Antique plates

[Random Guy]

I have heard that in Texas you can actually put plates on a vehicle that is over 25 years old with plates that match the year it was made with a special sticker. Does anyone know if this is true? I have a set of 68 Hemisfair plates that I would love to put on if I can.

[tommie]

yes you can go to the court house and take the old plates with you, register it as an antique or classic.

[Sadsack]

Yep. In Tennessee you can register your truck or car get new tags and carry them with you in the vehicle...but use vintage tags. Ive had a NOS tag on my '72 Nova for about 8 yrs now.

[Random Guy]

I dunno if you guys have ever seen the hemisfair plates but they really look cool. I dont have a pic of mine but here something I found on the internet. I would love to run these plates if I could hehe.

[bryanw1968]

Originally Posted by Random Guy

I dunno if you guys have ever seen the hemisfair plates but they really look cool. I dont have a pic of mine but here something I found on the internet. I would love to run these plates if I could hehe.

I run those exact same plates. You have to pay a $15 yearly fee to run them on top of normal registration fee. I registered it as a classic even though it's an antique because they'll make you use those antique plates and you can only drive to meets and shows or to have your truck repaired. I drive mine all the time.

[19GMC63]

Originally Posted by Sadsack

Yep. In Tennessee you can register your truck or car get new tags and carry them with you in the vehicle...but use vintage tags. Ive had a NOS tag on my '72 Nova for about 8 yrs now.

really? So you don't have to go to the courthouse or anything?

[superjeer]

There's a shop near the train station in the stockyards in fort Worth that has a TON of antique plates. I got a set of '72s, just in case I move to Texas at some point

[oj70chevy]

I was at the tax office getting the stickers for my 93 GMC the other day and was asking about the same thing. They gave me a form to fill out and there is a $15 charge plus the sticket fee. and that is every year not just a setup fee. I would love to find some plates for my 70.

And I forgot to mention you will have to take them in so they can be inpected. and they will also run a long check to make sure the plates are clear.

Ralph

[truknut]

In Alabama you can do the same. I have went to the court house and reissued my 72 plates.

[tommie]

as long as the plate is the year of the truck 68' plates on a 68' truck, take them to the courthouse with you, fill out the form for either an antique plate or a classic plate, and they will just want to see the plates you brought. they will give you a very small tag to put on the licence plate bolt with the plate. I can not remember the cost right now, but I believe that the antique plate route is cheaper.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/...es/default.htm

here is the web site

check classic truck and antique vehicle.

I had antique vehicle plates on my truck. I did not drive it everyday, just every now and then, and I never had a problem with the cops. the plate is good for 8 years, and is only a rear plate (if you use the one supplied by the state) and you also do not have to have a texas inspection sticker with this plate. the plates go out march 08 and they are prorated when you buy them.

tommie

[Random Guy]

Awesome. That was the answer I was looking for. Thanks tommie

[Hook'em]

I run some '69 Texas Truck plates. If the '68 plates were made for both trucks and cars, then they will probably require you to have truck plates. I found my NOS set on E-bay for about $45-50. The people at the tax office were really helpful in walking me through the steps.

[Random Guy]

Cool thanks for all the good info! I will take next em in week.

[Ackattack]

Wow, this is an awsome idea....I wonder if washington will let you do this?

I got collector plates last year, so I don't have to ever register it again, but old plates would be cool.

[clay68c10]

I didn't know you could run the Hemisfair 68 car plates, I ended up using the 68 truck plates. It's so easy to do I don't know why more people don't run the year of manufacture plates.

[70shortnphat]

Im running a set of 1970 Texas Farm Truck plates. They were blue and white so they match my truck. I dont have the farm truck privlages but you can still use them and its $15.00 like the other guys said. I have a second set if anyone is interested in buying them.