License Plate Trivia Question

Wiz, you are ineligible.

Which US license plate says "Taxation without Representation" ?

I saw this one on my drive home from Thanksgiving.

DC. Right?

Which reminds me, Wisconsin, for a while, was considering the license plate slogan: "Smell our Dairy Air"

--Ms. D.

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Wiz, you are ineligible.

I hope I'm not ineligible from asking more:

1. Before World War II, most states issued every vehicle owner new plates every year. What did they do during the war instead, due to the metal shortage? There is more than one answer.

2. Which state has issued license plates made of copper?

3. Which was the last state to make license plates of porcelain on steel?

4. Which was the first license plate to use a decal?

5. Which was the last state to switch to the reflective graphic license plates in use today?

6. Which was the first state to issue license plates directly from the state and when? Note: In the early days of cars many states told you your number and you had to make your own plates. I'm asking about a state-made license plate.

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1. Before World War II, most states issued every vehicle owner new plates every year.

NY was the first state to require license plates, what was the first state to actually give them out? No cheating.

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I hope I'm not ineligible from asking more:

1. Before World War II, most states issued every vehicle owner new plates every year. What did they do during the war instead, due to the metal shortage? There is more than one answer.

2. Which state has issued license plates made of copper?

3. Which was the last state to make license plates of porcelain on steel?

4. Which was the first license plate to use a decal?

5. Which was the last state to switch to the reflective graphic license plates in use today?

6. Which was the first state to issue license plates directly from the state and when? Note: In the early days of cars many states told you your number and you had to make your own plates. I'm asking about a state-made license plate.

1. In PA they had a little metal clip kinda thing that served the same function as the stickers do today.

2. Nevada?

3. I would guess PA or IL due to all the steel industry there.

No ideas on the others.

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2. Which state has issued license plates made of copper?

I knew this one without even knowing it: Arizona. Fair amount of copper mines here. You can still get copper-colored license plates if you have a classic car (according to the Classic Car Club of America), historic vehicle (more than 25 years old), or horseless carriage (built prior to 1915).

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DC. Right?

YES INDEED, DC.

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5. Which was the last state to switch to the reflective graphic license plates in use today?

If you mean standard-issue plates (not optional graphic designs) I believe Michigan was last. Their standard issue plates were non-reflective blue until a couple years ago.

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What did they do during the war, due to the metal shortage?

I've no idea, but I wonder if it was really necessary. I'm told that it was illegal to slice bread in a bakery during the war so as to keep such metal available for the war effort, but in fact bread slicing machines were too weak to be of any use for the war effort. I'm also told that all that aluminum foil picked up from discarded chewing gum wrappers spent the war in a giant warehouse in Arizona. Always wondered if these were myths or not.