Spurs Specialty License Plates

[Taco]

Not available for the Spurs


My e-mail to Mr Johnson

***************

Good morning

I was looking at your Specialty License Plates and I was a bit surprised that the THREE Time NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs License Plates were not available

I would like to request that these plates be made available

Thank you

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e-mail this dude:

[email protected]

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/spplates/allplates.htm


B.T.W.

They offer Dallas Mavericks Specialty License Plates

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/images/spplates/pros/mavericks.jpg
:flipoff

[SWC Bonfire]

You have to guarantee a certain number of plates will be made or pony up $15k for the tooling upfront.

[SpursWoman]

I'd purchase them right now if they were available. :depressed

[SpursWoman]

I mean really, you think more people will purchase the Quarter Horse one than would a SPURS one?

:rolleyes :lol

[tsb2000]

You have to guarantee a certain number of plates will be made or pony up $15k for the tooling upfront.

Not necessarily true. There certainly aren't 15,000 Congressional Medal of Honor winners, or Pearl Harbor survivors, but the CMH and PH plates are available for those who are eligible.

I think the state of Arizona should make a "We got OWN3D by the Spurs" plate! I'd get one of those for each of my cars! :lol

[SWC Bonfire]

I knew I read this somewhere...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/062805dnmetlicenseplates.50886fe1.html

Specialty plates, which tout and support things like universities, organizations and veterans with special logos directly on them, have taken off. In May, more than 356,000 of almost 19 million Texas vehicles had some type of specialty license tag, up from 342,000 a year earlier.

Statewide in May, 16,647 cars and trucks sported collegiate plates. They and most other plates require an annual fee of $30, generally with $8 going to defray production costs and $22 going toward programs associated with the plate's theme.

Faced with $15,000 in production costs for every new plate issued, the Legislature passed a law several years ago that established criteria for eliminating many low-performing plates. And though stricter criteria went into effect in September, the state is now beginning to look at the plates issue.

According to the state transportation code, specialty plates should be allowed only if:

•3,500 sets of plates have been issued during the plate's life span;

•the Transportation Department has made $15,000 from the issuance of the license plates;

•a university or other sponsoring group deposits $15,000 to start a new plate, keep existing plates available or restart a plate in the future. That money would be returned once the minimum number of plates, including annual renewals, had been issued.

[SWC Bonfire]

Not necessarily true. There certainly aren't 15,000 Congressional Medal of Honor winners, or Pearl Harbor survivors, but the CMH and PH plates are available for those who are eligible.


Those are of course exceptions. PH - don't you mean purple heart? I don't imagine that there are many Pearl survivors around anymore.

[SpursWoman]

You don't think 3500 people in the entire state of Texas would get Spurs plates if they were available? There'd be at least 2 sets in my household. :)



Anyway....I sent him a very pleasant email. :)

[SWC Bonfire]

Those are mainly for Texas schools. If the Spurs foundation ponies up $15k they can have one. It says that $8 goes to defray the cost of the plate and something like $22 goes to the charity.

[SpursWoman]

So if they were available, and TPark got them for his truck, the next time they are tied in a playoff series would he trade his truck in?

:wtf

[SWC Bonfire]

So if they were available, and TPark got them for his truck, the next time they are tied in a playoff series would he trade his truck in?

:wtf
:lol

No, he'd just have to keep a spare set of normal plates for his bandwagon.

[gay abc]

You don't think 3500 people in the entire state of Texas would get Spurs plates if they were available? There'd be at least 2 sets in my household. :)



Anyway....I sent him a very pleasant email. :)


no shit - i'd get them in heartbeat

guess who these belong to? :devil

http://www.freephotoserver.com/files/dscn04887260.jpg


:lol

[SpursWoman]

I've seen those a few times! :wow :wow :lol :wow

And thought of you when I saw them, too....damn. That's messed up. :lol

[gay abc]

I've seen those a few times! :wow :wow :lol :wow

And thought of you when I saw them, too....damn. That's messed up. :lol

:lol

the one and only :smokin

i've had sooooo much fun with them - hehehe

[Das Texan]

these need to be a reality. my email machine will be rolling tonight.

[tsb2000]

Those are of course exceptions. PH - don't you mean purple heart? I don't imagine that there are many Pearl survivors around anymore.

Nope, Pearl Harbor, which is exactly my point. Not too many around.

Someone will need to email the Spurs about this; someone's got to pony up the $15k to start the run of the plates. :)

[SpursWoman]

I'd purchase them right now if they were available. :depressed




And I'd get: "WOMAN'


So the logo to the left of it would be "SPURS". :) :rolleyes :lol

[samikeyp]

"PH" is for Purple Heart.

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/images/spplates/milv/purpleht.jpg

This is the Pearl Harbor survivor one.

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/images/spplates/milv/prlhrbr.jpg

[samikeyp]

I would also get Spurs plates.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/images/spplates/coll/txstateu.jpg

I want the Supercat, damnit!

[Vashner]

There was a story on local TV where they just cut a bunch of School plates.

But yea the one with the Mavs.. that's lame we deserve one.

[FearDaDuncaN_SA]

I'd buy several San Antonio Spurs License Plates!

[SequSpur]

I'm down with this. Guaranteed.

Also, Spurs graphics all over my car like a vato from the southside.

[Das Texan]

you know...


does anyone have an email for the Spurs foundation?


I'm sure they could assist with this and the money can goto this worthy cause.

[GopherSA]

Why go and do this to me?

I mean, really.

Come on.

I've just ponied up the cash to get Knights of Columbus plates for my new truck.

Now you've got to make me choose between two great religions.

The Catholic church and the Spurs.

Damn.

[Kori Ellis]

you know...


does anyone have an email for the Spurs foundation?


I'm sure they could assist with this and the money can goto this worthy cause.

Here's the phone number.

For more information about the Spurs Foundation, call (210) 444-5862.

[Das Texan]

Here's the phone number.

For more information about the Spurs Foundation, call (210) 444-5862.

thanks a bunch. i might have to give them a call in the next day or two.

[Vashner]

Tell Governator Perry to make it so!

[samikeyp]

Also, Spurs graphics all over my car like a vato from the southside.

That's because you are a vato from the southside! :lol

[Taco]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9408/spursplate8ar.jpg

This would be neat!!!

[spurschick]

bump....

Finally spoke to Bruce Guthrie tonight and he gave me the lowdown on Spurs plates. He says that they have received a lot of letters from fans wanting to know why the Spurs don't have plates with TxDot and if there are any plans to get some. A lot of people, including myself, have been under the impression that the profits could go to the Spurs Foundation. Not the case. TxDot makes it sound that way, but they have some very strict rules and the profits have to go towards very specific things.

Also, would you believe that the Cowboys have yet to break even on their $15,000 initial investment for their plates?! I think it has a lot to do with the lack of marketing and Bruce agreed with me. They are interested in doing the plates, but it would take marketing and manpower and there are other projects that have priority. It is on their radar though, so who knows.

[boutons]

With a payroll of $60M, can't the Spurs team pony up $15K?
They each blow that on their home theatres alone.

I bet serveral of them burn through many times $15K every fucking week just in living expenses.

[Vashner]

Hum... give Timmy a note to give Bush ..

"Dear Mr President Pls tell whip boy Perry to make our custom plates"

If there are not enough workers to make them let me know I'll send Shaq to arrest some thugz.

Thx Timmy D.

[Sense]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9408/spursplate8ar.jpg

This would be neat!!!

Nice Photoshop mate! :tu

:lol

Jk.

[T Park]

With a payroll of $60M, can't the Spurs team pony up $15K?
They each blow that on their home theatres alone

lol they prob would say,

you step up with the 15K, we want to keep our money.

I love how people like croutons are always so free with other people's money.

I think croutons was a politician in an earlier life.

[boutons]

"always so free"

always? when else?

"other people's money."

"their" money comes from whose pockets and ticket/merchandise/TV purchases?

$15K for the Spurs organizaton as a marketing expense is not findable?

[Marcus Bryant]

Considering that the team has 3 NBA titles within the last 7 years it is surprising that such a novelty is not available.

[T Park]

their" money comes from whose pockets and ticket/merchandise/TV purchases

comes from us.

whats your point...

[Vashner]

It's this damned Small Market thing..

I guess they think since 100+ died at the Alamo that we never recovered from the battle?

[Taco]

Nice Photoshop mate! :tu

:lol

Jk.

:lol

[LilMissSPURfect]

It's this damned Small Market thing..

I guess they think since 100+ died at the Alamo that we never recovered from the battle?

:pctoss tired of hearing of S.A. and small market.......how bout....the people that say that have small heads........

[Rescueone]

:pctoss tired of hearing of S.A. and small market.......how bout....the people that say that have small heads........

:lol :lol My thoughts exactly. Bring on the plates. I would buy three!

[ObiwanGinobili]

Not available for the Spurs


My e-mail to Mr Johnson

***************

Good morning

I was looking at your Specialty License Plates and I was a bit surprised that the THREE Time NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs License Plates were not available

I would like to request that these plates be made available

Thank you

************************************************
e-mail this dude:

[email protected]

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/spplates/allplates.htm


B.T.W.

They offer Dallas Mavericks Specialty License Plates

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/images/spplates/pros/mavericks.jpg
:flipoff

Taco- I sent the state an e-mail about this same thing a few months back.
pparently the spurs org. has to request it and pony up about 15k to start.
But they make thier $$ back after 700 plates are sold.
So I guess hte nbext step would be e-mailing Hol/Spurs exec's..... i mean there are MORE than 700 people just in SA who'd want that plate......

[mouse]

If they do make Spurs plates? make sure they are reversible to say Pop sucks durring a four game losing streak :lmao

[Steve Perry]

make sure they use velcro for easy removal :lmao

[spurschick]

Taco- I sent the state an e-mail about this same thing a few months back.
pparently the spurs org. has to request it and pony up about 15k to start.
But they make thier $$ back after 700 plates are sold.
So I guess hte nbext step would be e-mailing Hol/Spurs exec's..... i mean there are MORE than 700 people just in SA who'd want that plate......


See below - I just explained that there is a lot more to it and that they are already aware that the fans would like to see plates made.

And before everyone starts calling the Spurs cheap, there is an exciting promotion coming up that involves a pretty amazing and expensive grand prize.

[Mixability]

make sure they use velcro for easy removal :lmao

for TPark? :lol

[T Park]

yawnnnnnnnnnnnn

find a new whipping boy Danyo, your childish T Park whipping is old. Move on.

[rl64tx]

yawnnnnnnnnnnnn

find a new whipping boy Danyo, your childish T Park whipping is old. Move on.


What do you expect Mr. Liar!!!!!

[SpursWoman]

And before everyone starts calling the Spurs cheap, there is an exciting promotion coming up that involves a pretty amazing and expensive grand prize.


That's great and all, but that's only limited to one person .... and I'm willing to bet it'd never be me. I'd rather have the plates. :lol

[spurschick]

:lol I'll be seeing Bruce a lot, so I'll keep bugging him. The good news is that he made reference to a letter he got just the other day from a fan asking about the plates and he said he's gotten more letters in the past. Everyone should keep writing the marketing department. While it won't necessarily get the ball rolling right away, it will definitely keep the topic fresh in their minds.

[Vashner]

Tim Duncan could just call Gov Perry (well way after the storm)... and TELL him to get it done :0

[Knoxville Spur]

I would settle for a Spurs frame that goes around the plate. Anyone know where I could get that? Or a black Gino #20 Jersey?

[spurschick]

I would settle for a Spurs frame that goes around the plate. Anyone know where I could get that? Or a black Gino #20 Jersey?

I bought my Spurs plate frame at Texas Team Sports on Bitters. You should be able to get a Manu jersey at Academy or the SBC Center. I'm sure you can find both items online.

[boutons]

http://www.footballfanatics.com/?proid=92164&source=share-a-sale

[Smackie Chan]

Danyo make sure they use velcro for easy removal
for TPark?

Post of the day ^ :lmao