QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Apr 6 2018, 04:21 PM)
YOM plates are now legal in CA, but what is a correct plate# for your 914?
Making a list of original CA Blue/Yellow license plates, here is what I have so far:
Plate # Model Year
426 EDO 1971
421 KEM 1974
696 KKC 1974
481 LBR 1974
070 LCC 1974
114 LEE 1974
258 LKG 1974
504 LUV 1974
964 NAC 1975
Please post your known original plates and model year and I will add them to this first post.
Jeff,
YOM has been legal for a long time, but it only went up to 1969 plates, so that limited it to early 70 MY 914s sold in late 1969.
What is new is that recently the State extended the date out to 1985 for YOM, so now all 70-76 914's are eligible for YOM plates.
For the 49-staters, YOM is "Year of Manufacture" program which enables the owner of a classic car to find/buy a set of 2 period correct plates for their car, & if it's not an assigned plate number, then they can apply to have it put on their car/registration to replace whatever later plates are on it, or if it comes in from out of state.
PS - This YOM is also good for trucks/commercial vehicles, motorcycles & trailers. A couple of years back I did a YOM on our vintage restored 1960 Avion T20 trailer (#2 T20 made, looks like Airstream). It wasn't excessively painful at the Santa Ana DMV cuz the gal doing them knew about YOMs, & I'd verified that it was an unassigned plate (NOS) before I purchased it, & did the same for the MY sticker - so it sailed throu since neither were then assigned to another trailer.
Jeff, I did verify a couple of months ago with the auto plate collectors group that the letter series can be out of order, since they were issued to various DMV offices, AAA, etc., & it depended on how quickly/slowly each place went through them.
You'll also find some of the later 76s & maybe a few 75s which have the additional digit added (7 digits like found on the next white/blue series).
FYI - my 73 2L was first registered 11/9/72 & has 530 GVS.
Tom
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