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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1975 | Events of 1976 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1977 |
Each of the 50 constituent states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1976.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
editImage | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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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. Monthly staggered registration introduced July 1976, with each plate expiring in the same month as the registrant's birthday.[5] Revalidated with stickers until 1980. | |||
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Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
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Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white plate; yellow state shape with blue outline screened at left behind numbers; "WEST VIRGINIA" screened in dark blue centered at bottom. | Dark blue bar screened at top with "Wild, Wonderful" in white in the center | ||||
Wisconsin | Embossed red serial on reflective white plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "73" at bottom right | AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND | A12-345 AB 1234 |
Coded by month of expiration (A) | Revalidated for 1976 with yellow on blue stickers. | |
Wyoming |
Non-passenger plates
editImage | Region | Type | Design and slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Maine | Trailer | Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" offset left at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 123-456 | 1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000 | Revalidated for 1976 with red on white stickers. | |
Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom | 125-001 to approximately 150-000 | |||||
Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom | 205-001 to approximately 362-000 | |||||
Maryland | Temporary | Black lettering on white background with no slogan; machine-printed serial with relevant dates and vehicular information hand-written. | A12345 | |||
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Simpers, M. R. (September 18, 2015). "Florida License Plates" (PDF). Antique Automobile Club of Cape Canaveral. Retrieved July 29, 2017.