These stories make me cringe. Government in action. HAH! However, when I got my '49 in Nebraska, it hadn't been tagged in five years. I got insurance and drove it to my tag office. I think it cost less than 70 bucks for an Oklahoma tag. There was a problem with the vin number and the lady at the tag office even told me how to get around that problem. Too cool! People may make fun of Oklahoma and its "backward" ways....but I'm often gald to hang my hat here.