Aluminum Year of Manufacture plates illegal

Kalifornia don't like YOM plates anyway. I've got the plates off MY '65 Valiant that was T-boned and junked 16 years ago. I've got a letter from the DMV saying the plates were returned to me for re-issue. I went to DMV with all plates in hand, to have my '66 Valiant re-registered with the '65 plates, the yelling even went all the way to Sacramento, and NO WAY. I was on the phone for hours, and the guy was making stuff up as we talked. The local DMV approved it with a verification from Sacramento, then Sacramento mailed me all the junk back and said no way.

Russ.