's possible for a rust bucket from the rust belt that only came to California recently to get a black plate so the significance of a black plate has become somewhat diluted.

 

[RagTop]

The car has plates on it. They're the good old CA white reflective models. My 69 Mustang is insured through Hagerty. In fact, I don't have AAA insurance on any of my vehicles. I am one of the diluters that Jeff cited, however. My 69 came to me with the 80s blue and yellow plates on it. The car is a lifetime CA car, built in San Jose with an Los Angeles delivery code on the door plate, but the black and yellows had been turned in somewhere along the way. I bought a set of correct plates for it and I pay an extra ten bucks each year to keep them on the car. I just like the vintage look. And, for all the collectors out there and the Beach Boys, she's still a real California Girl.

 

[guruatbol]

Blue and Yellow plates are from the mid to late 70s IIRC.

Mel

 

[JeffTepper]

Blue and Yellow plates are from the mid to late 70s IIRC.

Mel

Actually, the Blue and Yellow plates (123 ABC) were first issued in late 1969 when DMV ran out of Black and Yellow plates (ZZZ 999). In 1980 the Blue and Yellow plates continued with 7 characters (1ABC123)

 

[RagTop]

As a final follow up on this issue, I drove to the Bay Area, called AAA and they sent a flat bed car hauler. The guy picked up the Mustang without any requirement beyond my AAA membership card and hauled it directly to my home about 150 miles north east of Milpitas. It is residing in the third space in my garage as I write. Sorry for all the angst, but I didn't want to drive all that way and come up empty. I was pretty sure that tower wouldn't balk at hauling the car since the tow service is an independent company contracted by AAA and they don't care as long as AAA will pay them. The kid that hauled it up here told me that it was the third time in the past two weeks he'd hauled a car from the Bay Area to my area (Lincoln/Roseville/Rocklin). Said he actually liked to do the long hauls because it ate up his shift and there were fewer hassles during his day.

 

[KBMWRS]

Oh come on? You must have hassled him.

 

[RagTop]

Blue and Yellow plates are from the mid to late 70s IIRC.

Mel

Actually, the Blue and Yellow plates (123 ABC) were first issued in late 1969 when DMV ran out of Black and Yellow plates (ZZZ 999). In 1980 the Blue and Yellow plates continued with 7 characters (1ABC123)

You are correct Michael. The blue and yellow plates that were on my 69, 1GCH049, were from 1982 as best I can determine.