look at the plate

[DLK]

I have yet to have anyone identify the year and make of my car. Someone said "Is it a 49 Dodge?" (close). I just got my Minnesota collector plates that provide the answer.

For those who wondered about the Penlite Steering Gear Lube - it has worked wonders so far. No spot on my garage floor since I switched out the regular gear lube. I suppose STP might have accomplished the same thing but am just happy to be rid of the puddle - it was well worth $16.00.

[randroid]

dkopesky,

Um, let me see, the plate says 'so dodge' which is a relatively new manner of speech, so it could be narrowed down to be '90's vintage. I don't recall any Dodge models that had such a hood ornament, though, so my best guess would be that it isn't stock and therefore unidentifiable. You really got me with that one!

-Randy

[Captain Neon]

In Minnesota, most cars with collector registration can use year of manufacture plates. It all depends on whether or not your 6 digit plate number isn't the same as some one else's. Also a law that you may not have heard of in Minnesota, only a rear plate is required on cars twenty-five years and older. I happened to be working as an intern in the MN House when that bill was passed, and had the pleasure of chatting with the Senate sponsor about the Senate version.

You can put just about anything you want up front. I've had a Plymouth Owners Club plate on the front of my '46 since 1997. Colorado and Missouri law enforcement have never commented on just having a rear plate so it may be legal there/here too.

[Young Ed]

Dave I've got YOM plates on both the 46 & 48. People still ask me what year they are. The neighbor at my grandmas used to ask me everytime I took my truck out. I finally got sick of him not remembering and started telling him whatever year I felt like

[RobertKB]

For those who wondered about the Penlite Steering Gear Lube - it has worked wonders so far. No spot on my garage floor since I switched out the regular gear lube. I suppose STP might have accomplished the same thing but am just happy to be rid of the puddle - it was well worth $16.00.

Very nice '50 Dodge (randroid you need glasses:p). Please tell me more about Penlite Steering Gear Lube. My '48 steering box has a steady slow leak. Where did you buy it? Thanks and any and all information appreciated.

Edited October 3, 2009 by RobertKB

[Captain Neon]

Dave I've got YOM plates on both the 46 & 48. People still ask me what year they are. The neighbor at my grandmas used to ask me everytime I took my truck out. I finally got sick of him not remembering and started telling him whatever year I felt like

When I get asked, "What year is it?" I have to fight the urge to say, "2009! It'll be 2010 in just a few more months."

[Phil Martin]

it's a 1950 like the license says got one like it wish it was that nice

[randroid]

RobertKB,

I ain't as think as you dumb I am! I know your tricks, little mister!

-Randy

(Please take this as the jest it's meant to be.)

[RobertKB]

RobertKB,

I ain't as think as you dumb I am! I know your tricks, little mister!

-Randy

(Please take this as the jest it's meant to be.)

Randy, I taught junior high for 31 years and believe me when I say you can't survive there without a sense of humour! I used to often tell the kids they were like you, good and kind...............good for nothing and kind of stupid.

[DLK]

Very nice '50 Dodge (randroid you need glasses:p). Please tell me more about Penlite Steering Gear Lube. My '48 steering box has a steady slow leak. Where did you buy it? Thanks and any and all information appreciated.

I got the product name wrong it is Penrite not Penlite and comes from down under. Here is a link to the website of the distributor. I got it in the mail in a week after ordering.

http://www.restorationstuff.com/Products/

You can also just Google "Penrite".

Dave

[DLK]

In Minnesota, most cars with collector registration can use year of manufacture plates. It all depends on whether or not your 6 digit plate number isn't the same as some one else's. Also a law that you may not have heard of in Minnesota, only a rear plate is required on cars twenty-five years and older. I happened to be working as an intern in the MN House when that bill was passed, and had the pleasure of chatting with the Senate sponsor about the Senate version.

You can put just about anything you want up front. I've had a Plymouth Owners Club plate on the front of my '46 since 1997. Colorado and Missouri law enforcement have never commented on just having a rear plate so it may be legal there/here too.

I had a lengthy fight with the Minnesota on YOM plates for my former 53 DeSoto in 2004 which I lost. They will not allow any plate without an Alpha character (I still have the email). All the auto plates for 1950 and 1953 appear to have been numbers only. I even took a plate with a number like 778 009 and tried to change the first zero to a "Q" but got a nasty response from a bureaucrat at Department of Motor Vehicles. To be honest I think it just depends on who gets your application and how much they want to jack you around.

Then I tried using a 1953 plate that starts with Y (a truck plate) and they said no to that saying it was not a passenger car series plate. mad:

[RobertKB]

I got the product name wrong it is Penrite not Penlite and comes from down under. Here is a link to the website of the distributor. I got it in the mail in a week after ordering.

http://www.restorationstuff.com/Products/

You can also just Google "Penrite".

Dave

Thanks for the information. I will look into it.

[Dennis_MN]

I bought a set of 1949 Automobile plates for my 1949 truck and when I went to register them, that set of numbers were already used.

It seems that the collector plates used the same number series as the earlier plates. So I hunted again and found a set of truck plates with a T- prefix and that was ok to use.

So I have a set of collector plates with numbers on them that are now available because they are no longer registered. I guess the safest way to avoid a problem is to tell you what they did.

I also get the same question, what year is that truck...

[55 Fargo]

I just finished making a batch of 80/90 gear lube and Texaco grease, into a very thick syrup, this went into my leaking steering box.

Right or wrong, will see what happens with this.

The filler nut on the steering box, has stamped on it, Use Heavy Gear Oil.............Fred

[DLK]

I just finished making a batch of 80/90 gear lube and Texaco grease, into a very thick syrup, this went into my leaking steering box.

Right or wrong, will see what happens with this.

The filler nut on the steering box, has stamped on it, Use Heavy Gear Oil.............Fred

I like your solution, cheaper than mine and probably will work just as well.

[Don Coatney]

I just finished making a batch of 80/90 gear lube and Texaco grease, into a very thick syrup, this went into my leaking steering box.

Right or wrong, will see what happens with this.

The filler nut on the steering box, has stamped on it, Use Heavy Gear Oil.............Fred

Good idea. Who gets credit for thinking this up?

[55 Fargo]

Good idea. Who gets credit for thinking this up?

Got this from the 1 and only Tim Adams, will see how this works out, so far so good, thanks for the idea Tim..........Fred

[Plymouthy Adams]

I did not mean to slam Fred ...I cannot take credit for the idea as I stated, we did this on delicate instruments but with instrument grease and 10 weight instrument oil..I figured it worked well so did it later at home with the Marfax and duplicated the grease as used in constant velocity joints...just passing it on but as I told Fred in my original offline post, this was a borrowed idea..and credited my shipboard experience...