Wa State, Nice & Legal

[tomcarman]

To some this may be a routine transaction, for me it was a new process so thought I'd share with my fellow Washingtonians. Last October I bought a '47 Chrysler for $3000. The car was in Clarkston Idaho with an Idaho title, not a quick trip. I got a bill of sale with the title. My intention was to get a "Forever" collector plate, but in Wa State there is a privision for an "Original Year, Restored" plate for more or less the same fee. I don't like the State issued plate (see attached) so I kept looking on EBay and found a cool # original '47 plate for $5. Today I registered it. Here is a breakdown of the costs, All In:

Title transfer and assiciated fees = $303.00
Ebay plate & shipping to me = $12.88
Shipping of plate to restorer = $7.88
Plate Restoration = $92.00
Collector plate registration = 103.25
Total =519.01
That breaks down to 17.3% of the price paid.