keeping blue plate in CA Options

[tiim5]

This is california dmv oriented. I am re registering a 914 that has fallen'out of the computer' at dmv. The car has a 'blue' license plate, correct to the year. When i went to dmv i was told I could not keep the blue plate but had to reregister the car and get a newer white license plate. I was told only the old black plates could be kept as collecters plates. has anyone been successful in keeping your blue plate when the car is out of the system like this? Thanks

[VegasRacer]

The information you were given by the DMV is only half right. A car must be from 1962 or earlier to be eligible for YOM plates. Black plates do not qualify. They were first issued in 1963. The only way to have either black or blue plates on your car is if it has been continuously registered.

You do have a few options. If you want to pay the extra fees you can get a vanity plate or one of the special issue graphics. Or .......... you can get a Historical Vehicle plate since your 914 is over 25 years old. The one statute says that you can only drive the car for club activities, shows and parades with these plates. Another vehicle code (Division 3, Article 8, section 5004, paragraph F ) says that a car is of historic interest if it is collected, restored, maintained, and operated by a collector or hobbyist principally for purposes of exhibition and historic vehicle club activities.

If your teener is not your daily driver you should not have a problem getting these plates.