Conductor562 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I have a thing for hanging old license plates in my garage. I have a slew of them and try to get one from every state we take a trip to. I have several including my first plate from my Mustang in high school (had a vanity plate with my last name), My best friends vanity plate his dad gave me off his car after he was killed in a car wreck, and lots of others from trips Mrs. Conductor and I have taken. When I'm out in my garage late at night they remind me of lots of great memories in my life. Maybe that sounds strange, but I enjoy them. Today I kinda broke tradition though. Growing up, one of my favorite movies was Back To The Future. The whole concept of going back into the past to hang out is pretty cool IMO. I wouldn't change a single thing, but just taking in the atmosphere and cultural differences would be good enough for me. So today I was poking around eBay and I found this: Ok, it's kinda corny, but I had to have them. I though they would look cool mixed in with my other plates and be a conversation piece as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I know lots of people who keep license plates for memories - I like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djslater Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 That's cool Conductor! What is it made out of? Is it metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djslater Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 What would add to the story is if you built a flux capacitor light somewhere in the shop!!!!....ok, no, that would be corny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 that's cool conductor!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 That's cool Conductor! What is it made out of? Is it metal?Yea, they're metal. Comparable to a normal liscense plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 You can still use the older liscense plates on a vehicle so long as the year of the plate match the year of the vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Good find conductor, over here we were just talking about watching back to the future. Great movie- too bad it's not on Netflix, I'll see if amazon instant has it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 You can still use the older liscense plates on a vehicle so long as the year of the plate match the year of the vehicle. Yea, West Virginia has the same provision. Now I just need the car to match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 That's cool. And I never heard that provision before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Now you need to buy a Delorian. What a cool looking sports car with one of the worst engines ever. In general anything from the 80's wasn't really making a ton of power because of emission regulations and fuel economy. If you read Bob Lutz book Car guys verses Bean Counters he mentions that GM's big push for all fwd car's in the 80's was part of its downfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lemme tell you, tall guys and DeLoreans don't mix. When I was in HS, I decided to test fit one of them. I sit inside, leg room is a little tight. So I decide to pull the gull-wing door down, big mistake. I think I concussed myself, and I probably would have been 6'8" instead of 6'6" like I am now without the neck damage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hahahahahaha all that room is in the door for the cocaine compartments! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 The story of how the Delorian was made is one of the craziest stores ever. From the factory to the car was designed everything was just winged to try and get the car out. I will say John Delorian had one hot wife though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Which one? He had four of 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 This website sells just about any famous movie/TV plate you can think of: http://celebritymachines.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Travis, do you like the plate for the memories they represent, or do you mostly just like the plates for what they are? I have an Orygun plate I could send you if you're interested... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK13 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 This website sells just about any famous movie/TV plate you can think of: http://celebritymachines.comOh, man, I need the Blues Brothers plate... maybe the Cheech and Chong as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Pretty cool web sight conductor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tascher1 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Sweet idea conductor. My wife and I bought a 1926 PA license plate from the American Picker's place in Iowa. Pretty much the only thing I could buy in the place without dipping into the tool fund. Its a pretty neat shop way smaller than it looks on TV...and the John Deere combine plant is a stone's throw away. Its a free tour of an amazing operation. Definitely worth the trip if you are in the Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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