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April 28, 2020

1964 Chevy Corvette
WOW!…take a look at the Whaley’s beautifully restored 1964 Chevy Corvette, proudly displaying a 1964 Missouri license plate supplied by GAP…Ms. Whaley advises her husband has a few more tasks to complete, but given all the extra time on his hands, the inaugural ride is not too far away…be proud, and be safe! read more
November 18, 2019

1939 License Plate For A Packard Hearse
…one of our good license plate customers, Greg Zora, recently bought a set of 1939 plates for his Packard hearse…he has owned it for 48 years!…when he bought it back then it had a legitimate Rhode Island plate on it…you guessed it, it read “STIFF”!…it was subsequently recalled by the state registry…it now sports that […] read more

400th Anniversary Florida License Plate Collection
Christmas came early at our house!…thanks to Jeff Francis, ONLY 56, 62, and 67 to go…took Jeff 27 years and me 15, so far!!…THANKS Jeff!!!!! read more
October 10, 2019

License Plate Nut
“…my grandfather is a license plate nut…he used to take me and my brothers to the zoo, the movies, and the beach here in Pensacola, but now he drags us into all the antique malls, yard sales, and junk stores…he claims he will fund our college educations, but we think we should fund his therapy […] read more
March 10, 2018

The Passing of Our Friend & Our Deepest Appreciation
In 2004 when we launched Great American Plates, we were fortunate to engage the services of Jeffry Bates, our one and only Web Master. With the help of his brother, George, he capitalized on all of the limited technology available at the time and crafted a visually impressive and functionally efficient launch pad for this […] read more
September 9, 2017

Plates for “Kitty”
How about this beautiful, original 6-cylinder Powerglide 1950 Chevrolet!…Tim Edwards of Union, OH recently pulled it out of storage, where it had been kept since 1960!…he christened it ‘Kitty’ and installed the pair of Ohio tags supplied by Great American Plates…what a jewel. read more
June 22, 2016

Two Sisters, Blueberry Pie, Big John and License Plates
GAP recently traveled to Glacier National Park in Montana on a license plate buying trip…along the way we stopped at Two Sisters in Babb for some blueberry pie and ice cream and met Big John…(he’s the one on the left!!)…and saw some great plates!!…the outdoor display is also impressive, so if you have the chance, […] read more
June 15, 2016

An Unusual Wedding Gift
Congratulations to Brianna and Randall Anderson, happily married on June 4th…among their many gifts was this framed set of license plates representing their birth years and states!!…not your usual serving platter or bath towels, huh?!…sincere best wishes from the GAP team. read more
June 12, 2016

1957 Chevy Classic
Not every classic ride has to be a ‘trophy winner’…Paul Ocanas of Los Lunas, NM is just as proud of his ’57 Chevy as any other ‘car guy’…he demonstrated his affection by mounting a nice plate from Great American Plates!…ride with pride, Paul! read more
April 15, 2016

Visiting from France
One of the many benefits of license plate collecting is meeting incredibly nice people from all over the world…in this case, we just met Frederic Gergaud from Burgundy, France at our home and GAP ‘office’ in Lakeland, Florida…Fred is vacationing on our Gulf Coast beaches and begged permission from his wife and family to pay […] read more
January 25, 2016

Immaculately Restored 1951 MGTD
Great American Plates is fortunate to be able to provide the ‘cherry on the sundae’ many times for our good friends and clients by providing that special license plate for a restored classic car…especially after all the hard work and financial investment put into a project…witness the masterpiece of Vance and Robin Young from Columbia, […] read more
December 21, 2015

1965 Ford Mustang: A Thing of Beauty
Steve Crow of Woodbridge, Virginia is the proud owner of this 1965 Ford Mustang…he recently had GAP supply a very nice pair of appropriate number plates which he immediately cleared through the Virginia DMV and mounted on his pride and joy…Santa’s sleigh can’t hold a candle to it, Steve…congrats! read more
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