YOM / Antique License Plates

[EVfun]

After switching to a YOM plate the cops no longer get along side me then fall back to run the plate. Tabs are not required on YOM plates in Washington.

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[jeffrey8164]

I guess I'll add mine to the mix.
This is how it came. Got it for $20.00 at an antique store.

Then I painted it to match the car.

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Turning owners into mechanics since 1938.

“Let he that is without oil throw the first rod”
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[EVfun]

[jeffrey8164]

I'm thinking all the rookies around here will have no idea what color it was.
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Volkswagen!
Turning owners into mechanics since 1938.

“Let he that is without oil throw the first rod”
(Compression 8.7:1)

[kingkarmann]

[67 Florida Deluxe]

From what I understand having read other YOM tag posts elsewhere, some states allow tags to be "restored" but they must be the original color combination. Also, the characters must be reflective, as original. Florida doesn't allow retouching or restoring. The tag can be in somewhat rough shape, as long as the characters are still reflective. The hard part is finding a YOM tag that's in really nice shape that has the proper weight and county code. Not that Florida requires that now, many folks enjoy busting your hump if the weight code doesn't match the car

As I understand it, too, some states that permit YOM tags will restrict the car's use to weekends only. I've heard that J.F.Law will ticket you if you're driving your car on other days. Not so in FL, as you can drive just like a regular tag. Of course, you have to pay full registration fees, whereas states that restrict use charge very low tag registration fees. Lots of different rules out there.
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-Kent (BaT "daleallen")

OG member of the '67 Posse

A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental

[TDCTDI]

I average over 20,000 miles a year on a YOM tag that’s not registered to the car & have been in several surrounding states that have never looked twice at it. It’s great for toll plazas, speed & red light cameras.
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[67 Florida Deluxe]

[vwwestyman]

In Kansas, you aren't supposed to restore the plate and it just has to be in usable condition. They handle it like registering any personalized antique tag (so $40 extra bucks the first year). Just run the numbers to make sure that combo isn't currently in use.

Back in the day, the letters of the tag were the county code, and then first letter of owner's last name. When I went to tag my '78, I really was hoping to find one that started RLC, to match the convention.

I knew of an old-timer who lived about 45 mintues away who had an extensive plate collection. I mean thousands upon thousands of them. I had purchased one from him a few years prior for a friend's Ghia.

So one time I was in the area and stopped by the old shop. Unfortunately, he had passed away and the building was being used to make cabnets by a small company. They still had many dozens of boxes full of plates in a forgotten back room. The guy I talked to took be back there and told me I could look to see if anything would work and if so I could have it. Then just went back to work.

The plates were boxed in no particular order and it took a couple hours to find a couple candidates. By that time, though, they had forgotten I was there and all gone home for the day!

So I used the bathroom, let myself out, and locked the door behind me.

Ended up with an RLB plate. I decided the B could stand for Bus.

'76 was the last year Kansas stamped a yearly plate. For '77 they started adding year stickers, so now for YOM plates between '77 and '79 (new design altogether in '80) you get a '76 plate and the DMV prints off a sticker stating the correct year.

Pics from the gallery showing my plates:

Did find an RLC for the '73.

Wrong county code, but the 181 number trumps that!

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Dave Cook

President, Wild Westerner Club

1978 Champagne Edition Westy, repowered to '97 Jetta TDI
1973 Wild Westerner
My Thing

[jeffrey8164]

[Twin Peaks]

Picked up my Plate at a local Antique Mall for around 20 for a set. 1974 Ohio Plate. What are the odds that it matches the color!

also, if anyone has some Old Ohio Dealer Frames please let me know!

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[EVfun]

"Seat belts fastened?" I love it! Never seen another plate with that in the design.

That's why I have the WA '63 plate on my buggy -- so the cops quit hanging out to run it after noticing I don't have seat belts. Now they can see right away it's to old to require them. Oh, and permanent registration too!
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[Zundfolge1432]

[67 Florida Deluxe]

[anthracitedub]

Scored mine the other day for the beetle and the ghia... I’m restoring the 62 plate... so ill add it later.

[CanStan]

Funny to see this thread pop up again recently. I just got pulled over for having a YOM plate for the first time today. That after tens of thousands of miles in both my Bus and Beetle over about 8 years, he was the first to question it. I guess when he ran my plate, nothing came up. That’s fair. Can’t blame him for looking into it further. Once I showed him the registration slip where both plates are listed, he was cool and sent me on my way.

[67 Florida Deluxe]

Finally found a fitting number plate for my '55. "T" plates (denoting a "lightweight" car) are really hard to find, especially in good condition. This one I just acquired carries the Dade County code "1" and the "T" lightweight code. The condition of the tag is really nice!!

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-Kent (BaT "daleallen")

OG member of the '67 Posse

A few of my toys, past and present
'56 Oval, '66 KG Conv't, '67 21-Window, '67 Bug, '79 SuperVert, '55 Pre-A Continental

[67 Florida Deluxe]

[Typ3nut]

Michigan has Historical and Authentic license plates.

Authentic license plates, the vehicle must be:
- 26 or more years old
- Owned solely as a collector's item
- A vehicle registered with a regular historic plate or authentic historic plate cannot be used for general transportation.
Authentic Plate, the vehicle can only used for participating in historical club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, car shows, swap meets, and similar uses.
One time fee of $35., valid until vehicle is sold.
Also, has to have year specific sticker applied.

One on my '73 Fastback...

[Dan the workingstiff]

Don't forget, you're "free" to drive it daily if you choose the entire month of August.
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'66 FG buggy
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