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Originally posted by paul cass


hey guys
been there and done that guys. this is a long story, but i'll shorten it the best i can. i researched this issue several years ago as i had a couple of classic mustangs. i registered antique and 65 plates and basically had no problem. while a 65-66 mustang can be a great ride it doesn't stand out like a cobra. when i finished the fia i registered it as a 65 and put 65 plates on it. along the way i encountered a local barney fife who continued to folow me and eventually gave me two tickets for ivalid license plate and no inpestion sticker. even though i had all the paper work from austin that validated what i had he said that i could only drive the car in parades and had to have an inpection sticker. also, he ran the plate number, instead of the tag and of course that number came up no record. he said that if i had a problem to see the judge. i called my attorney and he was able to have the tickets dismissed. later, the same cop saw me one night and pulled me over on the same charges and then claimed that the car was made with stolen parts and impounded the cobra. a friend helped me retrieve the car and after a lenghty process i re registered the car with the current tags- fia 289. the problem with most cops is they think that classics/antiques can only be driven in parades basically. they'll give you a ticket an force you to see a judge to clear. the cops here also didn't understand the tag on the license plate for registration, thus the hassel to see the judge. in the long run, they did me a favor so to get around their ignorance and hassel i ended up with my current plates. as to the issue of front plates-you have to have them. haven't been bothered since.
paul

I am a bit confused. Did Paul change the registration from an Antique registration to a NOT Antique.
Do we, or do we not need front plates if Antique registration?
Is is any different to have real 1965 plates, or new plates with the Antique word on them?