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Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:41 pm

SHSC wrote: I bet the reason some people can't find the frame to their local dealership, is that I would guess that not every small dealer would have had a budget to give out plate frames. Have you seen all those dealer frames in person to know that they really exist?

I have seen the following Idaho plate frames from the 60s:
Wiehle Motor Company - boise 7.58-11.60
Capitol Volkswagen - boise 1.61-10.66
youree motor co. - twin falls 4.60-10.71
Town and country - caldwell 10.66-1990s
Norm Bishop - boise - 3.67-1980s
University Volkswagen - moscow 11.69-1980s
A&M Volkswagen - moscow 11.68-6.69

I have seen badges from:
Capitol Volkswagen - boise 1.61-10.66
Bob Reese - twin falls 1959 only
Town and country - caldwell 10.66-1990s

some of those dealerships were only around for a year or two. I have seen several other idaho plate frames, but I only want ones from the 50s and 60s. there were only 3 dealerships in 2 cities in idaho in the '50s and 16 dealerships in 8 cities in idaho throughout the '60s and 18 dealerships in 11 cities in the 70s. there were a total of 31 different dealerships in idaho prior to 1979. no idaho city ever had more than one dealership at a time.

I have a late style capitol volkswagen plate frame and a capitol volkswagen body badge. I have been hunting an early capitol volkswagen plate frame for years, but the owner won't it go.

the majority of plate frames out there are from the 70s-80s. finding a plate frame from the 60s is rather hard. finding one from the 50s is near impossible. plate frames were made from really crappy pot metal and they pit like crazy. in is very hard to find a plate frame that would look presentable on a show car.

Fri Aug 13, 2004 11:48 pm

I'm looking for a mid 60's volkswagen dealer licence plate frame Boston, Mass. Anything considered.

Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:05 pm

Tucson frame on ebay, ends in an hour or so. It does have a Subaru logo on it though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2264895912&fromMakeTrack=true

Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:37 pm

i was at a flea market in CT on the way back from the terryville,CT show and i saw the lower part of what used to be a whole license plate frame. it said "Countryside Motors " but not sure where that dealer was. i was tempted to buy it even though it was busted but said fugget.

Sun Aug 29, 2004 3:19 pm

Lind wrote: as always, I am looking for early idaho license plate frames.

Jensen sales - boise
Wiehle Motor Company - boise
Capitol Volkswagen - boise
Blair Hammon Garage - idaho falls
Hammon Volkswagen - idaho falls
Bob Reese - twin falls
McKencie motors - twin falls
youree motor co. - twin falls
Town and country - caldwell
Wiehle Motor Co. - pocatello
Hills Economy Cars - pocatello
Economy Cars inc. - pocatello
Skyline Volkswagen - pocatello
Howard Wood Motors - lewiston
Jim Cusick Motors - lewiston
Albinola Motors - kellog
Freeman Volkswagen - Coeur D'Alene
University Volkswagen - moscow
A&M Volkswagen - moscow

I will pay a good price for any of those frames or I can trade rare parts or other plate frames. also interesrted in any body badges from any of those dealers. the higher on the list, the more interested I am. my uncle Bud Freeman owned the Freeman VW =), i remember going there in the early 70's. Ill give u some extra brochures

Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:46 pm

hazetguy wrote: I would love to find a:
Fred Bassett Motors
frame, from San Angelo Texas.

and maybe another
Waipahu / Pearl Harbor VW
frame to match my other one.

please pmail me if you have any of those for sale/trade.

Jon-
The '57 standard I picked up has a Basset oil change sticker on the dogleg jam.
I've got a Pearl Harbor VW plate frame.....
I need a "Strong motors" plate frame (Salt Lake City) for the '56 subhatch I'm restoring.
Greg

Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:11 pm

BUCIOBATISTI wrote: OK, here's a scenario I *heard* a great idea from a guy who runs a DMV Registration service here in San Diego. He is also a classic car buff (muscle cars) so he can sympathize about wanting to backregister Black Plates onto the appropriate cars.
This is something he mentioned and it sounds interesting. He said that it could be possible to order new custom California plates, like the style with the Whale Tail or the little kids hand, or whatever, in a 6 digit configuration. He mentioned that if you could get them to run a series of letters and digits the same as what you already have on a set of un-registered 6 digit Black Plates, you could then pay the custom plate fee, get your new white custom plates, but toss them in the trash and mount your Black Plates with the new sticker. Makes sense but I've never heard of it being successfully done or attempted. Possibly a great tip or avenue to pursue.

People were doing this in the early 90ies.
The Ca. DMV will NO LONGER ALLOW you to get a persalized plate with three numbers followed by three letters.

Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:51 pm

empi1955 wrote: Lind wrote: as always, I am looking for early idaho license plate frames.

Freeman Volkswagen - Coeur D'Alene
University Volkswagen - moscow
A&M Volkswagen - moscow

I will pay a good price for any of those frames or I can trade rare parts or other plate frames. also interesrted in any body badges from any of those dealers. the higher on the list, the more interested I am. my uncle Bud Freeman owned the Freeman VW =), i remember going there in the early 70's. Ill give u some extra brochures

thanks, that's way cool Jimmy. are you going to be at the puyallup show in october?

Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:54 am

WANTED anything

newport beach ....

volkswagen and/or porsche

fastfred
belgium
DAS
[email protected]

Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:29 am

campingbox wrote: People were doing this in the early 90ies.
The Ca. DMV will NO LONGER ALLOW you to get a persalized plate with three numbers followed by three letters.

I acutally noticed this the other day in traffic. Someone had one of those new plates that are being issued with the three alpha-three numeric combos (ones the DMV is giving out, these aren't personalized), but it was reversed. It was numeric-alpha. They're just out there giving away all the combos that aren't still in use anymore. :(

-Taylor

Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:54 am

Taylor,

I don't think that will affect the old black California plates that some of us are holding onto. They were all 'alpha-numeric'. Hopefully 'Arnold' will let me put my set on my bus some day...

Scott

Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:15 am

No, it won't. Nor will it affect the already existing blue/yellow plates. The DMV is just using numbers that have fallen out of use or are already "clear" by DMV standards.

-Taylor

Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:36 am

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Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:49 pm

check it out- Finally found a bob grant frame the other day, in a junkyard of all places! It was hidden inside a bus in a box. Pretty nice condition but still dirty..

Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:38 pm

jimmy1 wrote: Lind wrote: as always, I am looking for early idaho license plate frames.

Freeman Volkswagen - Coeur D'Alene
University Volkswagen - moscow
A&M Volkswagen - moscow

my uncle Bud Freeman owned the Freeman VW =), i remember going there in the early 70's. Ill give u some extra brochures

That's awesome Jimmy! My folks live in Coeur d'Alene and I lived there for years.

I'm also looking for Coeur d'Alene and Moscow dealer frames.

Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:42 am

I've got the RIDGECREST, CA frames!

Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:59 pm

although not dealer plate frames, these are cool. they don't seem to show up very often

Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:21 pm

haven't seen a match, but I used to have a single a year ago.

Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:57 pm

I was just looking at this old thread today. I am still looking for frames from both Montessi Motors in Connecticut and Brown Volkswagen from Tulsa.

I just picked up three frames today, all from Hawaii. I have a matched pair of frames from Hilo-Kitagawa Volkswagen, and a single Airport VW from Honolulu. These could be traded for what I need.

Wed May 04, 2005 2:52 am

If anyone is interested in selling any hawaii dealer frames i would be interested! I'm trying to find either a single or a pair for my bus as it was originally shipped there so it would be quite cool!

[email protected]

Cheers
Steve