TEXAS: cool & easy old license plates, no mileage restrictions

[clay68c10]

I recently decided to pony up and run 68 plates on my truck. I wanted to see just how much of a hassle it was, and I was happy to find out that it was really easy.
First of all, find some ok (cheap) condition plates. Mine were in good readable condition but definitely not mint. They were only $7 on flea-bay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1

The only real worries I had was that it would be a big run around to do all of this and I would have some weird mileage/driving restrictions. It ended up being pretty simple. Go to the TX dot site, print up the Classic Truck plate form, and fill out the stuff you know. The Classic plates don't restrict your mileage, but the antique plates do.
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/...nbr=73&type=AC

Next, you have to get the old plates inspected. All they want for classic old plates is that they are readable and in decent shape. They also run the # to make sure it is useable.
**This is the only extra step beyond getting new regular plates. You have to go to the county main district license office to get the plates looked at and approved** In my case, I had to go to the office in Arlington instead of my local Bedford joint. This inspection costs $15 and is the ONLY extra charge.

After that, jam down to your local license office and get your registation renewed. If your registration isn't due yet, they pro-rate you whatever portion of the year is left and you get a new sticker with whatever the current month is. Mine came out to $20 to shift from March to Sept.
And that's all .....
A lot of states don't even let you run old plates, and here it's easy and cheap!!