Data Plate Question

5F09C_old · April 2, 2008 at 2:35 PM

I have a question about Data plates.

I want to use my original Data plate with my car, however during the last paint job by the former owner it is now all one color.

I know that places that can restamp a plate, NOT WANTING TO GO THERE OR STIR UP THAT DEBATE but is there anywhere that will rescreen an original data plate? Thus keeping it original as possible.

Thanks

jwc66k · April 2, 2008 at 3:55 PM

Go to http://www.martiauto.com and do a look-see. Kevin will make a new plate, especially if you have the old one. As to silkscreening a new background, difficult.

Jim

63Kcode_old · April 2, 2008 at 5:48 PM

I would much rather see a realy junky looking original tag than a new one.

Larry

jwc66k · April 2, 2008 at 8:54 PM

It's a lot easier to make a new door data plate look old and junky than an old and junky door data plate look new. That same technique applies to a lot of things.

Jim

azbeneman · April 2, 2008 at 9:52 PM

I had the same problem with my last car. I tried a little paint thinner, and it took everything off of the tag. Once you start that, you can't go back so I took the entire tag to bare metal.

It was obviously the original tag, so I left it that way. I felt it was more important to keep the original tag on the car.

C6ZZKGT · April 3, 2008 at 6:23 AM Official Post

I have a 65 data plate decal that freshens up an original data plate. It is not the best but beats no background at all. I have had it for at least 25 years and I cannot at this time figure out where to get another one. I never had one for a 66 and am not sure that one was ever made.

-Fred-

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