Halloween Bird

[tarps3]

You've done it again Alexander!! I love the Halloween squarebird you have on the main page!!

Plus, Halloween is my favorite holiday so it's even better.

Can I ask your permission to copy it to my desktop?

keep up the good work!

Casey

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

You have my permission. I am glad you like it. I was trying to think of an idea for a month.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

If you like Halloween, perhaps you might like this plate I made up for my car for Halloween:

http://www.squarebirds.org/images/vampire-state.jpg

I can send you a full size copy if you wish.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[tarps3]

RE: Halloween Bird

Wow!
That's awesome!

Where did you have that made up?
I have a couple of ideas for a license plate but don't know how to get a customized one made up.

Casey

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

I scanned my New York plate from my Golde top then used Adobe PhotoShop 6.0 and Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 V2 to make up a new plate.

This is the original:

http://www.squarebirds.org/images/1960-NY-plate-K9-101.jpg

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[tarps3]

RE: Halloween Bird

oh.
I thought that was a real plate that you put on your car - nicely done.

I have found a site that will reproduce year-correct metal plates for your collector car as well as create acrylic custom plates to say whatever you want on them.

http://www.licenseplates.tv/antiquecollector.php

cool stuff!

The reproduced metal plates will have whatever number you want on them and cost around 70 bucks I think..

Casey
'60 hardtop

[tarps3]

RE: Halloween Bird

Alexander,

I emailed that plate supplier and attached the picture of your Halloween license plate.

I asked him if he could make a real plate that looked like that...

His reply was: "Sure - how many do you need?"

have fun!
Casey

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

I would love to make up a real looking plate. I have seen people have antique plates on their cars that could not be real since they did not have personalized plates in those days.

Did the guy you e-mailed notice that it said "vampire state" instead of "empire state" on the bottom.

I think I will just make up a couple on heavy paper stock and use them for some photos. That is the way movie studios often do it.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[tarps3]

RE: Halloween Bird

The guy can replicate your plate exactly.
His main business is customized plates.

He quoted me a $100 fee for one like yours but the price would go down if you purchased more - probably offsets the die or set-up fee.

What I also liked about his stuff is that he can replicate any year and any state license plate - you just supply the numbers you want on it.

It could even replicate an old rusty one you might have on your garage wall - whatever..

Anyway, the cardboard idea would be very effective for pictures and such.

Casey

[Rockin Kev]

RE: Halloween Bird

Hi Guys,
Just put a bid in at elite registrations here in uk for J60 SUN no prizes why i chose that private plate. Now i am on the look out for Y60 SUN .
Kev.

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

You know that no one except a Squarebird fanatic would know what those plates mean.

I heard personalized plates are expensive in England. I remember ELV1S was bid to a record amount. I hope your bid is taken.

Here in New York, vanity plates are relatively inexpensive. I think it is only $35 annually.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[SandyBoy]

RE: Halloween Bird

In New Jersey it's $50.00 one time & 4-ever. Yearly renewal of registeration is at the regular license plate level, no extra fees.

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

The only downside to that is that you need to live in New Jersey.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[SandyBoy]

RE: Halloween Bird

HEY x(
I heard from Leo Cerruti today. Trying to sell me DF Towels for Christmas Told him I was a bad boy this year, and I didn't deserve new car cleaning towels. {He didn't know what to say} ;-)
Tells me that jd & chris k are getting suspended, again. Was I supposed to be surprised? I dunno...
You should come to my board once in a lunar eclpise. Stir up trouble & then leave, hey...be a troll ! Ask a serious question, like, "I heard a few ascMcLarens were made using American Motors V-8s Is it true? Then tell the campers that you physicly SAW one in Manchester New Hampshire! It will help the New Hampshire Bureau of Tourism :+ :+

[Alexander]

RE: Halloween Bird

I looked at your McLaren board a couple of days ago. There was no question I could answer.

I guess I could remind the ASC McLaren owners that their AMC motors are held in with nails in plywood motor mounts.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top