in indiana a front plate is not used.

so i bought this really clean 74 240d which had an immaculate california plate on the front. i thought "cool". so i left it there.

one day my dad said "what you doing with that california plate on front?" i said i liked it and thought it looked cool (or words to that effect...i was maybe 45 at the time). he said.."i wouldn't do that".

i thought "stick in the mud". and kept it on there.

a month or so later i was in chicago parking the car in a garage and the guy started writing the plate number off the front plate on my receipt before parking the car. i said whoooooaaaah there pardner. that is not the actual plate. look on the back.

i figured i might have trouble getting my car back if they parked it with the front in.

so i went home and took the cali plate off the front.

if you want something cool on the front....get one with a big tristar or a lightning bolt....but not in a state where front plates are required.

why ask for trouble?

tom w

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