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drfromnc said:
Here’s mine. Someone thought it was the name of my girlfriend. Ahhh sort of…
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question related to YOM plates: Ford and others offered an expandable license plate frame. What years were they needed, and i seem to remember there was a state that had a plate that was not a simple rectangle.
 
ford38v8 said:
question related to YOM plates: Ford and others offered an expandable license plate frame. What years were they needed, and i seem to remember there was a state that had a plate that was not a simple rectangle.
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Alan, methinks Tennessee had a plate that appeared much like the shape of that state.
License plate frames were never needed as far as I know.
 
Uncirculated. My wife went to an antique shop in a neighboring town and asked if he had 1932 plates. He looked at her open mouthed and said he just got several the previous day, from a barn owned by a woman that worked for the registry :-)

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While mine are later Fords, her are mine. 56 TBird, 54 with a YBlock
 

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Even when you get your "YOM" plates, you're not home free. I've told this story before, but it probably bears repeating here. I found a nice set of 1951 plates for my car about 35 years ago. I went to the local DMV office, they put one of the plates in their copier and made a copy which they sent in with a form I filled in and signed. For the next 6 or 7 years a drove the car with the YOM plates. One day, I went to my mailbox, and there was an envelope containing a set of regular collector plates and a letter saying I had to quit using the YOM plates because the plate numbers had been re-issued. The one good thing about it that they didn't charge me for the change. Now that I think about it, this was well over 10 years ago, and the new plates they issued have probably expired. I probably should take the plates back to the DMV office and see if they're good now. BTW, I am in Minnesota.
 
hueyhoolihan said:
i assumed as much...

but i'm figuring that even an overzealous cop would find it difficult to start something over an aluminum vs a steel license plate on a septuagenarian's octogenarian car. or maybe i just like living on the edge. IDK
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Screw these guys! Having a plate made with the same numbers that are on your original registration is not going to get you in any mess or trouble. Sure "by the book" it's not legal, but damn! These guys need to calm down.
I'm guessing the commenters have never broken ANY law no matter how minor?? Speeding? Lane change without signaling? OMG! you're going to prison! lol
 
A word to the wise. Never underestimate the overzealousness of some police officers. They will do just about anything to satisfy their own particular pique', and once they've got you into the system, it's like a meat grinder. If you're innocent, it may eventually spit you out, but it has a momentum of it's own and will probably take well over a year of rescheduled court appearances, hearings, and "meetings" (all of which require attorney's fees).

Andy Taylor was NOT typical.
 
Locate a copy of your State requirements. Carry a copy of the pertinent portion with your registration and present with your registration if stopped.
 
B Munroe said:
Screw these guys! Having a plate made with the same numbers that are on your original registration is not going to get you in any mess or trouble. Sure "by the book" it's not legal, but damn! These guys need to calm down.
I'm guessing the commenters have never broken ANY law no matter how minor?? Speeding? Lane change without signaling? OMG! you're going to prison! lol
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Like many other things in life the choice is yours to do what you want and take your chances as a result.

AI states: "Aluminum reproduction license plates are not legal replacements for official, government-issued plates in almost all jurisdictions. Operating a vehicle with a replica tag on public roads is a serious traffic violation and can be treated as a criminal offense. Displaying a replica plate that features real registration numbers is classified as altering, forging, or counterfeiting official documents."
 
tubman said:
A word to the wise. Never underestimate the overzealousness of some police officers. They will do just about anything to satisfy their own particular pique', and once they've got you into the system, it's like a meat grinder. If you're innocent, it may eventually spit you out, but it has a momentum of it's own and will probably take well over a year of rescheduled court appearances, hearings, and "meetings" (all of which require attorney's fees).

Andy Taylor was NOT typical.
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Especially true when the person pulled over is self-righteous or well, just a plain a--h---.
 
Speaking of overzealous law enforcement. My Father-In-Law operated a cabinet shop in rural Alabama and advertised with a roadside sign showing Ford Brothers Incorporated cabinet shop with the F, B, and I in large letters. After several years, the local FBI agents knocked on his door and demanded he remove the sign, and no, he had never had anyone stop there looking for the FBI. And those are the people protecting us!
 
woodburnranch said:
Speaking of overzealous law enforcement. My Father-In-Law operated a cabinet shop in rural Alabama and advertised with a roadside sign showing Ford Brothers Incorporated cabinet shop with the F, B, and I in large letters. After several years, the local FBI agents knocked on his door and demanded he remove the sign, and no, he had never had anyone stop there looking for the FBI. And those are the people protecting us!
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It's Alabama...
 
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