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Antique vehicle registration is a special form of motor vehicle registration for vehicles that are considered antique, classic, vintage, or historic.The specific term used and the definition of a qualifying vehicle vary widely from country to country, as well as within a country, especially in federations like the United States, Germany, and Australia.
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [4]
In 1917 South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and no new states entered the prestate era. There were now 47 states and 5 territories that were issuing license plates and 1 other state requiring owners to provide their own license plates. [1] [2 ...
In the table below, a light green background indicates that the owner of the vehicle was required to provide their own license plates. These plates are called "prestate" by most collectors. In the prestate era many states only provided the license plate number on a small disc or on paper, and the owner was required to have their license plate(s ...
Each of the fifty states of the US plus many of its territories and the District of Columbia issued license plates for registered vehicles for the calendar year 1960. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Texas: yellow on black A/B 1234 various Utah: Vermont: Virginia: Washington: West Virginia: Wisconsin: Embossed white serial on black plate; "EXP. WISCONSIN 46" at top, slogan at bottom AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND: 1/2 12345: Coded by month of expiration (1/2) Revalidated for 1952 with black on yellow tabs Embossed white serial on black plate; "EXP.
County coded (1 or 12) and coded by vehicle weight and type (A). Georgia: Embossed white lettering and rims on black plate, with state name embossed at top center and nickname at bottom between halves of date. "PEACH STATE" 1-A-2345 12-A-3456 Coded by county (1 or 12) and class (A) Guam: Hawaii: Embossed white lettering and rims on red base.
In 1909 Minnesota joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and North Carolina and Utah entered the prestate era. There were now 15 states and territories that were issuing license plates and 17 other states requiring owners to provide their own license plates. [1] [2] [3] [4]