License Plate Frame Madness

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Jim Breazeale · #1 Post by **Jim Breazeale** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:58 am

I have a customer/friend that recently purchased a very nice 64 356C Cabriolet. In his research, he found out the it was first sold at Brumos Porsche in Florida. He started searching for Brumos Porsche license plate frames in the classifieds and on EBAY. Shocked by the prices asked for a stupid license plate frame, he picked up the phone and simply called Brumos, gave them his credit card, and is a short period of time a beautiful, brand new, metal BRUMOS license plate frame arrived. Total cost.............$15.00! I don't want to hear about plate frames from closed dealerships, I'm just pointing out what a little thinking, outside the box, can produce. $385.00 for a pitted license plate frame from the 70s? You've got to be kidding!

Regards

Sebastian Gaeta · #2 Post by **Sebastian Gaeta** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:24 am

Jim Breazeale wrote: $385.00 for a pitted license plate frame from the 70s? You've got to be kidding!

Hi Jim,

You are so right. Like many here, including you, I have held in my hand many old dealer plate frames, and yes, the original ones are always worn and pitted.

That said, has anyone else ever wondered why all of the Vasek Polak plate frames selling for many hundreds of dollars are mint, mint, mint????????? Are we to believe that they were all somehow so well cared for that they survived so perfectly? Or did someone open a closet somewhere and find hundreds of the Manhatten Beach location plate frames and then put them on the market?

Please correct me if I am wrong (which often happens here, I get my lunch handed to me regularly!!) but when it comes to VP frames, I smell a................................................ REPRO!!!

Regards,

Don Rutherford · #3 Post by **Don Rutherford** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:39 pm

Hmmmm .... anyone have the phone number for Competition Motors?

Roy Lock · #4 Post by **Roy Lock** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:49 pm

I have a very good friend who is General Manager of a big Toyota dealership. I mentioned to him that my Roadster came from Competition Motors and I would like a license frame from there.
He told me that for a minimum run of 100, I can have anything made in any material. The lettering is standard and so is the frame sizes.
So, it's buyers beware.

Mark Pribanic · #5 Post by **Mark Pribanic** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:20 pm

Roy Lock wrote:I have a very good friend who is General Manager of a big Toyota dealership. I mentioned to him that my Roadster came from Competition Motors and I would like a license frame from there.
He told me that for a minimum run of 100, I can have anything made in any material. The lettering is standard and so is the frame sizes.
So, it's buyers beware.

Roy,

You could just contact this guy for a $30 repop Competition Motors Frame. Not sure how accurate it is though.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... ?id=807608

Glenn Ring · #6 Post by **Glenn Ring** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:31 pm

Lottermann is one of the original franchise dealers and is still in business. i paid $25 including shipping for this.

steve brown · #7 Post by **steve brown** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:22 pm

That's nice Glenn,
The only thing is that there is no Porsche logo on it! The vw ones are much
easier to find;
And usually sell for a fraction of the original Porsche logo ones. It's
still nice - but a different deal...
Steve.

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Lottermann is one of the original franchise dealers and is still in
business. i paid $25 including shipping for this.

[Image: http://glenn-ring.com/temp/lottermann.jpg ]

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tony apcar · #8 Post by **tony apcar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:28 pm

All Vasek Polak frames i have are date stamped on the back..repros...i dont know.nooo.

Sebastian Gaeta · #9 Post by **Sebastian Gaeta** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:07 pm

tony apcar wrote:All Vasek Polak frames i have are date stamped on the back..repros...i dont know.nooo.

Hi Tony,

I am interested in what condition they are in. I just think it is quite curious that every VP frame I see for sale on eBay is MINT. Yet all other vintage dealer frames are worn, pitted, scratched, bent--you name it. I have several dealer frames, and none as nice as the VP's I see for sale on a continuos basis.

I just think that is too much of a coincidence.

As others also believe, there is certainly nothing wrong with reproduction anything (If done well) but I have never seen any VP frame seller call it anything other than "original", "new", or worse yet, "NOS".

The enterprising reproducer, I am sure, can have a date stamp put on any frame for a few pennies extra. Not trying to be a wet blanket, but I have always wondered if anyone else has noticed this?

Regards,

Rick Zobelein · #10 Post by **Rick Zobelein** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:14 am

Jim should do plate frames for HIS store! Across the top "If you do it right" Across the bottom:
"It's EASY"...... Guaranteed collectable!

Charlie White · #11 Post by **Charlie White** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:40 am

Licence plate frames are date stamped?????

Picture please?

CW

Mark Pribanic · #12 Post by **Mark Pribanic** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:03 am

Rick Zobelein wrote:Jim should do plate frames for HIS store! Across the top "If you do it right" Across the bottom:
"It's EASY"...... Guaranteed collectable!

X2! I'd buy one for sure.

Sterling Vaden · #13 Post by **Sterling Vaden** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:35 am

I want one for Competition Motors in Culver City....

Glenn Ring · #14 Post by **Glenn Ring** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:03 am

steve brown wrote:That's nice Glenn,
The only thing is that there is no Porsche logo on it! The vw ones are much
easier to find;
And usually sell for a fraction of the original Porsche logo ones. It's
still nice - but a different deal...
Steve.

True, I was just trying to point out that some dealerships are still in business and their frames are readily available at a reasonable cost.

Tarrik Shawa · #15 Post by **Tarrik Shawa** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:18 am

I'd be very interested and would pay good money to find an old "Deet Eichel" "Modesto" frame with the Porsche Logo on it. I heard there are some, but only have seen the ones with the VW logo. Deet Eichel is listed as a Porsche dealer in the dealership repair manual provided by the factory.

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steve brown wrote:

That's nice Glenn,
The only thing is that there is no Porsche logo on it! The vw ones are
much easier to find; And usually sell for a fraction of the original
Porsche logo ones. It's still nice - but a different deal...
Steve.

True, I was just trying to point out that some dealerships are still in business and their frames are readily available at a reasonable cost.

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