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I am wanting to use classic 1957 Texas Truck License plates for my truck. In many states you can do this, but the plates have to be accurate for the year and approved by the DOT. While finding real plates could take some time, I would rather have some created. Does anyone know where you can get authentic plates created?
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License plate collectors are a valuable resource for those of us in states that allow tagging old vehicles with Year Of Manufacture Plate. Yes, you can find old plates on E-bay, but I've never had to bother with that. There are three plate collectors in my small town in Minnesota, and another dozen fairly nearby. My point is that these guys seem to be pretty easy to find. And if you find one, they all seem to know each other. So skip E-bay and give a couple bucks to a guy in your town who's spent years saving license plates without having had any financial incentive for doing it.
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Look around at the next big car show/swap meet in your area. Usually several plate collector/trader/seller/buyers attend. If they dont have it they usually can find it. I think you will also have to have the plate from your state on your truck, not from another state. At least thats the law in Michigan. Check with your DMV.
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Would you mind sharing these license plates dealers web sites or phone numbers. I am interested in Iowa plates for my 1955 and 1956 F100s...Maybe the other guys would like to know also if this info. is available-Scott
Would you mind sharing these license plates dealers web sites or phone numbers. I am interested in Iowa plates for my 1955 and 1956 F100s...Maybe the other guys would like to know also if this info. is available-Scott
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I'd start with the big boys. Try The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA). Their web site is www.alpca.org
Note the "org: and not "com"
Note the "org: and not "com"
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It took me several months to get the right set of plates for my 54 F100 in Texas.
First, I found an excellent set of 1954 plates on Ebay, bought them - had to pay about $60.00 - only to learn that in Texas, even with classic plates, for a truck, you have to have tags that say "Texas Truck". So I proceeded to search again. I sent emails to every tag seller on ebay, specifying what I needed. One of them came through, at a reasonable price. Then I sold the first set on ebay.
Bottom line - yes in Texas you must have Texas tags, and if it's a truck, you must have truck tags, and you must have a matched pair. The tax collector office will make a photocopy of the tag for their files. You must them submit a form to Austin to get approval to use the classic tags. If approved, they will send the stickers back to your local tag office. No wonder taxes are high! All the hands have to be paid to look at your business.
And oh yes, it would be illegal to have reproduction tags made. They must be authentic, just like the truck.
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First, I found an excellent set of 1954 plates on Ebay, bought them - had to pay about $60.00 - only to learn that in Texas, even with classic plates, for a truck, you have to have tags that say "Texas Truck". So I proceeded to search again. I sent emails to every tag seller on ebay, specifying what I needed. One of them came through, at a reasonable price. Then I sold the first set on ebay.
Bottom line - yes in Texas you must have Texas tags, and if it's a truck, you must have truck tags, and you must have a matched pair. The tax collector office will make a photocopy of the tag for their files. You must them submit a form to Austin to get approval to use the classic tags. If approved, they will send the stickers back to your local tag office. No wonder taxes are high! All the hands have to be paid to look at your business.
And oh yes, it would be illegal to have reproduction tags made. They must be authentic, just like the truck.
Winford
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Last I heard it was the same as in Texas. The plates must be original. You have to have both front and rear. '56 and up to '62 there was a sticker for each year. The plates stayed the same and you put a sticker on the rear plate. I think it was paper. You used to have to have the paper sticker too, but I think that was changed. In '63 they came out with the orange on black plates and they aren't elligible for "year of manufacture" designation. We still have quite a few of those on cars in current registry. It's been a while since I looked at the rules about vintage plates, so I may have some of this wrong.
I've got a pair of 1918 Liberty Bell registration tags that I inherited from my dad before he passed away. They're pretty cool. Those days one was nailed to the dash board and the other to the rear of the car. The rear ones didn't last out in the weather so it's hard to find a pair.
I've got a pair of 1918 Liberty Bell registration tags that I inherited from my dad before he passed away. They're pretty cool. Those days one was nailed to the dash board and the other to the rear of the car. The rear ones didn't last out in the weather so it's hard to find a pair.
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