Vintage YOM License Plate Thread

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by powell72

Here's the plate on my truck, I decided to go with a farm plate on this truck for a change of pace. Finding YOM truck plates is tough enough here, you never see farm plates. I bought it as a single at a swapmeet for $15. I don't run front plates anyway.

I love it! Are you going to run the '67 bumperless, or is it temporary?

[powell72]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I love it! Are you going to run the '67 bumperless, or is it temporary?

It's got a sport bumper on it now, that pic is from this last fall. Colorado has a deal where if your collector vehicle already has plates and registration you fill out a one page form and send a copy of proof of insurance and registration with the plate number off the YOM plate and they send you a secondary registration card for that plate for occasional use...for free!

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by powell72

It's got a sport bumper on it now, that pic is from this last fall. Colorado has a deal where if your collector vehicle already has plates and registration you fill out a one page form and send a copy of proof of insurance and registration with the plate number off the YOM plate and they send you a secondary registration card for that plate for occasional use...for free!

Alabama has something similiar where you can register a YOM tag for $12 for life. We do have to run a reflective "V" for Vintage decal. Some people make a separate plate bezel to the side or below the plate, but it looks better just being on the plate, IMO. Here's mine on my '68.

[Grizz1963]

I unfortunately collect and trade plates from around the world.

In the UK every car is issued with a YOM plate but you can add an older plate to your car.

Will post some pics later.

[etindoll]

Got mine put on the other day.

[GCncsuHD]

1978 NC Farm Truck tag

DSC09878 by wrfalcon75, on Flickr

[Grizz1963]

In the UK, plates are not as exciting as in the USA.

Various series have existed over the years and people will try to manipulate numbers and letters to write something.

Originally it was alpha numeric, various combinations.

In 1963 they started the "A" series. Where you had 3 letters, three numbers followed by the letter A, in 1964 it was "B" etc.

Then in the 70's the whole lot were inverted when all the letters were used up.

In 2001 a whole new series was started, changing between two formats every 6 months, denoting the period. Changeover is on the 1st March and 1st September.

Known by the year, or a variation that started with 01 and 51 we just started the 14 plate this weekend...... denoting 2014 and in September it will change to 64

MAD MAD MAD.....


Here is a thread I started on Garagejournal.com

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123962

A few pics of my garage rafters, I have started on the reverse now.....



Used to have a lot like this to swop out, South African.




Some plates from Hong Kong




Started getting crowded





Possibly my most favourite plate ever, a Purple Heart from a double receiver friend in Arkansas. Thanks Steve,



Some specials I got this year



Thailand plates arrived last week.



And some I got over the weekend at a car show.





I am always looking for speciality plates, like disabled, veteran, army etc.

[russgoodman]

Here is the plate I got for my 65 Mustang. I will have to dig out the plates for the c10 and post them too after all the snow and ice melts. (*edited because the original from my phone was HUGE)

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by russgoodman

Here is the plate I got for my 65 Mustang. I will have to dig out the plates for the c10 and post them too after all the snow and ice melts. (*edited because the original from my phone was HUGE)

Very cool!

[Aussie Ol' Blue]

G'day all, I'm researching US plates and trying to find one that will suit my truck. I'm favouring the old Wyoming plates. I get that 20 stands for Washakie County but I've seen a couple that had two B's on top of each other at the end of the plate. Do these B's have any significance?

[silentt]

My 71 daily driver(don't tell the dmv/police department lol) with what the previous owner said were the original tags.

[slow-1]

That is quite a collection you have Grizz!

[Ekliptix]

Found mine on ebay for $80. Smelled like BO when I got them haha???

[powell72]

Originally Posted by Ekliptix

Found mine on ebay for $80. Smelled like BO when I got them haha???

I have no idea why old plates smell like BO, but it's terrible!

[russgoodman]

Here are my 2 BO scented tags I picked up for the truck. Not NOS like the tag for my Mustang unfortunately. Not sure which one I want to use yet but both look like they need some restoration work. Leaning towards the "Oklahoma is OK" non com'l tag.

[slowcpe]

In Indiana you can run YOM plates but you have to have a current registered Antique plate inside the vehicle. Plus the BMV has to approve the plate.

I'm planning on running a '67 Vanderburgh County (where I live) plate once I find a decent one.

I currently have a '67 Kentucky plate on the front of my truck. It was given to me by a friend and is the county I grew up in.

[kentucky_smith]

I couldn't find a farm tag or one for Bath County, so went with this one. We don't run front plates, real one is on the back and says Historic Vehicle.

[cericd]

Originally Posted by Ekliptix

Found mine on ebay for $80. Smelled like BO when I got them haha???

Originally Posted by russgoodman

Here are my 2 BO scented tags I picked up for the truck. Not NOS like the tag for my Mustang unfortunately. Not sure which one I want to use yet but both look like they need some restoration work. Leaning towards the "Oklahoma is OK" non com'l tag.

Yeah, what's up with the "BO" smell. I purchased two pair of vintage plates for possible use on my truck and they both showed up smelling like BO. I've also run across several plates from the 60's and 70's at antique shops and they have that same smell. Maybe it the shellac or clear coat they used back then.

[67_C-30]

THANKS ALOT GUYS!

So I go pull out all my old plates, and I'm smelling them. My wife sees me and asks the question: "What are you doing?" In the midst of my focused determination I blurt it out: "Smelling them to see if they smell like BO!".

Now she thinks I'm more retarded than she already did!

For the record, none of my plates smell like BO...

[cericd]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

THANKS ALOT GUYS!

So I go pull out all my old plates, and I'm smelling them. My wife sees me and asks the question: "What are you doing?" In the midst of my focused determination I blurt it out: "Smelling them to see if they smell like BO!".

Now she thinks I'm more retarded than she already did!

For the record, none of my plates smell like BO...

Sorry but I did actually laugh out loud when I read that.

I hope you said it like it was a perfectly normal thing to be doing.

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by cericd

Sorry but I did actually laugh out loud when I read that.

I hope you said it like it was a perfectly normal thing to be doing.

But of course!

[powell72]

I was at an antique store one time looking at this one display area that was full of old plates when this lady walked over, looked around, sniffed, gave me the hairy eye and walked away. My first thought was, "This lady thinks I'm the one that smells this bad!"

[Aussie Ol' Blue]

Nice collection Grizz, but I don't see any Aussie ones?

[StoningtonQB]

I have a few of my own to add. Since I already have DMV registered YOM plates on my '70, I took some scans of a couple of my plates and superimposed them. I will show my actual YOM plates in a future post (and I can guarantee you that you will never see another pair like them).

[StoningtonQB]

If I ever... EVER get a 1987 vintage vehicle I have the PERFECT pair of YOM plates for shows... a pair of the coveted "ASS" plates!