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Today I took my newly aquired 1969 Ontario licence plates into the Licence Office to find out how I can have them verified to put on my car. 
 In Ontario you can install year of manufacture plates on your car and install a current year sticker if they pass government inspection. 
 The licence office will check the number for you on the system to see if the number is currently registered to someone. That doesn't mean that they are being used on anything but they are registered.
 As it turns out both the 1969 and the 1968 plates I have were both trailer plates that were issued to someone already. They did comment that the first plate number I gave them was registered in the small town I was getting the number checked. What are the odds of that. They gave me a Ministry number to call and find out more if I wanted. From the Ministry I found out that if you would like to pay $12.00 you can do a plate search and find out the persons name and information about the vehicle they are attached, the last year they were registered and the persons drivers licence number.
 So $24.00 later I find out the 1968 plates were last registered in 1972 on a house trailer and from the DL number got the birthyear of the person they were last registed to. 1910. These ones are a write off.
 The 1969 plates were last installed in 1984 on a home made car trailer and the persons name. I already new the town so this one wasn't too bad and only 15 minutes away. I got a phone number for the guy, called him and he said he would be happy to turn them in to free up the number for me. He didn't have a trailer any more and had no need for the plate.
 Once he turns the plate in the number is not available for re-issue for 2 years. So if you choose to go this route it will have to wait until the 2 years have elapsed and then send the plates in to have them authorized.
 When you send the year of manufacture plates to the Ministry for evaluation they may not have been tampered with. This means restored, repainted, restamped, etc. They must be a matching pair and must be legible when they are received and in good condition. 
 Some people that take licence plates to swap meets to sell have already checked the number and can tell you if it is a registerable number immediately. 
 
  Hope this helps anyone that is thinking of doing this.
 Here is a link to the Ontario Government site for the YOM plate program

CLICK HERE or here  http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/yom.htm
 



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About 5 years ago I got a pair of near perfect plates with Mar 73 as the stamped date, they were light truck plates I recall. I was happy since my car was built in March 1973 BUT the owner had not relinquished them so I did not pursue it. I bought them in an antique store on the main street of St. Jacobs. They had old wooden pop cases full of them. I still have an original pair from our 76 Firebird in the rafters. Used those to make the two hour drive to get my Lemans home......Ooops. wink  I had a trip permit too! Honest.

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Did the MTO tell you the cost to send them in for evaluation? I seem to recall it's pretty expensive.


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69Laurentian wrote:

Did the MTO tell you the cost to send them in for evaluation? I seem to recall it's pretty expensive.


From the website is shows $235.25 which is the same cost as the personal plates. If you cannot use the plates the cheque is returned with the plates.
 I agree that it is pricey but we are able to use the old plates unlike other provinces. Who knows how long the program will continue.



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I think i'm lucky that i can use an old pair of perennial plates that would look right for an 82. I've got a set that my dad had, just haven't gotten around to doing the legwork to get them on my car. I think it's going to only cost about $20, but then i can get the glow in the dark ones off!

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Anyone notice 427carl's new avatar?


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 Now, that's something I have to check into tomorrow!! Always thought that would be a cool thing to do is to have an old plate registered to you antique car or truck!! Wow, $235 for personalized plates!! Just @$100 mark here in Sask. 
 I did notice 427carl's new avatar..Got me thinking I had some of them somewhere in my stash plus some Centennial ones. Been 2-3 years since I saw them....but I found them!

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very nice   someone will want that 67 Ont  biggrin

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 And whom may that be??? confused I am still on the look for the rest of the '67 plates as I wish to gather one from every province for my collection.

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73SC wrote:

Anyone notice 427carl's new avatar?


Yes, anyhone notice Ray's new avatar.

 



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Carl Stevenson wrote:

73SC wrote:

Anyone notice 427carl's new avatar?


Yes, anyhone notice Ray's new avatar.


Hee hee hee he.....giggle.gif



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73SC wrote:

Carl Stevenson wrote:

73SC wrote:

Anyone notice 427carl's new avatar?


Yes, anyhone notice Ray's new avatar.


Hee hee hee he.....giggle.gif


Reminds me of the movie Coupe Deville...now you do know where the gas cap iswink



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Reminds me of the movie Coupe Deville...now you do know where the gas cap iswink


For sure, that always was one of my favourite things to do with my uncle, go and get gas. Push in the little round button on the left tail light and lift.biggrin



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I wish license plates would flip down like they used to. I know you can drag the gas hose around the car but it would be so much easier the other way.

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blacktransam wrote:

I wish license plates would flip down like they used to. I know you can drag the gas hose around the car but it would be so much easier the other way.


Funny you should mention that, our "F" word car does that! Only thing is it is so long it blocks off the pumps ahead so nobody can get gas except me. smile


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73SC wrote:

blacktransam wrote:
Reminds me of the movie Coupe Deville...now you do know where the gas cap iswink


For sure, that always was one of my favourite things to do with my uncle, go and get gas. Push in the little round button on the left tail light and lift.biggrin


Placement of the gas cap used to be an art.  Check out this  '56 where Chevy put the gas filler inside the driver's side tail light... those were the days when there was no such thing as self-serve stations. None of the pump jockeys could figure out how to access it.  
You had to turn the chrome piece clockwise at the top of the tail light (above the lens) and pull the whole assembly down, exposing the gas cap. I remember my uncle always having to get out of the car to show them how to do it! 





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