Pennsylvania vintage license plate search

[Bleep Bleep]

PA requires a period correct plate for all vehicles registered ‘Vintage’ (that meet age requirements)

Does anyone know how/what sources are out there for someone to find an available alpha/numeric configuration, (not in dmv system) and/or what’s needed to coordinated with registered owner of the plate?

Has anyone here navigated PA’s process? There is no relevant ‘how to’ instructions in the dmv requirements info. Thank you!

 

[c body convert]

go to Hershey this week to buy a plate and talk to the guys that sell them?

 

[Bleep Bleep]

Oh. Duh, I didn’t think of that source! Thanks!

 

[68BabyBlue]

I reviewed the PennDot information. You must have the plate physically in you possession to start the application process. What the instructions don't spell out, is you also need to submit large photographs with the application to verify the plate is the correct configuration for the model year of your car. You also need to have the appropriate year sticker in place. They are available on ebay. I used a '69 reproduction to cover the original '70 on my dad's plate. After the application is submitted, PennDot will search the plate to verify it isn't stolen. If any clouds come up on the history, you have to start over. This is why the instructions tell you to secure a standard antique plate initially.

I was able to bypass that process only because I had my dad's original pink slip from Clark Motor Company. The title agent submitted a copy of my document with the application. They told me that was airtight documentation, and told me to go ahead and run my plate on their application paperwork. I got the permanent registration a couple weeks later. In the absence of such documentation, your plate is not valid until PennDot completes the search of the plate's history.

A dealer plate is a near slam dunk in terms of not having a cloud on history, and you also have the registration year physically imprinted. I would have gone this route, but for the fact my dad's plate had the original Clark Motor Company paperwork, consistent my efforts to document my history with the GTX.