White-on-white houndstooth '69 with power windows

[JohnTheobald]

Here is the original ad along with the license plate ...




Not sure what the area code would have been back then ... can't remember exactly what town it was in either...thinking it was Fullerton or Anaheim area ... I remember our hotel was in Buena Park and it wasn't too far from where we stayed.

[PeteLeathersac]

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Sorry but there's a system glitch here posting images sometimes...here's a try @ your pics.
No luck running the plate but I got a hit w/ the Fullerton phone # as '99 Newspaper ad below.
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~ Pete

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Here is the original ad along with the license plate ...
Not sure what the area code would have been back then ... can't remember exactly what town it was in either...thinking it was Fullerton or Anaheim area ... I remember our hotel was in Buena Park and it wasn't too far from where we stayed.

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[JohnTheobald]

Thanks...they showed up on the reply preview, but then didn't after I posted it.

[L72copocamaro]

Probably not the original plate. It would most likely have been black and yellow.

[JohnTheobald]

So I checked on that too... according to Wikipedia...

In 1969, the base color was changed to blue with gold lettering. The state name remained embossed.

http://www.lamag.com/driver/the-colo...icense-plates/

[L72copocamaro]

This is from the DMV; CA.gov:

1970 is the year the basic plate was changed to a blue background with yellow characters. It was also the last year any black/yellow plates were issued.

Wikipedia is not always accurate.

[JohnTheobald]

Indeed...first time I've ever quoted Wikipedia and it was wrong ... lol..

I suppose it's still possible, though, for it to be the original plate...a 1969 Camaro could have been first sold in 1970 and issued the new blue plate? Sure wish there was a legitimate source for doing registration searches back that far.

[L72copocamaro]

Yes I agree, it is still possible if the car was a late build and sold very late; maybe a demo or employee car.

The first blue/yellow plate would have been 000 AAA. So you can see your plate was issued quite a while later. Based on a plate number for a new car I bought in 1974, I think your plate was issued in 72/73.

[JohnTheobald]

Thanks to everyone who has responded and/or followed this thread. I just ended my auction and am going to contact the authorities to see if they want to investigate this or what. Assuming this was never a stolen car, I imagine I will then need to apply for a new VIN # from the State of Arizona before I can do anything further with it.

[ZLP955]

You seem like a stand-up guy John, hope you manage to resolve this situation.