Vintage license plate picture thread
#46
#47
Wis. truck plates
Maroon '51 truck plate ,orange '52 wis. truck plate .The mate to the '52 is on the front of the 1ST-RIDE .Looked hard for 5 yrs. to find a '52 Wis. truck plate .Found at the Turkey Rod run swap meet yrs. ago & didn't have to pay a penny for them . Traded 7 vanity plates for the pair .After 7 hrs. or resto the '52 plate was on the 1ST-RIDE .Installed in a one of billet alum. license plate frame made on the mill . Reason ? The older plates are 6 1/2 " x 13 3/4 " not 6 x 12 .The frame was the very 1st thing I ever made on the mill .
Need a '52 yr. tab for the '51 plate so I can put it on the stock '52 under const.
Need a '52 yr. tab for the '51 plate so I can put it on the stock '52 under const.
#48
Illinois issues both front and rear plates on all vehicles. Light trucks are assigned a "B" classification. Back in the day, the plates were labeled "Front" and "Rear". In the below pic you'll see there are two different color combinations for 1952. Orange with blue, and yellow with black. The reason for this was a change in vehicle registration fees that brought litigation from commercial interests. The state eventually prevailed at the state Supreme Court. The yellow/black plates were issued after that victory to show that the increased fee had been paid.
Illinois today allows YOM plates if accompanied by current collector plates. I guess like most states, vanity plates are also available for collector vehicles. Stu
Illinois today allows YOM plates if accompanied by current collector plates. I guess like most states, vanity plates are also available for collector vehicles. Stu
Do you know what the 1949 plates were? steel or that fiber? i haven't seen any yet.
#52
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This one was my grandads on his LTD station wagon.
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All hanging in my garage.
This one was my grandads on his LTD station wagon.
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All hanging in my garage.
#53
#55
from my research i dont think these ones are particularly old, but still cool. Pioneer plates in MN are designated for vehicles manufactured before 1936. they were on my grandpas 31 model A when he bought it
as far as i can tell, you can still get plates in this style, so thats kinda a bummer on wanting to sell them lol
as far as i can tell, you can still get plates in this style, so thats kinda a bummer on wanting to sell them lol
#56
Here's a picture of my 1948 & 1952 Pennsylvania plates
The fuzzy picture is the best of 3 from my new unphone
PA passed a law early this year allowing the use of YOM plates - Nobody and I meen nobody can figure out the meaning of the bill - I've talked to every agency, political reprehensible and a seagull and I get the same answer - we've asked for calarification
The fuzzy picture is the best of 3 from my new unphone
PA passed a law early this year allowing the use of YOM plates - Nobody and I meen nobody can figure out the meaning of the bill - I've talked to every agency, political reprehensible and a seagull and I get the same answer - we've asked for calarification
#59
Here are some pics of vintage PA license plates I have on my garage wall:
two '54 truck plates:
a 1955 plate; below it you see what our current plates look like.
a 1956 plate; notice that from '56 and on the plates were enlarged.
a 1957 plate; notice that the color of the plates alternated from blue on yellow to yellow on blue each year.
This is an old plate that was on the truck when I bought it from Grandpa in 1977; notice the original F-100 hood emblem on the wall.
This is the last plate that Grandpa had in 1977
This is the plate I had on after I got the truck painted in 1999. I then got the vanity plates I have on it now: 54 F100
I liked it when PA used the outline of the state on the plates and a Keystone as a hyphen, as a school kid I thought it was cool....
two '54 truck plates:
a 1955 plate; below it you see what our current plates look like.
a 1956 plate; notice that from '56 and on the plates were enlarged.
a 1957 plate; notice that the color of the plates alternated from blue on yellow to yellow on blue each year.
This is an old plate that was on the truck when I bought it from Grandpa in 1977; notice the original F-100 hood emblem on the wall.
This is the last plate that Grandpa had in 1977
This is the plate I had on after I got the truck painted in 1999. I then got the vanity plates I have on it now: 54 F100
I liked it when PA used the outline of the state on the plates and a Keystone as a hyphen, as a school kid I thought it was cool....
#60