Was: Re: CarFax give owner's name? / Red Station Wagon - now Re: Plates

[Steve Sears]

A while back Ontario opened up the registration of Year-of-Manufacture 
plates for old vehicles (Ontario issued yearly plates until 1973)....giving 
some of the local ALPCA folks a conniption since now the "old car" set would 
be actively pursuing plates for their vehicles.  I sent in a perfect set of 
1962 Ontario plates for my DKW only to have them declined because the number 
was "Already registered on the system".  How can that be?  Well, the Ontario 
licence plate system also licenses trailers and snowmobiles - both of which 
NEVER expire, thus finding a YOM available usable condition set of plates is 
very difficult.  I did locate a set "18 407" - which are also 
registered....but apparently "H8 407" is not......all I have to do is find a 
way to re-stamp the plate and change the "1" to an "H".  The restamped plate 
would be perfect for it's intended use, since the DKW has trouble driving at 
60 mph for extended periods and the traffic on Highway 407 ETR (Express Toll 
Route) cruises in the vicinity of 120-130 kph....dots in the rear view 
mirror turn into flying SUV's waaaay too quickly!
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - 7 digit (generic) plate - $74/year renewal
1980 Audi 5k - 6 digit (generic) plate - $74/year renewal
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - 6 digit Historic plate - 
$18/year renewal....not sure why I'd want to pay $74/year...
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: kentmclean at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: CarFax give owner's name? / Red Station Wagon
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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> David Ullrich wrote:
>> I have the same plates on my new 2008 Chevy HHR that were
>> issued to my father in 1980 for his 1981 Audi 4000 5+5 (which he gave me 
>> in
>> 1993 and I terribly regret selling)...those plates have been on at least 
>> a
>> half dozen cars of mine since then.
>
> My SO's mother has her late husband's plates.  They're NH 5-digit
> plates. Not as good as 4-digits (or 3, or 2, or just 1), but they've
> been in the family for years and will be passed on, probably to her
> brother. NH has gone to 7 digit plates, thus making 5 even more
> special.
>
> Me? I like my 7 digits -- more chances for errors recording it if I get
> caught doing something naughty.
>
> --
> Kent McLean
> '99 A4 Avant
> '91 200 20V Avant
> '94 100 Avant, now with SO's son
> '91 200 20V Avant, up in flames
> '89 200 10V sedan, up in smoke