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Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1975.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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Florida | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate with border line; "FLORIDA" centered at top; "75" at top left | "SUNSHINE STATE" centered at bottom | Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) and weight class. Revalidated with stickers until 1980. | ||
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Illinois | Black on reflective yellow with border line; "19 ILLINOIS 75" at top. | "LAND OF LINCOLN" centered at bottom | *Issued in the colors of Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., in honor of its 50th anniversary.[5][6] *Three-letter prefix program expanded from about 800 combinations in 1974 to 2,851.[7][8] | ||
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Non-passenger plates
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Colorado | Trailer | Embossed red serial on red background; "TRAILER" centered at top; "19 COLORADO 75" at bottom | |||
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.
- ^ "Caterpillar 50 Years Old". The Morris Daily Herald. Morris, IL. February 7, 1975. p. 2A.
- ^ "License Plate Mailing Under Way". Star-Tribune. Harvey, IL. November 14, 1974. p. 39.
- ^ "Drivers Can Write Own License Plates for '75". Register-Mail. Galesburg, Illinois. July 20, 1974. p. 5.
- ^ Manning, Mary Lou (December 20, 1974). "Special licenses play number game". The Daily Gazette. Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois. p. 4.