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jeremy zander · 04-13-2013, 08:26 AM

I have a collection of MN 72 only chevy truck plates...Two of my trucks have the plates already registered..They are grandfathered in...I went to the MN DMV yesterday to get another 72 plate registered and they informed me that they do not do that anymore...I get a regular MN collector plate..

budman k20 · 04-13-2013, 09:06 AM

Well that blows!!! I'm also in MN and just a couple months ago I asked if I could do just this and the person at the DMV said yes. I suppose some new legislator or up and coming cop figured they needed to possibly save the state millions of dollars from potential fraud and lobbied to change the law. Just one of many new laws to justify their own existence. I can just imagine them stating their case for the change: if we contiune to allow people to put on old plates anyone could put on an old plate on their classic vehicle and bypass paying the tax dollars we should be getting.

68gmsee · 04-13-2013, 09:14 AM

These days, the tax people are finding any way they can to make an extra buck. I put up a small deck by a small 10X16 tool storage shed in country property I have so I wouldn't have to walk in the mud. They measured it for tax purposes.

**special-K** · 04-13-2013, 09:32 AM

Fickle minded bureaucrats. Either it's ok or it isn't. The worst thing is they change their minds on what we can or can't do with no need for explanation. I'm sitting here trying to think of any reason why it should suddenly become not ok. All the time spent on making these decisions I thought was to cover all the bases,look at all the angles,consider all pros and cons,then make the decision. Sure appears none of that happened when just a few years later they flip flop on what they decided.

treveiger · 04-13-2013, 10:01 PM

Not to steal the thread but do you have anymore pics of your grill guard?
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Vintage Windmills · 04-13-2013, 10:14 PM

Jeremy this blows, couldn't you still run one on the front as vanity since collector plates are only issued singly for the rear?

chevy72pu · 04-14-2013, 08:35 AM

I bought Hobby/Antique tags for my two trucks. Paid one time up front price then regular tag price after that. It lasted two years, then GA legislature changed the rules. These tags are now an extra $35 every year.

jeremy zander · 04-14-2013, 10:10 AM

....Before this you had to buy a collector plate for $100 then you had to apply for special plates for another $45 plus more fees...?????...Hey Jud,they now give you 2 collector pates and you are suppose to display both....

SCHRUMGMC · 04-14-2013, 10:27 AM

That sucks

I hope I can get an old plate for mine

04-13-2013, 08:26 AM	#1
jeremy zander Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shakopee minnesota Posts: 515	No more special plates I have a collection of MN 72 only chevy truck plates...Two of my trucks have the plates already registered..They are grandfathered in...I went to the MN DMV yesterday to get another 72 plate registered and they informed me that they do not do that anymore...I get a regular MN collector plate.. Attached Images __________________ WTB 1972 CHEVY 3/4 4X4 1971 chevy c30 4x4 NAPCO (project) 1972 chevy 3/4 4x4 350/350 4spd, tach, tow hooks,radio delete,heat delete,hubcaps,lockers 1972 chevy 3/4 4x4 383/350 dads original farm truck tilt,tach,tow hooks,hubcaps,radio delete,heat delete 2006 chevy LBZ crew cab duramax,4 inch,beadlocks 2015 chevy tahoe Z71 my fifth one,love em 2016 chevy 2500HD Z71 LTZ duramax midnite 2018 chevy suburban Z71 midnite

04-13-2013, 09:06 AM	#2
budman k20 1972 K20 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Greenfield MN Posts: 360	Re: No more special plates Well that blows!!! I'm also in MN and just a couple months ago I asked if I could do just this and the person at the DMV said yes. I suppose some new legislator or up and coming cop figured they needed to possibly save the state millions of dollars from potential fraud and lobbied to change the law. Just one of many new laws to justify their own existence. I can just imagine them stating their case for the change: if we contiune to allow people to put on old plates anyone could put on an old plate on their classic vehicle and bypass paying the tax dollars we should be getting.

04-13-2013, 09:14 AM	#3
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: No more special plates These days, the tax people are finding any way they can to make an extra buck. I put up a small deck by a small 10X16 tool storage shed in country property I have so I wouldn't have to walk in the mud. They measured it for tax purposes. __________________ 68 GMC 250/3 speed Saginaw p/b p/s 69 Chevy 350/350 currently in pieces still lookin for a cab 06 Trailblazer I just want a vehicle that I can work on, that won't talk to me, leave error msgs or keep track of how I drive...

04-13-2013, 09:32 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: No more special plates Fickle minded bureaucrats. Either it's ok or it isn't. The worst thing is they change their minds on what we can or can't do with no need for explanation. I'm sitting here trying to think of any reason why it should suddenly become not ok. All the time spent on making these decisions I thought was to cover all the bases,look at all the angles,consider all pros and cons,then make the decision. Sure appears none of that happened when just a few years later they flip flop on what they decided. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-13-2013, 10:01 PM	#5
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,093	Re: No more special plates Not to steal the thread but do you have anymore pics of your grill guard? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1969 Chevy c20(Miss Hackjob)

04-13-2013, 10:14 PM	#6
Vintage Windmills Vintage 4x4s Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prior Lake, MN Posts: 4,305	Re: No more special plates Jeremy this blows, couldn't you still run one on the front as vanity since collector plates are only issued singly for the rear? __________________ 67 GMC K1500 Custom- 305V6 SM420, PTO, Ram Assist, yellow (the outcast) (project period correct upgrades) 67 GMC C2500 351V6 TH400, AC, PS, PB (can't decide what to do with. Update, decided to keep and will restore ) 86 CHV K30 502 th400, apple red NEW 71 CHV K20 350 SM465, ochre (saved work truck) 71 CHV K20 292 SM465, white, tach, PTO, (future project) 72 CHV K20 350 350th, medium blue (project stocker) 01 CHV K2500hd crew, indigo blue ^3 dont run and the others don't see winter either '86 K30 Cummins "Fireside" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649649 '71 K20 "get driveable" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590642 '72 K20 Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=493477&page=6

04-14-2013, 08:35 AM	#7
chevy72pu Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sandersville, GA Posts: 298	Re: No more special plates I bought Hobby/Antique tags for my two trucks. Paid one time up front price then regular tag price after that. It lasted two years, then GA legislature changed the rules. These tags are now an extra $35 every year. __________________ How 'Bout them Dawgs! '10 Traverse LTZ 03 Silverado Z71 ext cab 99 Yamaha Grizzly 600 72 C10 350/350 sportside bed. 68 C30 flatbed. 350 4-speed. "I've got a good memory, it's just short!"

04-14-2013, 10:10 AM	#8
jeremy zander Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shakopee minnesota Posts: 515	Re: No more special plates ....Before this you had to buy a collector plate for $100 then you had to apply for special plates for another $45 plus more fees...?????...Hey Jud,they now give you 2 collector pates and you are suppose to display both.... __________________ WTB 1972 CHEVY 3/4 4X4 1971 chevy c30 4x4 NAPCO (project) 1972 chevy 3/4 4x4 350/350 4spd, tach, tow hooks,radio delete,heat delete,hubcaps,lockers 1972 chevy 3/4 4x4 383/350 dads original farm truck tilt,tach,tow hooks,hubcaps,radio delete,heat delete 2006 chevy LBZ crew cab duramax,4 inch,beadlocks 2015 chevy tahoe Z71 my fifth one,love em 2016 chevy 2500HD Z71 LTZ duramax midnite 2018 chevy suburban Z71 midnite

04-14-2013, 10:27 AM	#9
SCHRUMGMC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,989	Re: No more special plates That sucks I hope I can get an old plate for mine __________________ 1971 GMC Sierra 1959 GMC 100



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