[Heybuck]

Marv,

Just a word on those CA black plates.

I'm told that the US Customs might remove those plates prior to the car being shipped out. I heard this from a friend who recently imported a very nice 1959 Imperial Southampton (4 door pillar-less car) and his black CA plates were removed. The plates were on the car when it was in the compound prior to shipping but not on the car when it arrived in Melbourne. His inquiries led him to understand that the Customs are removing them.

That may or may not be true and someone else decided to steal them but nonetheless if you want to retain the plates, maybe you can have them removed and thrown into the recess in the back of the trunk.

Otherwise, NICE CAR.

Cheers

Ian

[Ben M.]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

Just a word on those CA black plates.

While customs may be removing them, a set of black plates goes for over $400 and people WILL steal them off of your car in a parking lot or from your driveway if you aren't careful. I always kept non-standard hardware on my black plate cars to keep people from stealing them (and yes I did catch people trying a few times plus the aftermath of marred bolts).

[scld1354]

Originally Posted by Ben M.

I always kept non-standard hardware on my black plate cars to keep people from stealing them).

^^^^^X2