License Plate Trivia Question
Which US license plate says "Taxation without Representation" ?
I saw this one on my drive home from Thanksgiving.
--Ms. D.
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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.
Quote: WizardI 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.
Quote: Wizard2. 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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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.
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.Quote: WizardWhat did they do during the war, due to the metal shortage?
Quote: FleaStiffI'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.
I heard the bread-slicing one before but you point is not correct. The bread-slicing machine itself would not have gone to war but rather the metal was needed. Any kind of metal was needed. An old department store in this town took down their brass-signs and put up ones half the size so the brass could go into bullets.
So maybe they convinced the bakeries to sell the machines or maybe you could slice until the unit needed sharpening?
Quote: FleaStiffI'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,
I've seen old bread slicing machines that used fishing line to do the slicing. In fact, I think one of the first ones invented used catgut, like they had on old violins. You spin that stuff like a bandsaw blade and it'll cut your finger off clean.
For a minute there, I thought the DMV was being pretty liberal with their normally humorless variations. Though I don’t think they would normally allow a skull and crossbones if it wasn’t a Sports team.
Quote: EvenBobThis is the only license plate thread I could find here. I said here many times that I live in a house that was built in 1850 and my family has owned it for 65 years. Right now I'm putting in a patio in front of where the coal chute used to be going into the basement. When putting in flagstones you have to dig down about 6 in so you can put in gravel and then sand so the flagstones don't move. While digging I came across half of what was left of a 1928 Michigan license plate. This thing is absolutely worthless to anybody but me and to me it's a prized gem. That somebody had money a hundred years ago to even own a car is amazing to me. In the 1870s there was a blacksmith shop on this property and for decades I found metal pieces buried in the ground here and there. This license plate is the entirety of my collection of license plates and I covered it with six coats of clear epoxy and have it in my memorabilia display cabinet. I hope the Wiz is not jealous of my collection.
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That is a good story! I always value a license plate more if there is a story attached to it.
Here are some of my displays at the Auto Museum in Laughlin.
Some memoraboe ones include:
RACEME
2FAST4U
10SNE1
Quote: WizardQuote: EvenBobThis is the only license plate thread I could find here. I said here many times that I live in a house that was built in 1850 and my family has owned it for 65 years. Right now I'm putting in a patio in front of where the coal chute used to be going into the basement. When putting in flagstones you have to dig down about 6 in so you can put in gravel and then sand so the flagstones don't move. While digging I came across half of what was left of a 1928 Michigan license plate. This thing is absolutely worthless to anybody but me and to me it's a prized gem. That somebody had money a hundred years ago to even own a car is amazing to me. In the 1870s there was a blacksmith shop on this property and for decades I found metal pieces buried in the ground here and there. This license plate is the entirety of my collection of license plates and I covered it with six coats of clear epoxy and have it in my memorabilia display cabinet. I hope the Wiz is not jealous of my collection.
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That is a good story! I always value a license plate more if there is a story attached to it.
Here are some of my displays at the Auto Museum in Laughlin.
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1. I give up, what is with the Xs?
2. You have a 1941 PA in there. Did it have the little metal tag for 1942 to save steel for the war? Do you know much about those tags in PA (and I assume other states?) Something tells my you know in detail.
Quote: MrVOn the subject of license plates, I have to laugh at the cleverness of some folks in customiizing their plates.
Some memoraboe ones include:
RACEME
2FAST4U
10SNE1
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My favorite i saw on a Mercedes convertible "WAS HIS".
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1. I give up, what is with the Xs?
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I think the Xs are the license plates in the photo that did not originate with Mike.
