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I just got my new CALIF plates GTDKR the D is roman numeral for 500. I love it.

 

That's a good one!!

 

When I got my car last Fall, I was on the Calif DMV wwebsite looking for something that wasn't already taken. It was pretty slim pickens' then.

 

I finally came up with "AH SHLBY"

 

Kind of lame, but that's all that was left.

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That's a good one!!

 

When I got my car last Fall, I was on the Calif DMV wwebsite looking for something that wasn't already taken. It was pretty slim pickens' then.

 

I finally came up with "AH SHLBY"

 

Kind of lame, but that's all that was left.

 

"SOMVENM"

 

You may also consider using your CSM #:

 

CSMxxxx

SGTxxxx

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Great idea for new plate on your SGT!

 

I've been seriously throwing around the idea of Personal Plates for my SGT - I have no idea what the hell to get.

 

I was thinking about "TMINUS1" or "GONE IN5" or "GOTCHYA" or "DONEYET" or "IM GONE"

 

I don't know. . . . I asked about "MFG 013" - but because that's the format of MN plates. . . . I can't get a custom plate like that.

We'll see what happens over the winter now that my SGT is basically garaged from now until early spring sometime.

 

Trevor

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Great idea for new plate on your SGT!

 

I've been seriously throwing around the idea of Personal Plates for my SGT - I have no idea what the hell to get.

 

I was thinking about "TMINUS1" or "GONE IN5" or "GOTCHYA" or "DONEYET" or "IM GONE"

 

I don't know. . . . I asked about "MFG 013" - but because that's the format of MN plates. . . . I can't get a custom plate like that.

We'll see what happens over the winter now that my SGT is basically garaged from now until early spring sometime.

 

Trevor

Trevor,

Iowa doesn't allow 3 letters followed by 3 numbers but the IADOT did let me use 4 letters and 2 numbers MFG O13. Did you try that combo?

Dave

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OK... Forgive me if this is obvious, but what's the meaning behind MFG 013?

 

It's a plate that was on one of Carroll Shelby's vehciles back in the day. Personally, I can't remember the extact vehicle. . . there's a member on here (Adam) who has this plate on his SGT and will be able to provide much more detail to the question than I can.

 

Trevor

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Back in the 60's when Shelby American needed plates in California they went to the registry and got manufacturers plates. They came in bundles of 26 (a-z). They ended up gettng 3 batches from 1A to 3Z. These plates were all used on the cars for test drives like a dealer would use plates today. They were also used, from what I understand, during road trips and other fun events.

Last year when I was trying like many to come up with a funky "Shelby" plate I remembered that during the Jan 2007 Barrett Jackson, Carroll's Super Cobra went on the block. So I watched the video I recorded and froze it when the Speed Channel camera went behind the car. That's when I saw MFG-0013 with 1C on the plate. I punched it in the Massachusetts registry and it was available so I ordered it. Weeks later, while reading through one of the SAAC magazines I had read a story that Rick Kopec wrote about those plates. There is a link in my signature to that article which I scanned and put in my photobucket site. I also wrote about it in my blog and there are more stories here in this forum about the plate. One such thread was where I was trying to get all 50 states to have the plate on a Shelby. Well I think CA is out. There are about 5 or 6 of us with the plate.

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I don't have a Shelby related plate but do currently have a Washington State University (WSU) collegiate plate:

"WSU0002"

It was the first one issued to the public when collegiate plates were first introduced in Washington about 10 years ago

(WSU0001 went to a past president of the university)

The plate has a white background with red letters & WSU logo which goes well with the Black Shelby

 

I just checked on-line with DOL and the only Shelby related plate currently available is "SHELBGT"

 

Washington DOL is same as some other states -nixing "MFG-013"

 

What do you guys think?

 

Thanks!

Lg

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