Replacement vintage plates..., A semi-underground topic, perhaps Options

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IF one were to need a new front plate to match his or her prized, original blue-and-yellow California plate, how might that person get a good replica of the existing rear plate made?

Maybe I should have written this in the "I have this friend.." voice...

With all of the recent front-plate crackdowns, I suspect, once ticketed, you get stuck with two new plates. And I believe the only vintage plates you can retroactively fit are yellow with black lettering (circa 1956). It'd be a bummer to lose original 1973 plates.

From what I understand, there was a cottage industry in SoCal serving the above purposes for the restoration community until the government (thank you for your efforts on vintage license plate recreation enforcement) arrested the perpetrators. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

I suspect anyone still offering such services would be best served if their info was PM'd rather than posted...

Thanks!

pete

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MikeZ, you're right and the only reason I didn't go for the first place is that I couldn't get the darn website to let me buy a plate. And you do get what you pay for, as the Create a Plate guy sent me an email back saying they don't do refunds because they've never got negative feedback. His "100 percent satisfaction guarantee" only extends to making me another plate (and charging me S+H or $5 plus!). We'll see -- and thanks for the info -- might need to give him a call!

Darryl's Plates (did a Google) charges $50 per plate for replicas of your own provided you send them your remaining plate as an example. They seem to imply they're done in metal.

I'll investigate and re-try MikeZ's spot, as well.

many thanks,

pete