California DMV Title and Registration after 26 years - Need Advice Options

[LukeD]

I have an appointment to transfer the car (http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=257483) and get a title. Plates and registration in the glove box show last registered in 1989 and I have a signed bill of sale from the last registered owner (not the person I bought it from)

From some research according to California DMV vehicle code 4604(d)(3) and 5051 exepmts the car from penalties.

Does anyone have experience in this area in California that can chime in? My appointment is Monday and I'm a little nervous (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

[Tom_T]

Yes - kind of a farce - because they never told people that each series had to get the minimum number - but only the overall group of all plates as everyone understood! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

So I think that a lot of 70's owners held off, but then they were the only series of all of them that does not have the YOM option! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Hopefully they'll reopen the issue for 1970's blue/yellow repros.

But again, those will still be new issue plates - vs. having the old original plates on the cars!

Plus the DMV's repros are all flat plates with painted numerals, instead of the original style stamped numbers.

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Tom
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[dlkawashima]

Plus the DMV's repros are all flat plates with painted numerals, instead of the original style stamped numbers.

I've seen a couple of the black/gold new legacy plates, and they are stamped, much like the originals. Sure wish the blue/gold had made the minimum. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)