[Closed] PICs - From the Muscle Car Plus Show at the

John, it's been many years (decades) since I moved away from Michigan so I'm not up...

... on the laws there but I'm curious. I see the black T-Bird has '55 plates. In those days, license plate registration was for a time updated with a small current year tag to be affixed to the existing plate to cover the previous year or brand new plates (new colors) were issued. I've noticed a lot of classic cars still with the older plates. Did Michigan create a law and make an exception for classic cars?

Yes. I don't know all the particulars. But there something is for classic car registration.

Oops. Double post from my iPhone.

Michigan is apparently one of many states that now allows the year of manufacture plates to be used on antique cars. Sates that allow these plates have to approve them both from an original appearance standpoint and also to make certain they don't duplicate the numbers/letters on more current plates.

WA has some options Year of car plates new Old Car Plates (Historic) State Collector plates.

To use you have to get the appropriate years plate & Sticker or Tag. They charge a One Time fee of $100.00 and insist you use the car for traveling to or from a car show or your tuner or be giving someone a ride in your old car. There are also Vanity plates for newer cars allowing your saying of a slogan or make of or year of the car. Antique plates ($25 Fee)are new plates sequentially numbered and don't have the cost of old plate restoration.

I have 55 plates and tin rear tag on my 55 Packard , 56 Plates & tin tag on my 56 Packard. 73 plate with 78 sticker for my Mail Van and a 63 plate plus a 65 sticker on my 65 Thunderbird. and 73 plate no tag because that was the year if issuance for that plate on the Mustang plus a 63 Plate& 72 sticker on the Ranchero. the 69 Cadillac has a 68 plte and 69 sticker. The Micro Honda KEI series truck has the slow moving vehicle triangle on it. Just got 88 plates for the Firer GT. plus a motorcycle tag for the 84 Honda V45 Magna 500cc Bike. I license for Road use my Electric golf cart (Goes 40 MPH) so we can run into Costco and load up the convert-o-back into small truck. I think it works out cheaper to pay for an old plate and be able to put each on the street without problems. The John Deere stays home. Anyway Licensing is fun here.

I did get wrestled once when the cop knew nothing about old plates it was a little dicey for a while till I suggested he call in before making na fool out of himself. At that point after the call he took the cuffs off and gave a sincere apology. I was a little more than irritated for the roughing up I got. My brother saved then day when before he made the call he said to the officer "Your are making a really serious mistake here officer" That coming from a big guy with obvious mental disability probably went the furthest to turning the situation to my favor. Have not seen the same cop since but still use that part of I 90.

The average cost to buy the old plates was a C note + $35 for the appropriate sticker and $50 for the tin corner tag. Washington requires only a Rear plate but all but the Mail Van have both front & rear plates.