license plate restoration

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Mike Wilson · #1 Post by **Mike Wilson** » Wed May 21, 2008 11:28 pm

I recently acquired a black/yellow California license plate ending in "356" and would to restore it. It'll be for display only.

Can anyone steer me to a good restorer? I have some old information but need an up to date source. I know there were a couple in California and a few others in other states.

Thanks in advance.

Mike Wilson
Lomita, CA
'63 B coupe

Kevin Wiggins · #2 Post by **Kevin Wiggins** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:00 am

This guy is great. There is a bit of a wait (expect 3-6 months), but he is worth it. Mine was bent restored and rusty, and he made it look NOS.

http://darrylsplates.com

Ken Daugherty · #3 Post by **Ken Daugherty** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:02 am

I have used Dan Landino at 37037 E.Almont, Sterling Hts Mi.
38310. Phone 586 268-8692. Its been a couple of years so I suggest
calling to assure he is still restoring plates. His price was good and
very fast service. Much faster than 3-6 months and his 'answering'
service is a bit more polite.
He restored a pair of 1930 Ky plates that had been nailed to a
barn wall and were in very bad shape. If he can fix those, he can fix
everything but a broken heart.

Ken Daugherty
kend356@insightbb.com

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From: Kevin Wiggins [mailto:splitwindowvw@gmail.com]
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Subject: [356Talk] license plate restoration

This guy is great. There is a bit of a wait (expect 3-6 months), but he
is worth it. Mine was bent restored and rusty, and he made it look NOS.

http://darrylsplates.com

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Mike Zois · #4 Post by **Mike Zois** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:18 am

Probably going to take some shots for this...but I LIKE old vintage plates with the age and patina showing AND new looking vintage plates....

So what I do is keep the old bent up ones and have them duplicated....not an issue in any State if you simply use them for display. However, many states will accept remanufactured plates if they are accompanied by the original and the number combination is not assigned to any other vehicle in their database.

$75 bucks per plate and they deliver inside of two weeks.

Bill Coghlan · #5 Post by **Bill Coghlan** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:56 am

Mike - Who's the person or company that can produce a duplicate ? Thanks.

Mike Zois · #6 Post by **Mike Zois** » Thu May 22, 2008 3:03 pm

http://www.licenseplates.tv/

They won't ship to CA...but you can think of a way to get them to ya....

Mike Wilson · #7 Post by **Mike Wilson** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:04 am

I think I used Darryl's some time ago and yes, it was quite a wait but excellent work. Thanks for the information on Dan Landino. He still comes up when you Goggle "license plate restoration."

Mike Wilson

Jerry Charlup · #8 Post by **Jerry Charlup** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:12 am

I've used Dan Landino for years- great work!

Jerry Charlup
'57 356 Carrera Speedster
Chassis # 83780 - 1500 GS (547/1) #90760
Registry # 4524
www.a57356.com
jc@a57356.com

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