Personalized plates?

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  1. dogwagon

    dogwagon New Member

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    Does anyone have a station wagon related plate? I'd like to hear them or if there are any ideas out there. I get a kick out of them. I can have up to 8 characters.
     
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  2. CapriceEstate

    CapriceEstate Yacht Captain

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    When I bought my Caprice, the guy had plates on it that said "WDN NIKL"

     
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    Wait....I don't get this one?? Probably clear to everyone but me......:oops:
     
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    Stormin' Norman Well-Known Member

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    Used to get them in cereal boxes - wooden nickels. I think that's why all the cowboy flicks have the poker players biting the gold coins. :rofl2: Except "Paint Your Wagon", they just sniff it out. :rofl2:
     
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    Oh, DUH! I get some that others don't and miss some that everyone gets!:rofl2:
     
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    Stormin' Norman Well-Known Member

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    Maybe it was that Elephant Popcorn for a nickel? They still make it (with the pink sugar coating.
     
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    These are mine, for my '72 Estate Wagon.

    [​IMG]

    David :)
     
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    For a Caprice, how about "CAP YR WGN" - a little play on "Paint your wagon".....

    I've heard of others...

    WAGOON
    WAGNISTA
    WAG THIS
    WAY BACK
    LNG ROOF
    LVN LARG
     
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  10. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Vanity plates

    Back in Illinois, where ever that is, many people had vanity plates, as they were called. I had USA 1955 on one 55 Chevy. SHARP 57 on our 57 Chevy. MODELT 1 on the Escort. R TOY 55 on the 55 Chevy wagon. And some more. I was car poor back then. Now just poor. The 1955 Chevy wagon now, in Florida, has a 1955 Florida tag on rear and the same Illinois R TOY 55 on front. Vanity plates here cost an arm and a leg so not as many have them. If you look closely at some of my wagon photos these show. Just tossed this in to help confuse you!:clap:
     
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  11. a1awind

    a1awind Tiki God

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    i want a vanity plate on mine...i was thinking either Tiki-wgn, surfsup, hang 10, LNGBord, hwysrfr, surf wgn, or fins-up. ideas?
     
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  12. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Most States you can list several choices from first on down. And we used to have the choice to take it or leave it also! I couldn't get SHARP55 in Illinois because someone had it on a modern car. But you can play around with different variations till you get close. Also in many states if you add a number, as in MODELT 1, it was cheaper than just letters. I'm cheap so that's the way I went!:lolup: Some of those plate made people wonder how I drove legally. They appeared like just non legal vanity types. Like Joe'sWAGN or similar.
     
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  13. Eagle Freek

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    I'm a cheap SOB and don't want to pay an extra $35 a year for a custom plate. :2cents:
     
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    I like Tiki-wgn......it's how I've allways related to your wagon.


    How about.... 8-seat...???? I'm not to good at this:p
     
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  15. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Me too. That's why here in La Florida I only have the wagon with an official 1955 Florida tag registered. Paid like $75 bucks at a swap meet, paid maybe $30-$35 to get it legal. Pay extra every year to renew it. That ain't fair. I bought the darned thing and still pay extra to use it! My other cars have VANITY plates which are cheaper than regular tags. However I can only drive to shows, repair shops, exhibitions. That's okay because I no longer work for a living to keep paying all these extra expenses.:wave: There is a car show 1100 miles away in Illinois. I guess it is legal to drive to it. I can't legally drive them to get mail or milk. But I usually stop off on the way home to see my mechanic buddy to get whatever car I am driving inspected to keep it legal. D'uo! Hope I don't live long enough to see Canada and California laws kick in!:banghead3:
     
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