by Margaret Boyd | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Once again, the intro to Tom, George and Jim’s book Colorado License Plates The First 100 Years 1013-2013 provides an accurate and comprehensive response to this question. “On April 25, 1901, New York, through an action of its legislature, became...
by Margaret Boyd | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
The Roman Empire may have had numbers on their chariots but this has not been verified. Internationally, we have been told that the first license plate was issued in Luxembourg in 1895. We do not have the research that was done to establish this information. What may,...
by Margaret Boyd | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Tom received his April 2016 PLATES magazine issue last week and showed me an article about Delaware license plates that is worth mentioning. Delaware plates are unique because the rights to use the number, not the actual plate, can be inherited, transferred or sold...
by Margaret Boyd | Apr 3, 2016 | Blog, Q & A, Uncategorized
Roughly how much does a license plate weigh? Tom says there is not a simple answer. Generally, most plates vary in weight between . 0.2 of a pound all the way up to 0.5 of a pound. Current Utah plates, for example, are at the low weight end and Wyoming plates from...
by Margaret Boyd | Aug 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
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