CA DMV Heritage Plates, DMV cancels program Options

[Cairo94507]

So about a year ago DMV announced the Heritage plate program so people could buy the yellow/black, black/yellow or blue/yellow plates for their vintage cars.

The black/yellow was approved as they received enough orders to hit the 7,500 target. Unfortunately the blue/yellow plates, (correct for our cars) did not garner enough interest so DMV cancelled that plate program.

I just received a notice that DMV applied the $50 credit to my license for my Six. So sad that not enough people were interested in doing this.

[Cairo94507]

I already have a new blue/yellow for my car...I only have one though and wanted two of the actual DMV issued ones to be safe. I do not intend to install a front plate on my car. And if I had to I would never drill holes in the front bumper.

I am quite sure a cop would never notice as I actually have the DMV issued personalized plate "71 Six" in white/blue. So if I were to be stopped and they looked at the registration all will be 100% legit.

[Tom_T]

I already have a new blue/yellow for my car...I only have one though and wanted two of the actual DMV issued ones to be safe. I do not intend to install a front plate on my car. And if I had to I would never drill holes in the front bumper.

I am quite sure a cop would never notice as I actually have the DMV issued personalized plate "71 Six" in white/blue. So if I were to be stopped and they looked at the registration all will be 100% legit.

Yes Michael - DMV will NOT issue them back to a vehicle without BOTH (2) matching plates (someone in FL online may be able to make the 2nd up??) - except on trailers & cycles that only had 1 plate. They only look at them when you apply inside the office & you can't install them until approved anyway, so whether one goes on front is.....??

From a collectors' point of view, the originals are better than the personalized ones generally speaking.

BTW - ALL of the original steel 70-74 front bumpers had the rectangular/square holes to mount the front plate holders, so you wouldn't have to drill even if stopped for lacking one - UNLESS somebody had them welded close & then rechromed, as my OO 71 914/4 buddy had done!

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> Two original 1970 914-6's at the Zone 8 Concours this past Saturday (look closely), as posted at my 918 Weissach topic.

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Tom
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