Antique/Classic - USA
General Information:
Here I am showing all USA plates that were specifically used on antique and classic cars with the mentionning of "antique", "classic", "collector", "horseless carriage" etc.
But only plates without a car graphic, the plates with cars on them are shown in a seperate section.
Plates in my collection:
Alabama
From 1982
Antique Vehicle
Late 1980's-1996
Antique Vehicle
Alaska
1970
Historic Vehicle
Historical Vehicle
Arizona
1961
Horseless Carriage
1970
Horseless Carriage
Numbers issued 001 to 999
1970
Horseless Carriage
Numbers issued A01 to A99
1975
Horseless Carriage
1975
Classic Car
From 1977
Historic Vehicle / Solid Copper Metal / For cars of 25 years and older.
1986-1995
Street Rod
All serials are personalized
California
1956
Horseless Carriage
1963-1983
Horseless Carriage
For any vehicle manufactured before 1922 or any vehicle with 16 cilinders manufactured before 1965.
1970-1973
Horseless Carriage
With two debossed sticker spaces
From 1965
Historical Vehicle
For vehicles manufactured after 1922, but at least 25 years old.
1995
USA / California
Historical Vehicle
Colorado
1984-1990
Collector's Series
Street Rod
1995-1999
USA / Colorado
Horseless Carriage
Delaware
1980's / Issued 1984
Antique Automobile
Front plate, regular plates to be used at the rear.
Issued by the Motor Vehicle Division of Delaware.
1991
Street Rod
Florida
Permanent
Horseless Carriage
1999
Street Rod
1996-1999
Collectible
Antique
With debossed stickerbox at left top
Used on cars manufactured between 1928-1945
From 1997 to date (Sticker 2007)
Antique
No stickerbox at left top
For use on vehicles manufactured between 1928 and 1945
Georgia
Before 1990
Historic Veh
Hawaii
From 1969
Horseless Carriage
Idaho
1980-1994
Classic
For cars over 30 years old and used by a collector.
These plates were replaced by Vintage plates in 1994.
2006
"Drive Corvette"
Illinois
1970-1971
Antique Vehicle
1972-1973
Antique Vehicle
1974-1975
Antique Vehicle
1976-1977
Antique Vehicle
First issue in 1968, following the State Fair plates (See section with car graphics : "Cars on plates")
1978-1979
Antique Vehicle
1980-1981
Antique Vehicle
1982-1983
Antique Vehicle
1984-1985
Antique Vehicle
1986-1987
Antique Vehicle
1988-1989
AV = Antique Vehicle
1995-1999
All have red DEC 99 sticker
AV = Antique Vehicle
1976
Collector
Iowa
1958
Antique
No slots around '58'
1958
Antique
Type with smal slots around the '58'
1959
Antique
1960
Antique
1962
Antique
1963
Antique
1964
Antique
1965
Antique
1966
Antique
1971
Antique
1972
Antique
1973
Antique
USA / Iowa
1976
Antique
974
Antique
1977
Antique
1979
Antique
1986
Antique
Kansas
From 1982
Antique
Louisiana
Undated
Antique
Undated
Antique
Street Rod
Maine
1968-1973, with annual stickers
Antique Auto
Stickers 1982-1987
Antique Auto
1979-1987
Horseless Carriage
Pre 1917 cars may choose between Horseless Carriage or Antique Auto.
1990's
Antique Auto
From 1999
Antique Auto
Maryland
1960
Antique Motor Vehicle
1961
Antique Motor Vehicle
1967
Antique Motor Vehicle
1969
Antique Motor Vehicle
1970
Antique Motor Vehicle
1971
Antique Motor Vehicle
1976-1979
Historic
From 1986
Historic
Massachusetts
1957
Antique Auto
1959
Antique Auto
1961
Antique Auto
1965
Antique
1964
Antique
1966
Antique
1967-1972
Antique
1973-1981
Antique
Sticker 1979
1982-1987
Antique
From 1988
Antique
From 1988
Antique
Michigan
1971-1985
Historic Vehicle
Minnesota
From 1953
Pioneer
From 1963
Classic Car
Undated
Collector
For cars older than 20 years.
Missouri
1981-1982
Historic Vehicle
Montana
Undated
Pioneer
Undated
Vintage
Nebraska
1969-1971
Antique
Nevada
Pre 1984
Old Timer
From 1984
Old Timer
2005
Classic Vehicle
From 1991
Classic Rod
New Hampshire
1957
Antique Auto
1959
Antique Auto
1964
Antique
1965
USA / N.Hampshire
Antique
1966
Antique
1967
USA / N.Hampshire
Antique
1969
USA / N.Hampshire
Antique
1969
USA / New Hampshire
Antique
1970
Antique
1971
Antique
1972
USA / N.Hampshire
Antique
USA / New Hampshire
1973
Antique
2000
USA / N.Hampshire
Antique
(Text flat screened)
From 1981
Antique
New Jersey
Undated / First series
Historic
Historic
Historic
New Mexico
Pre 1993
Horseless Carriage
From 1993
Horseless Carriage
New York
1970s
Historical
North Carolina
1978
Antique Auto
1970
Horseless Carriage
Street Rod
North Dakota
Pioneer
Oklahoma
1990s
Classic (Native American)
From 1985
Antique
Oregon
1952-1955 / Year tab 1955
Oldtimer
1957 (on year-tab)
Oldtimer
Ohio
1953-1966
Historical Vehicle / For vehicles older than 25 years
1974-1975
Historical Vehicle
Pennsylvania
From 1954 - Early issue
Antique Historic Car
Classic Car
Before # 20,000 and after # 21,000 squarish New Jersey dies were used.
South Carolina
Undated
Antique Auto
Undated
Antique Auto
Test plate
(SC Antique plates have been gold on black. This plate # 1 - in the 1,000 series - is black on white and is clearly used for wear and tear testing, showing a lot of fade and discoloration).
Undated
Antique Auto
South Dakota
Till 2000
Historical / For vehicles older than 30 years.
Tennessee
c.1975
Antique
Late 1970's
USA / Tennessee
Antique
Texas
1990
Classic Auto
c.2000
Classic Truck
c.2000
Classic Truck
With state outline seperator
Vermont
1959
USA / Vermont
Antique Car
1960
USA / Vermont
Antique Car
1964
Antique Car
1965
Antique Car
1972-1976 / With etched "72" in right top corner
Antique
1977-1984
Antique
From 1985
Antique
Virginia
First issue
Antique Vehicle / Porcelain / Numbering started at 1906, being the first year that Virginia issued official license plates.
Antique Vehicle
(Porcelain)
Antique Vehicle Antique Vehicle
Antique Vehicle Antique Vehicle
From 1984
Hobbyist
From 1985
Street Rod / For cars manufactured before 1949 or those designed to resemble vehicles made before that year.
Washington
1956-1960
Horseless Carriage
Till early 1990's
USA / Washington
Collector Vehicle
Washington DC
From 1978
Historic Motor Verhicle
West Virginia
1960
Antique Car
1961
USA / West Virginia
Antique
1962
Antique Car
1963
Antique
1964
Antique Car
1965
Antique Car
1967
Antique Car
1968
Antique Car
1969
Antique Car
1970
Antique Car
1971
Antique Car
1973
Antique Car
1974
Antique Car
1975
Antique Car
1976
Antique Car
1976-1981
Antique Car
(State silhouette out-lined in blue)
Wisconsin
1963-1968
Antique (With key slot hole top left)
1972-1977
Antique (With half crease beneath "ANTIQUE")
Pre 1995
Collector
Wyoming
1959
Pioneer