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DSOmegaX · 12-30-2012, 07:38 PM

Anyone here plan to order one of these?

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/legacyplates/index.htm

PMok · 12-30-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DSOmegaX

Anyone here plan to order one of these?

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/legacyplates/index.htm

Whoa, you've got to send them $50 and wait until Jan 2015 to see if they'll have enough orders to make them? No thanks. How many of us will still have our cars by then LOL.

DSOmegaX · 12-30-2012, 08:16 PM

They're released as soon as they have 7500 orders. The 2015 date is just a deadline to achieve that number. Considering the car culture in CA and the number of restored/classic vehicles that those owners would LOVE to get their hands on a vintage plate, it shouldn't take long to fulfill the required number.

MyRx · 12-30-2012, 08:39 PM

Hmm...a blue plate for my ultramarine...hmm. They're going to gouge us anyways, mind us well make it like I got something out of it.

Wife wants a black one for her '09 Mini. Would look nice on her dark grey with black trim Cooper.

Gixxersixxerman · 12-30-2012, 08:44 PM

I need one for my 66 beetle

86BRZ · 12-30-2012, 09:06 PM

The form did not say if custom plate number is included in the $50? A personalized white plate cost already $49...

DSOmegaX · 12-30-2012, 09:10 PM

$50 for either sequential OR customized. So yeah might as well customize it.

86BRZ · 12-30-2012, 09:17 PM

Good deal! $1 for custom personalized!

whataboutbob · 12-30-2012, 09:22 PM

Thanks for this post. I'm in.

BlaineWasHere · 12-30-2012, 10:18 PM

Wait, so can you do this for any car, not just old ones?

calis5nest · 12-30-2012, 10:53 PM

Good find thanks for the post

PMok · 12-31-2012, 02:47 AM

I think the $50 is just to reserve an application for the vintage plate. They will probably charge you additional annual cost once they accept your application for a customized plate. I do see that if they get the appropriate number of apps before 2015 they will start production, but even then it says it will take 9-12 months for the plate to arrive. Definitely a cool thing for the vintage/collectors' cars, but to me a clean white standard CA plate looks just fine for a modern car.
A black or blue plate would be pretty cool if the lettering were in white or black, but the yellow lettering kills it for me.

Anyways at least the discussion got me thinking about a personalized plate, so I went ahead and ordered a white one.

AsphaltLover · 12-31-2012, 03:16 AM

i'd love a black one but the wait is super long. ill prob still preorder one but i hate that it's going to take forever to arrive.

Calidrifter · 12-31-2012, 03:45 AM

Hmm so it's 7500 per plate (for release). I wish there was a site where we could see how close each plate was to being released.

12-30-2012, 07:38 PM	#1
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12-30-2012, 08:16 PM	#3
DSOmegaX Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '19 M2 Comp, '20 GR Supra Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,904 Thanks: 109 Thanked 2,153 Times in 986 Posts Mentioned: 51 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	They're released as soon as they have 7500 orders. The 2015 date is just a deadline to achieve that number. Considering the car culture in CA and the number of restored/classic vehicles that those owners would LOVE to get their hands on a vintage plate, it shouldn't take long to fulfill the required number. __________________ @dsomegax.cars 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited \| WRB \| STI tS Build Thread [SOLD] 2019 BMW M2 Competition \| LBB \| ///M Performance Build Thread 2020 Toyota GR Supra \| Turbulence \| TRD \| Build Thread

12-30-2012, 08:39 PM	#4
MyRx Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Flight 86 is now boarding. Location: CA Posts: 1,759 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 1,502 Times in 700 Posts Mentioned: 230 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Hmm...a blue plate for my ultramarine...hmm. They're going to gouge us anyways, mind us well make it like I got something out of it. Wife wants a black one for her '09 Mini. Would look nice on her dark grey with black trim Cooper. Last edited by MyRx; 12-30-2012 at 08:58 PM.

12-30-2012, 09:10 PM	#7
DSOmegaX Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: '19 M2 Comp, '20 GR Supra Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,904 Thanks: 109 Thanked 2,153 Times in 986 Posts Mentioned: 51 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	$50 for either sequential OR customized. So yeah might as well customize it. __________________ @dsomegax.cars 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited \| WRB \| STI tS Build Thread [SOLD] 2019 BMW M2 Competition \| LBB \| ///M Performance Build Thread 2020 Toyota GR Supra \| Turbulence \| TRD \| Build Thread

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Gixxersixxerman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota GT86, 66 beetle, 11 GSXR 750 Location: Las Vegas, NV. Posts: 1,382 Thanks: 575 Thanked 836 Times in 436 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I need one for my 66 beetle

12-30-2012, 09:06 PM	#6
86BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: BRZ Limited arrived on 9/1/2012 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 563 Thanks: 312 Thanked 145 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The form did not say if custom plate number is included in the $50? A personalized white plate cost already $49...

12-30-2012, 09:17 PM	#8
86BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: BRZ Limited arrived on 9/1/2012 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 563 Thanks: 312 Thanked 145 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Good deal! $1 for custom personalized!

12-30-2012, 10:53 PM	#11
calis5nest Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: scion frs firestorm Location: hawthorne ca Posts: 457 Thanks: 1,135 Thanked 251 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good find thanks for the post __________________ -Alan

12-31-2012, 02:47 AM	#12
PMok Codename: Stitch Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 91 MR2; 06 IS350; 16 BRZ; 18 CX-5 Location: Hayward/NorCal Posts: 5,248 Thanks: 4,021 Thanked 5,436 Times in 2,307 Posts Mentioned: 462 Post(s) Tagged: 6 Thread(s)	I think the $50 is just to reserve an application for the vintage plate. They will probably charge you additional annual cost once they accept your application for a customized plate. I do see that if they get the appropriate number of apps before 2015 they will start production, but even then it says it will take 9-12 months for the plate to arrive. Definitely a cool thing for the vintage/collectors' cars, but to me a clean white standard CA plate looks just fine for a modern car. A black or blue plate would be pretty cool if the lettering were in white or black, but the yellow lettering kills it for me. Anyways at least the discussion got me thinking about a personalized plate, so I went ahead and ordered a white one. __________________ 86DRIVE Events Calendar Last edited by PMok; 12-31-2012 at 03:29 AM.

12-31-2012, 03:16 AM	#13
AsphaltLover Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2006 Scion TC, 2013 FR-S Asphalt Location: United States Posts: 89 Thanks: 42 Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	i'd love a black one but the wait is super long. ill prob still preorder one but i hate that it's going to take forever to arrive.

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