Guys, I am looking for one of the old Purple Pennsylvania Historic plates. If anyone has one for sale or knows someone that might have one can they please get them in touch with me. I appreciate all leads. Thanks. Duane
Re: Want t buy a Purple PA. Historic plate Duane Just asking why? I have one on my GS since 1996. George
Duane you know if you find a nice 71 PA plate you can use that instead of the Purple tag or the new Antique tag. There is a guy on craigslist selling them.
"Just asking why? I have one on my GS since 1996." George I have the new style plate on my 71 GSX and would prefer one of the old purple ones. I like the look much better, especially on a Stratomist Blue car, and now that you can re-tag your car with the old plates...........thats the way I want to go. Want to swap? Engie, I thought the last "year embossed" PA plates were "69". I think we still have a bunch of them in my dad's garage. Duane
Duane, I went to my notary to ask about them because I have the original plate from my 87 GN and he said I can use it. I am going to do that next year, so if you have one that is from your year you can use it.
I didn't realize we could sell plates. I could get a small fortune for this one on my Special.......... I don't think it would be a good plate for your GS tho.:laugh:
Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Research and Support Operations SectionP.O. Box 68031, Harrisburg, PA 17106-8031This bulletin may be downloaded by visiting the Driver and Vehicle Serviceswebsite at www.dmv.state.pa.usTom Corbett, Governor Barry J. Schoch, P.E., Secretary Information contained in this bulletin..... Vintage Registration Plates. Antique and Classic - No Photographs ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC - NOPHOTOGRAPHS When applying for an Antique or Classic vehicleregistration, photographs of the vehicle are no longer required. Form MV-11, "Application for Permanent,Antique, Classic or Collectible Registration Plate," has been revised and has an edition date of 8-12 and is available on our website at PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services. The form now includes a certification section, which reads,"The vehicle has been maintained in or restored to acondition that is essentially the same as that which avehicle of that particular year and model would have been in at the time it was originally manufactured and both interior and exterior are in good condition including paint, chrome, wheels and body. I understand that this vehicle must be maintained in compliance with Pennsylvania Equipment Regulations.Please note, four color photographs are still required when applying for a Collectible Vehicle registration.Act 25, signed into law on April 12, 2012, provides for a vintage registration plate to be displayed in lieu of aspecial antique or classic registration plate for this type of vehicle. This law is effective August 10, 2012.A vintage registration plate is a "period issued"registration plate from 1906 to 1975 to be displayed on an antique or classic vehicle with the same corresponding year of manufacture. Vintage registration plates will not be manufactured or issued by the Department. Applicants are required to provide the vintage registration plate they wish to display ontheir antique or classic vehicle. Form MV-11V, "Application to Display a Vintage Registration Plate," has been created to accommodate these requests and has an edition date of 8-12 and is available on our website at PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services. The fee to apply to display a vintage registration plate is $75. NOTE: This is in addition to any fees that may be due for antique or classic registration. VINTAGE REGISTRATION PLATES AGENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENSURE ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PENNDOTS DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES UPDATE BULLETINS
This is great! I did not know about this until read this thread. Forget the purple plates! I always liked the older Pa plates that had the shape of the state. I like the 65-70 plates the best. The 58-64 are good too, but they have the "58" with the sticker. This is great news. PA DMV gets something right! Now to find the plate with the number/letter combo that has a meaning to me..... Chris
Looks like I cannot use one of the PA purple antique plates, but could use one of the PA Liberty Bell plates. (71-76 vintage) Anyone have one of those laying around? Duane
Duane, There's a bunch of the liberty plates on Ebay. I found this site has great info and links. http://www.papl8s.com/ Chris
Anyone know if a vintage 'Dealer' plate can be used on an antique/classic vehicle? Before you buy a vintage plate, make sure the number is presently not in use. Check here to see if it's available: https://www.dot33.state.pa.us/vehicle_services/vrvanity.jsp#top?20120819113012688=20120819113012688 Another site with good info on plates and year of use: http://www.ricksplates.com/pennsylvania/papass2.htm For example, a correct 1971 issue plate would have the following: 1971 no sticker Natural serials: all numeric; letter in position 1; letter in position 6; letter in position 2 approx. to early alphabet.
Anyone know if a vintage 'Dealer' plate can be used on an antique/classic vehicle? Walt, Probably not. In PA. Dealer plates carry their own insurance, and are very expensive. By that I mean the car dealer is insured no matter what car he puts it on. I could not imagine Penn Dot re-validating one of those unless it was for big money. Duane
The search is over. I called my friend Rich and he had a single Liberty bell plate and it was for a 71. Hopefully I can get it on the GSX soon.:laugh: Duane
All you PA. guys. Check out licenseplates.tv You can order plates with or without bell and what you want on it. A little pricey but worth it. Tom
Tom, I don't think you quite get whats going on here. I was hoping I could replace the current "antique" tag with one of the old purple "antique" tags but that was not the case. They are not transferrable except under very specific situations. PA just passed a law where you can use period, as in "with the same corresponding year of manufacture" correct license plates for your antique or classic vehicle, instead of the regular antique or classic tags. The only catch is you have to use the correct year plate. In my case I want to put this on a 71 GSX, so I need an original "vintage" 71 plate for the car, or I cannot use it. The 71 plates were the first year for the liberty bell, so I am stuck with that design. Personally I would prefer the earlier plates with the state outlined on them, but the last year they were used was 1970. However you can bet your a** one of those plates will make it on my 70 442 when it's done.:laugh: Duane
Duane, if you go the web site and look under Penna. you can by a 71 plate with whatever you want on it. Here in Ohio we have been allowed to run year of manufacturer plates and a lot of guys buy these and register them to the car after they have purchased ohio historical plates. Tom
Duane Here is one for the Olds only a single digit 8. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-PENNSY...310?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7161560e Or a Temporary tag from 1971 http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-License-Plate-Temporary-Tags-PA-Penna-9-11-1971-/260716637123
