I'm curious what other states vintage license plates look like and sayings or symbols on them. and what they are or what they stand for etc?

And what are you going to use or plan on using on your projects. any and all years of plates.

I'll start this off with this plate I found yesterday for $10.00 Wish I could have seen what the trailer looked like. In Utah you dont have to register single axle trailers or trailers under a certain weight.

Maybe I can eventually build a 51 truck bed trailer and just put this plate on it? wonder if that would be ok even if the plate is not registered??

 

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I need to restore this one... blood red with white letters

 

Here's one from Washington. This plate was used through '53 with the correct metal date tab. The big T denotes it as a truck plate with the small letter being the county code, in this case A for King county. (Seattle) I have one for the Merc with my correct Benton county code, R.



1954-57 used this new style, again renewed with the correct metal date tab each year. The numbers/letters were switched, but it's still a King county truck plate.




As an old license plate geek from way back, I gotta say Great thread idea, Josh!

 

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

 

This is a '55 Colorado plate on my '55 Chevy. Looking for a decent set of '56 Colorado plates for the pickup, in '56 the colors are reversed. Also trying to find a set of '66-67 CA plates

 

In don't have a pic of the plates for my truck but they are year of manufacture plates.
The nice thing about useing YOM plates is that there is no restriction as to when, where, and how much you drive that vehicle. If you get either vintage or antique plates here you are "supposed" to only drive that vehicle in or to and from parades, car shows, etc. I have never heard of this limitation being enforced but it is there.

I will post a shot of my plate when I get back to Idaho.

 

Here's Edith's plate.

 

Have an accident and you insurance company will likely ask about the parade.

 

I got my hands on these several years ago

 

Here is the license plates I got to display on the 48 and the 52. Saskatchewan only uses one plate on the back of a vehicle, so it makes it nice to display what you want on the front.

 

I just put this one on my truck.

 

It's the State that would care, not the insurance company. I think you're confusing collector car insurance with vehicle licensing.

 

Plates I got for my 65 that is in limbo right now and plates from my father in law's car from 83. He is still a Harris County Judge, my get out of jail free card.

 

In Texas you can use vintage plates of the same year as your classic, but only if you have "show" insurance and drive it less than 500 miles per year to shows, auto parts, or auto repair shops. They also offer "classic car plates" with the same restrictions. I will be driving mine so regular plates and insurance.