DeTomaso Mailing List: February 00, Message #75

But Dawg, its Italy.  They'd understand.  Its for a Pantera!

----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Antenucci <itbewild@gte.net>
To: Tony DiGiovanna <t.digiovanna@mindspring.com>; Multiple recipients of
list <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: French license plates


> Tony,
> I am offended by "your" comments. . .You are ACTUALLY suggesting to one of
> our ACTIVE law abiding ambassaders overseas that he LIFT an Italian
license
> plate? Heh? <grin>
> Shame!!!
> MD
> P.S.  Charlie, could you get one for me too?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony DiGiovanna <t.digiovanna@mindspring.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <detomaso@realbig.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 3:19 PM
> 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"
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>