Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Bumper stickers (was Re: Solar panel on the roof of the Prius , Figure of merit (Some Ferrari content))

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Oregon requires a front plate, but I've never been bothered by the
cops for not having one on either of my Maseratis.  A few weeks ago, a
friend  who is a city cop was over helping me with some fire wood.  He
looked at the front of the Quattroporte and said, "Jeez, there is
absolutely no place at all for a front plate."  Doug's vinyl wrap
plate wouldn't even work, as there is no surface more than a couple
inches in size facing forward.

I bought the car from the Maserati dealer in Santa Monica.  They made
me sign a disclaimer saying that a front plate can't be mounted
without obstructing necessary air and cooling intakes.  It was an
off-lease car that they originally sold, and the prior owner drove it
locally there for 3 years without a plate.  My previous QP5 did have a
way to mount one under the front fascia, but it would hang down just a
couple of inches from the ground.

Hans.  (I checked Oregon DMV, and the plate "ONE8E5" is available.  I
think I'll get it.)

On 1/11/22, Douglas Anderson <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
> Matts sharp eyes hip checks Doug to the boards . ..’ Wait Doug, those are
> license tags, not bumper stickers! If you want to go there.... ‘
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> Ahhh – thank you Matt.  For the record, the number and letter things in
> Kalifornia are called ‘plates.’  But MOST definitely not ‘bumper stickers.’
> :  )
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> I was going to also use term “metal things” BUT, not necessarily so
> anymore.
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> Today there is a “License Plate Wrap.”  A plastic wrap on plate for the
> front which looks just like a real plate – except it’s a plastic wrap.  Sort
> of does away with the “fish with a tag on its mouth” look.
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>           https://licenseplatewrap.com/
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> Kalifornia requires two license plates – front and rear.  Now really, how
> many F360’s have a front plate nailed to the front?
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> No longer a “fixit ticket.”  The fine, in Kalifornia, is $196.00.  oomph!
> Generally that ticket is a subpart of a major ticket.
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> Other the other 30 so states requiring a coming and going identification
> plate may be following suit.  Inquire at the Wrap place.
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> Cheers
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> Doug
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