I had my eye on a parked 90 MV for a year before I contacted the original owner and bought it for $2,500.� It had the plates " IHODAG ". Kinda weird, but very fitting for a Vanagon--�it's a Wisconsin cultural thing. Google Hodag if you wish.� While I couldn't use his plates, I still wanted one as a souvenir,�apparently someone else did too and stole the back plate just before I bought it. The PO wanted a�keepsake of the Westy and�kept the remaining front plate.� He was a super nice guy and�split the sales tax charge with me saving me $75 and also bought a new battery (that fit perfectly). We sat inside the Multivan at the fold up table and did the paperwork for the "Hodag".� He explained some of the�helpful Vanagon tips to make ownership easier.
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By chance, when my wife went to the DMV for new plates, they had a stack of fresh plates that all started with VAG-000 that the clerk said no one wanted. She declined too. 
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When we bought our Winnebago LeSharo with the cursed French Renault drivetrain I tried to get the plates: LHOOQ but was already taken. 
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Chris C