Looking for a set of 1948 virginia license plates

[277 HEMI]

Anyone out there that has a set of plates or knows of where I can go to buy a set (I have been on eBay and the web with no luck) please let me know.

Thanks

277hemi

[Jim Yergin]

You might want to try this person. He is located in Montpelier, VA and advertises in Hemmings.

waynetyler@embarqmail.com

Good luck.

Jim Yergin

[Brad Lustig]

I've heard that these have been passed off as originals with success

http://www.licenseplates.tv/cat/virginia_188.html

[Don Coatney]

Call George Asche. He might know a source

[Norm's Coupe]

If all else fails to locate your plates, try hitting some of the larger swap meets in your area. Around here there are always several people with boxes and boxes of old plates for sale at the larger meets. Still no guarantee you'll find the one you want though. But.......nothing ventured, nothing gained. Half the fun of these old cars is the hunt for items we need for them.

[BobT-47P15]

I sometimes see 46-47- or 48 Missouri plates at flea markets or swap meets. However I don't really need any of them. So, you might follow Norm's advice if you can. You might also watch ebay for guys selling plates. Even though you may not see your state in their ads, might email them thru "ask seller a question" to see if they have what you want.

[Plymouthy Adams]

With the recent changes in YOM laws slipping forward to as far as 1970 and other new states adding YOM laws...tags can be a bit more harder to come by and will more than not be a tad more expensive...especially for states with YOM laws and matched sets are always in high demand and are equally higher in coin..Gerogia just slipped their years forward to cover most of the muscle car years..and I have not had much luck in finding a 47 tag lately either...but..we do have a swap meet this month..maybe will find a good tag at a good price..will want a 58 tag also..anyone have need of a pristine 59 Georgia tag...I got extremely lucky finding a matched set of 41 original finish Georgia tags and even got a 41 georgia trailer tag...sure it is not for a teardrop or such..but will look cool on a teardrop..behind the 41 coupe with its orginal Georgia tags also.

[Dennis_MN]

I thought that I scored a real deal when I found a set of 1949 Minnesota plates on Craigs List. When I went to register them I found the problem, that number series was re-used on collector plates and I couldn't register them. The next set that I found, I asked the seller for the number then I checked with the Motor Vehicle dept and found they were good so then I bought them. Tough to do at a swap meet etc.

Since I have a pickup, I found a set of 1949 truck plates with a "T" as a prefix and that wasn't re-issued.

If anyone needs a set of 1949 Minnesota car plates, send me $20

Dennis

[BobT-47P15]

Dennis, if you just wanted the plates for show......and not to really use on the car.....you could use the first set, but would have to be swapping them at show time. Reckon it's easier to get the right and legal thing.

I have a '47 MO tag - they only used one - but rather like my pair of antique

tags from the 70s. So I sometimes just put the old tag out for display. Have not checked....but think we can use YOM here.

[Rodger S-11]

Hola All

I use a set of 1947 Colo Plates on our 1947 De Soto. I also have an set of 1962 Colo Plates for an 1962 Imperial Crown two door.

Rodger & Gabby

COS

[Young Ed]

I've got YOM plates on my 46 pickup and the 48. The 46Truck plate was hard to find. Took me a couple years of swap meeting to get one. Now I have 2 The 48 came with a set of MN 1948 plates. If anyone needs some other year MN plates I have a bunch that an elderly neighbor gave me.

[bigred48]

how do you register your car with old plates in MN? I didn't know that it was an option right now my car is registered with collecter plates.

[Young Ed]

You take the plates to a lisence center and apply for them. They take a photo copy of the plate and mail it in. I think the fee was 10 bucks if you already had collector plates. Then you get a post card saying either they are good or try again with a new #. I may even have an extra plate(dont think I have a set though)

[Plymouthy Adams]

oooh rip off...take your tag to our office..they confirm it to your present tag..put on car..put annual tag in trunk...NO CHARGE..ot you for most of my cars but only confimed the 66 Tiger and the 54 Savoy...

Need Georgia...1947....1950...1958..jthen have tags for most of my old cars..

[Young Ed]

Tim we dont have to have annual tags with ours. Once you register the YOM its yours til you sell.