everforward Posted October 28, 2019 Share #101 Posted October 28, 2019 . Hi everforward. good insight thanks, is it possible that the dealers name can be seen at the top of the plate above the word ' Dealer ', there is something in small type printed there. regards lewis. . That is actually where the expiration date of the tag is located, in those days it was from year to year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted December 7, 2019 Share #102 Posted December 7, 2019 Well, it's been a while since someone posted so here are two companions to my lonely 1944 Kansas plate Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfields Posted December 8, 2019 Share #103 Posted December 8, 2019 Here is an Indiana 1943 tag. Small-ish (2 inches wide) to conserve metal of course. Bought this at the local monthly flea market Saturday held at the Fairgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share #104 Posted December 12, 2019 . Interesting end of war photographs includes 1945 US Army tag plate. . . . . . . . This convertible has been grafted onto a wartime Willys or Ford Jeep, note the Jeep pintle hook on the lower rear, and the narrow width of the tyres ( tires ), and the ' E 1652 US 1945 ' tag. Also of note in the first shot is the 8th Airforce badge in the centre of the spare wheel cap, and look above the spare wheel on the Jeep on the left and a BMW dealer logo can be seen on the garage sliding door. lewis . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share #105 Posted December 12, 2019 . Interesting end of war photographs includes 1945 US Army tag plate. . . . . . . . In this second photograph the front grille is a chromed Jeep grille, with two chromed hood catches on the engine side panel, the engine hood would appear to be a fabricated one made by USAAF mechanics to mate the Jeep grille to the civilian car body. Again the US Army tag plate is evident ' E 1652 US 1945 ' lewis . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 16, 2020 Share #106 Posted February 16, 2020 Found this 1941 plate topper this weekend. On the price tag it had Norfolk Navy Yard. Im not sure if thats what it means or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted February 16, 2020 Share #107 Posted February 16, 2020 . Interesting end of war photographs includes 1945 US Army tag plate. . . . . . . . In this second photograph the front grille is a chromed Jeep grille, with two chromed hood catches on the engine side panel, the engine hood would appear to be a fabricated one made by USAAF mechanics to mate the Jeep grille to the civilian car body. Again the US Army tag plate is evident ' E 1652 US 1945 ' lewis . fullsizeoutput_3382.jpeg Not sure how I missed this before. But that is awesome! Kind of a sword into plowshare kind of thing. It would be great if that thing was still around. I wonder what they could have done with a Sherman! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted February 16, 2020 Share #108 Posted February 16, 2020 Not sure how I missed this before. But that is awesome! Kind of a sword into plowshare kind of thing. It would be great if that thing was still around. I wonder what they could have done with a Sherman! Mikie Hi Mikie, admittedly this is a picture of a later date but this has been done with (or to....) a Sherman Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted February 16, 2020 Share #109 Posted February 16, 2020 Not quite as classy as that convertible roadster, but tanks...I mean thanks, Rene. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestoncohunter Posted February 17, 2020 Share #110 Posted February 17, 2020 The only one I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 17, 2020 Share #111 Posted February 17, 2020 Member KurtA spots one. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/308731-more-help-in-dating-cars-to-id-date-of-photo/?hl=date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share #112 Posted April 19, 2020 . Hi Everyone, just pulled this tag plate base i.d. plate out of a box, undated other than by the model of aircraft. lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 15, 2020 Share #113 Posted September 15, 2020 Here are two that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share #114 Posted September 15, 2020 7 hours ago, hink441 said: Here are two that I have. . Hi Hink441, thanks for the two plates, the top one appears to be a non-metallic ' Soya ' based plate, never seen one myself. Your second plate appears to have a line apparent under the date 1942 indicating that it probably had a 1943 / 1944 plate attached whilst attached to the car the same as my plate in the original posting of this thread. regards lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 16, 2020 Share #115 Posted September 16, 2020 Thank you Lewis. The Illinois plate is the soybean variety and is in great condition. The Va. plate does look like it had the 43-44 corner tag used in the past. I never noticed that before. I have a Va. 44 plate somewhere but I am unable to find it now! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share #116 Posted September 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, hink441 said: Thank you Lewis. The Illinois plate is the soybean variety and is in great condition. The Va. plate does look like it had the 43-44 corner tag used in the past. I never noticed that before. I have a Va. 44 plate somewhere but I am unable to find it now! Chris . Hi Chris. thanks again for posting your plates. The plate I started this thread with back in 2015 really is a favourite piece of my collection of Americana. I suddenly thought how easy it must have been back in the 1940's to fake a soy plate plate for a vehicle compared to the manufactured embossed metal plates . . . . . . . . regards lewis . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted September 27, 2020 Share #117 Posted September 27, 2020 One from the WW1 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share #118 Posted October 16, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 7:30 PM, Joe said: One from the WW1 years. . Hi Joe, thanks this might be the earliest plate we have seen in this thread. I have a similar plate dated 1918 while yours is dated 1916, I also wonder if there is any significance in the colors of plate, yours being yellow and mine red, love to find out. regards lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 17, 2020 Share #119 Posted October 17, 2020 Hey Lewis I don’t know about the colors. l found the 16 plate in a antique mall. They had a 1919 Penn Plate and I think it was black with Red letters & Numbers. Thanks Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 17, 2020 Share #120 Posted October 17, 2020 Here’s a 1918 Connecticut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share #121 Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 1:49 AM, Joe said: Here’s a 1918 Connecticut . Hi Joe, pleased to see that you added another early plate, first time I have seen one laid out like it is. Lets hope something eventually appears relating to the changes in plate colors for the same state, might be a year related color, easier to see from a distance than the lettering. regards lewis. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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