Question: I know that on the 1975 – 1976 Colorado truck plate, GTM stands for gross ton mile. Do you have any more information on the plate? Answer: The Colorado GTM plates were for trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 6000 lbs. These plates were issued from 1975 until around 1990 when they were replaced […]

Question: There are marks on my 1934 Nebraska plate. I wonder if the marks on the numbers are from paper in between the plates? Answer: The marks on the 1934 Nebraska are from the wax paper that was used originally to separate the pair. This seems to happen with a lot of plates from the […]

Question: Hi, 73 plates are always blue numbers so I was wondering what makes theses 73? Answer: The red on white plates became available to new registrants in Massachusetts in 1973.

Question: Can you tell me why some 1969 IA plates are yellow and some are white? Thanks! Answer: In 1969, all passenger plates in Iowa were white. The clear coating may have yellowed some of the plates through the years.