New License Plate question

[banjoQ]

My advice is to say a prayer and be patient. My experiences with CADMV make me furious just thinking about it. I personally have not seen or heard of having duplicates made. If they are, I doubt they would fly with the folks in Sacramento. Talk with other car guys and see if there is a friendly DMV office nearby. They are not all the same and some seem to be better than others. I had a pair of old black and yellows from the sixties on my truck. Had all the paperwork and reg. tags too. 10 hrs. of back and forth arguing, I ended up with new ones. They broke my spirit and I just don't care anymore. I took a big handful of horse crap and smeared them up real good. I'm happy- Good luck my friend -Q

 

[fourfords]

I don't know about other States but here in California, there are authorized DMV affiliates. In the town I live in there are at least two. I prefer to go there. No lines, personal attention, nothing to prevent honest DMV business. Bring your license plates. I registered my two antiques, showed my Year Of Manufacture license plates. Batta Boom, Batta Bing, done! I will not set foot in a government DMV office unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Dave D]

Thanks to all for the info given.
Here's where I was going with this issue:
I have one (1) original plate, the Worlds Fair plate. It is physically larger (longer) than a std car plate.
I can have a duplicate plate made, but only in the std size plate. I was going to have a duplicate made if I didn't have to show both plates to the DMV.

i'll look into plan B
Thanks
Jim

Just be advised it's against the law in California to "duplicate" license plates.

 

[Dave D]

Here is a picture of the original plate, restored from a mangled, torn, rusted original, and the duplicate. Done by the guy in PA
Darryl's
266 Main St
Durea, PA 18642
www.darrylsplates.com
570-451-1600

And did you notice this on his website?

NOTE: Duplicate plates may not be legal in your state, and in such states, are for display purposes only; check with your state or local agency for more information.

 

[32 ford barn]

By now you should know. You need two original good condition legible Ca. plates that do not match ANY registered vehicle in Ca. I just got mine done and it was a simple thing. Good luck, Jim