{"id":358,"date":"2010-07-02T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-03T01:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kurtisfranklin.com\/blog\/?p=358"},"modified":"2010-07-02T18:00:51","modified_gmt":"2010-07-03T01:00:51","slug":"learning-about-vintage-license-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kurtisfranklin.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/02\/learning-about-vintage-license-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning about vintage license plates"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I await the next thing to break on Ike (*knocks on wood*) I’ve decided to jump ahead a little bit and look at some of the finishing touches. I’ve decided on many aspects of my restoration, such as paint colors, voltages, and other decision points. One piece of this restoration that no decision was necessary was the license plate.<\/p>\n

This sent me on an early quest to find out what I would need to make this happen. My father is currently in the final stages of his restoration of a 1955 Chevrolet pickup truck. Since he was also starting his search for a set of plates, naturally I started looking for Ike.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>From what I can gather, the 1950 model year vehicles in California were yellow and black. The top has 19 CALIFORNIA 47 embossed at the top. So what makes them a 1950 plate? Well, these little aluminum tabs that bolt over the 47 at the top right corner with a “50” embossed on them, make it a 1950 plate, much like the one pictured here.<\/p>\n

So, while the search for 1947 plates continues, the search for the 1950 tabs has ended almost as fast as it began. Below are the 1950 tabs I recently purchased, including the now 60 year old envelop and instruction card.<\/p>\n

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While I await the next thing to break on Ike (*knocks on wood*) I’ve decided to jump ahead a little bit and look at some of the finishing touches. I’ve decided on many aspects of my restoration, such as paint colors, voltages, and other decision points. One piece of this restoration that no decision was necessary was the license plate. This sent me on an early quest to find out what I would need to make this happen. My father is currently in the final stages of his restoration of a 1955 Chevrolet pickup truck. Since he was also starting…<\/p>\n

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