got 2 of these from ebay.. -'license plate 68' was the search..

15 bucks.. -10 bucks extra for sending them to Denmark..

-I have absolutely no use for them on the danish roads..


-It's just one of those things that are kinda cool..

-btw they sure look old. (not copies).

-Kinda funny it's michigan plates

-maybe Banshee could run these and check if they are 'involved' in anything not within the law ;-)

It is cool to have vintage plates on your car. They look real good and probably even more unique in Europe.

I like using my '68 Minnesota plates on mine at shows. They were THE plates it wore in '68.

I sent my car's original California black/yellow plates off for restoration so I can display them at shows.

Not sure it was a good idea - in a few days it will be one year since I mailed them back east. Every phone call is "soon".

In Texas You can use YOM , = Year Of Manufacture plates (matching the year of the car) on your classic = cars older than 24 yrs...I have 69 plates on mine...they have to be inspected by TxDot to be 'validated'....not sure how you can do it in Europe , not checked...

Ive got a '69 FL plate im hoping to use on my Bird, it came off my Grandpa's '69 Buick Wildcat. My dad happened to stumble across it when he found his liscense plate collection while cleaning the garage. I looked and he has some pretty cool vintage plates (I think he even has a bahamas plate).

I still have the org 69 plates on mine and still reg. here in Ca
I kept it reg. even thought it has not been on the road since 1997. I just didnt want to take a chance that the DMV will tell me I had to get new plates if I let it go unreg to long

A friend of mine collects and uses vintage manufacturer plates.

Claus, Michigan plates are registered for only a short period of time, until the plate design expires. Back then, there were new plates every year. No problem with Michigan if you use those old plates for display purposes.

If I had them, I could register them to a '68 Firebird. :-)

If you have year specific plates which I have on mine '68 and register them once they are good for life.

Technically your only suppossed to drive the car to show and such but hey most cops don't know that.

Forgot to mention they were originally on a truck.

Originally on a truck ?

Yep. Vintage Michigan plates were three letters and three numbers for cars, two letters and four numbers for trucks and commercial vehicles.

Yea displaying YOM plates is a nice advantage to owning a vintage car. In Ohio, you have to first register the car with historical vehicle tags.



To display them you must carry the historical tags and registration in the car. You can also change the colors to match your personal taste. My convertible displays correct color ’69 Ohio tags and I’m thinking of another pair for the coupe.



Here’s a couple of sites to check out.

http://www.thebolthole.com/misc/yom.html

http://users.erols.com/plates/lp/traders/salecovr.htm

The second link is a great guy I’ve dealt with. He reasonably prices the tags he has. I just received an unused motorcycle tag for my ’73 Honda CL 350 from him.

It's a bit different here, our plates can be "original year" but like Doug said techncially they are not supposed to be for everyday use vehicles. When I registered mine, it was for as long as I own the car but the rules have changed and they have to be renewed every however many years if you register one now.

The plates can be cleaned and restored, but not altered as to color, reflectiveness, design or other aspect. The plate must be the same year as the vehicle, but can be plates that were originally issued to a car or a truck. The only caveat is that the number on the plate cannot be the same as a plate currently registered in Michigan.

We also have Historical Vehicle plates, which are also restricted use and reduced price, but they are not required to register an original year plate.

I must have lied to again when I bought the plates from a vendor @ the Frankenmuth car show a few years back he told he that the 2 letter 4 number were for cars.

Gad zooks, it took me a while. Typical of trying to find something on a Government web site. Here's what is required in Ohio to display YOM tags.

http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/pdf_forms/4853.pdf

At least the footwork is out of the way for me to put YOM tags on the coupe.

I looked back at my notes for license plates...Doug is absolutely correct that in 1968, Michigan plates were still two letter, four number for passenger cars...it was not until 1970 that the three letter, three number was introduced. My '69 bears plates that do not match the rule, the first set is 11T followed by three numbers. I have no idea what those plates were for, but the number groups rhyme so I can remember it easily.

Vikki wrong? Say it ain't so... We'll let it slide this time.