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Historic Plate Reference Documents

Most files are in PDF format requiring Adobe Reader.

ON LINE DOCUMENT TITLES

DATE

AUTHOR

FILE SIZE

Governor Leads - First Governor Plate Article

1911

(unknown newspaper)

30 KB

Design of Registration Plates

1935

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

1.3 MB

Registrations & Receipts 1906 to 1963

1964

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

176 KB

Pennsylvania License Plates - 1958

1958

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

173 KB

Application for Special Registration Plate

1965

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

655 KB

Pennsylvania License Plates - 1965

1965

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

187 KB

Pennsylvania License Plates - 1966

1966

Dept. of Revenue / BMV

742 KB

Pennsylvania License Plates - 1971

1971

Dept. of Transportation / BMV

768 KB

Auto Manufacturer plate article

1979

Andy Keim / Volkswagen Mirror 

105 KB

PA License Plates - A Guide

1985

Dept. of Transportation / BMV

4.3 MB

License Plate Replacement Fact Sheet

2000

PennDOT

50 KB

www.raceplates.com

Specialty License Plate Services

OTHER DOCUMENT TITLES

DATE

AUTHOR

Collector's Guide to Pennsylvania License Plates

1983

J.J. "Jake" Eckenrode

ALPCA Newsletter, Vol. 41, No.1   Pennsylvania — The Keystone State

Feb. 1995

J.J. "Jake" Eckenrode

ALPCA Newsletter, Vol. 42, No.1   Pennsylvania — The Keystone State, Part II

Feb. 1996

J.J. "Jake" Eckenrode

Plates, The Magazine of ALPCA, Vol. 52 No. 5 Pennsylvania License Plate Centennial

Oct. 2006

J.J. "Jake" Eckenrode

REFERENCE WEBSITES

URL / WEB ADDRESS

U.S. Auto Museum Map by Mark Johansson

https://drivingtestsample.com/us-automobile-museums-map/