Vanity License Plates

[Don_Papenburg]

I think that the last time I got a renewal on my regular plate the vanity plate rate was $75 extra in cash straped Illinois .  The gov needed more money to fly from Chi town to the capital at $5900.00 a round trip per day .
I figured that the money could be spent in a more productive manner I I spent it myself.

[fat olde elf]

The coolest vanity plate deal I've ever heard of was when I worked(for 10 years) on the executive staff of Florist's Transworld Delivery Association in the 70's.  We had over 200 people on staff and we had the first 200 + plates that had the first three letters FTD.  For many years our cars carried FTD 069 and FTD 076.  The FTD 076 was especially good in 1976 and needless to say it was on my wife's car.  One time I lost my plate and asked the Secretary of State for a replacement.... They told me I could not get the same plate again, ever......I wrote a letter an impassioned letter about how loyal we all were to our employer and the Secretary responded with a no charge exact duplicate of my original plate and a letter to our CEO about how wonderful and  loyal his employees were to provide all that free advertising on our vehicles. I loved it.   We paid no extra fees (Michigan) and I kept my FTD plates when I moved to NC 25 years. They are now hanging in my shop with other items of historical interest........Those were my first and last vanity plates.......I do run a MSU plate bracket and rear window decal......Go Spartans !!!!!!

[Tam-i-am]

 

[sgtmaconga]

cool plate

[asy]

Hey Tamiam!

Cool plate!

Didn't they make it in PINK???  :

asy :D

[neslrite]

Nope!  I think I would have to move - are any of the states' plates pink?

Got them from Kevin for Christmas one year.

Tammy

Since Kevin posts under my name, I feel it is okay to post on his. ;D

[Raider Bill]

I had a Purple Heart plate for about 7 months then it was stolen. Of course I didn't know until I was out of state traveling and a Georgia Trooper brought it, a tow truck  and a ticket to my attention.

[blueox]

Well in our family we have 4 vanity plates.

My husbands F350 has BLUEOX (I wonder why?)
My F150 has PRESHUS (cuz I am...)
Our 1994 Jeep has SOULM8S
Our 5th wheel camper has SUMRFUN

Funny story...One beautiful, hot summer day, Pierre and a buddy decided to go toolin' around in the jeep. They ended up at our friends gargage and did he ever laugh at the guys. Here these two "macho"men were cruisin' in a jeep with a vanity plate that said SOULM8S !! Well, Pierre's friend didn't even want to go back thru town. He made him take all the back roads to get back to camp.

Another funny story. I knew a lady in town who's plate was:  10SLUVR  for the life of me I couldn't understand why she would ever want to advertise "tense lover"....so after some time went by I finally grew the nerve to ask her why she would put this on her plate? She was so embarrassed and so was I when she told me it stood for "tennis lover"!!tee hee!!! 8)

Laurel

[Danny_S]

 

We've been here before a while ago..   :D

http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/

Have fun!

[DR Buck]

Found this one one the FF home page random photos today.   ;D

[woody1]

 

[isawlogs]

  I dont have or want any vanity plate , I aint ready to pay any more to licence my car then I already am ... Now the cuttess one I ever seen was on a pic a friend sent me. The plate was on the back of a BMW. If my memory serves me right ... there was a blonde at the wheel . On the plate was writen     * WAS-HIS *   ;D