DeTomaso Mailing List: February 00, Message #49

It MIGHT be a better idea to make a faux/clone version of a plate and mess
around with it on some desktop publishing computer by adding your own set of
false numbers, etc. Might be good for a display, etc. Cal. #2428r. 

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> From: 	Tony DiGiovanna[SMTP:t.digiovanna@mindspring.com]
> Reply To: 	Tony DiGiovanna
> Sent: 	Wednesday, February 02, 2000 3:17 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re: French license plates
> 
> What's the penalty for stealing a plate off an italian car?  You could
> make
> a few bucks on a weekend cruise to italy.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Charlie Mccall <Charlie.Mccall@haworth.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 1:08 AM
> Subject: French license plates
> 
> 
> > Several people asked about pricing for French plates, so I thought I
> would
> post this to the whole list.
> >
> > Italian license plates, like American ones, are manufactured by the
> State
> and are not available for novelty purposes. Therefore, the only real means
> of procuring Italian plates is to steal one off a car while the owner is
> not
> around...
> >
> > In France, however, you can buy plates at your local hardware store. You
> tell the guy what your plate number is, he whips up a plate in his shop
> and
> a few minutes later - voila! A set of plates!
> >
> > The limit in France is 9 characters. Normally the last two are numbers,
> which indicate which "department" the car is registered in. But for
> novelty
> purposes, I suppose you could use all 9 places for letters, numbers,
> whatever.
> >
> > When I talked to someone yesterday, they gave me a price of 130FF (about
> $21, based on today's exchange rate) for two plates. They said to give
> them
> the desired combination and they can give me an exact rate. A typical
> French
> plate has a yellow background on the back with black letters, and a white
> plate on the front with black letters. If you preferred, I could probably
> get both the same color, or whatever. Size is the European standard, that
> is
> long and relatively narrow... Much more rectangular than American
> plates...
> They do also have squarish rear plates if need be to fit on American cars,
> but they look a lot less European...
> >
> > Anyway, you now know about what they cost, e-mail me if anyone is
> serious
> about wanting any.
> >
> > Charlie McCall
> > 1972 DeTomaso Pantera Pre-L #3847
> > "Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
> >
> >
> 
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