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October 9, 2025

Great American Plates Returns to Hershey!

The Gap and the Plate Princess are back on the road — and this time, we headed to one of the biggest and best events in the collector car world: the annual Hershey Classic Car Show and Flea Market in Hershey, Pennsylvania. There’s something magical about Hershey in early autumn. The air was crisp, the […] read more

October 6, 2025

The “Catshot” Confusion: When a Custom License Plate Story Took Off

A few days ago a group of my former Palmetto High School classmates met at Shorty’s BBQ in Kendall (Miami), FL to relive ‘old times’…it was a great session!…and like many local restaurants, Shorty’s has used antique license plates to adorn its walls to welcome customers ‘from all over!”…so, that led me to share my […] read more

August 4, 2025

Inspiring the Next Generation of License Plate Collectors with Miss Heidi Kovach

At Great American Plates, one of our most rewarding and engaging initiatives is introducing the joy of license plate collecting to young enthusiasts—affectionately known as our “tin kids.” We’re fortunate to have an incredible partner in this mission: Miss Heidi Kovach, a passionate second-grade teacher who brings creativity and enthusiasm to her classroom. Miss Kovach […] read more

May 13, 2025

Perfect 1966 Montana Plates for a Perfect 1966 Ford Thunderbird Town Landau

Chris Klaschik of Fort Benton, Montana was thrilled to discover a registerable pair of 1966 Montana plates on our site—the perfect finishing touch for his beautifully preserved 1966 Ford Thunderbird Town Landau. A timeless car deserves a timeless plate, and this pairing proves the ride never ends. Roll on, Chris! read more

April 28, 2025

1965 Florida County Run of License Plates

My wife was about to celebrate her XX birthday last week, and as always I fretted over what to gift the woman who has everything, including me!…and lo and behold, the license plate fairy had Paul Wallace, ALPCA 9486, step in and ask if I’d be interested in a complete Florida County run of plates […] read more

December 3, 2024

Great American Plates Visits Local 2nd Grade Class

While we’ve never been invited to speak at Dartmouth’s or Princeton’s Commencement, the Plate Princess and I were invited to address Heidi Kovach’s Second Grade Class!…the kids were all polite, attentive, and if not enthralled, seriously interested in our business and how it came to be!…they asked great questions, like: “How many plates do you […] read more

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November 22, 2024

Byte Update – A Barn Built From 1930 SC License Plates

November 20, 2024

Casablanca to Marrakech – License Plate Hunt

November 11, 2024

Great American Plates Travels to Morocco!

While license plates of the United States has been our primary focus from the beginning, over the years we have come to do ‘business’ in over 30 foreign countries!…we’ve found plates in several sub-Saharan countries in Africa, but this month we traveled to Morocco along the Atlantic and Mediterranean…not unlike Florida’s former system of numbering […] read more

October 22, 2024

25th Annual Lake Mirror Classic Car Show

Once again our 1931 Model A Ford pickup truck, affectionately known as ‘Wilbur’, made the drive to beautiful downtown Lakeland to appear in the 25th Annual Lake Mirror Classic Car Show… a number of his fans actually bragged about being from ‘upstate’ New York and knew of the two funeral homes for which he used […] read more

October 1, 2024

1965 Florida Counties License Plate Collection

Maybe I’m just at the age where little things mean a lot, but just as I was getting ready to renew my ALPCA membership, I got an email from Eric Tanner advising me a 1965 Florida Lafayette County license plate had just been listed for auction on eBay…the county prefix for Lafayette was then 62-, […] read more

August 21, 2024

Two Fuzzy Dice and a 1955 MA Plate

Even though your classic car may not yet be pristine, you still can honor it by embellishing it with a set of authentic license plates…such was the goal of Peter D. of North Eastham, MA when he contacted Great American Plates to help him find a set of original 1955 MA plates….he advised they didn’t […] read more

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