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Originally Posted by nostatic
original black plates - be still my heart.
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I plan on keeping them...used a Cali address to register the car. I've got more relatives in the Bay Area than Jerry Brown. All our cars had either black or blue plates growing up. I'll pay more in insurance, but the cost is worth it.
With a retired military ID and a bit of sense, I see few problems.
The black plates, oddly, played into my decision to buy this car...I'll keep them for Scott.
Concerning the comments on Denis and his skills, I would not have done this without him. He spent a month working on my house here in Maryland so I got a sense of his ethic and mindset. I asked him back to help on other projects and he did, with the same outstanding results.
I am very much a straight ahead guy: build the schedule, find the right folks and execute and adjust as required.
Denis sees things I don't, has more of an artistic bent to his mechanical/professional endeavors. We flourish(ed) because we appreciate each others point of view, never clash and will take the time to reach consensus. We listen to each other.
Back to the car. I had time for the car to undergo Denis' tender mercies (we both felt it important to drive the car as much as possible locally to find the weak points before heading across the country): he gets to turn his attention in the manner he feels wise, I get to learn from him and benefit from his OCD
