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July 24, 2013

Plates collected during WWII make their way to GAP
Several months ago we were contacted by Dave Hemingway, who lives just outside of Boston… in Dave’s words, “My grandfather was in WWI, too old to fight in 1941 when WWII broke out, but he was doing his part by collecting old license plates for scraps to help in the War efforts… he became ill […] read more
July 23, 2013

1946 Willys Jeep Finally Gets Plate
Dave Arnold of Somers, CT was the frustrated owner of a 1946 Willys Jeep, anxious to land a year-tag for his pride and joy… Dave had a “naked” Connecticut base plate, but he loved the “46” tag… which we happened to have on another plate on the GAP site… so we helped put him out […] read more

We Owe it all to a 1931 Illinois Plate
On our way to accumulating over 3000 license plates in the GAP inventory, one of our first acquisitions was a 1931 license plate we won on eBay, amazingly with the number “1931.” As we have a 1931 Model T Ford pick-up truck and a business apartment in Chicago, we thought it was pretty cool… but […] read more
July 22, 2013

Santa Delivers a pair of 1948 KY Plates
Several GAP clients have used our Plate Concierge service to source specific year, state, or style plates, yet one of our favorite projects was assigned to us by Wanda Corn of Springfield, Illinois… born in Kentucky with a twin sister in 1948 and now living apart, Wanda wanted to surprise her sister with a special […] read more
April 7, 2011

We found a super pair of plates for a 1932 Chevrolet “woody”
Davenport West of Annapolis, Maryland initially contacted GAP offering to sell his father’s collection of early porcelain plates…during the exchange of emails, he mentioned he was also looking for a 1932 Maryland plate to mount on his 1932 Chevrolet “woody”…in both instances, GAP was only too happy to oblige…we found a super pair of repainted […] read more
April 6, 2011

One of our plates had another bumper on which to ride.
With a considerable Florida license plate inventory of our own, GAP was delighted when James Scott of West Palm Beach, Florida contacted us looking for an above-average 1936 Florida plate for his V-8 Ford classic…pictures were exchanged and in short order one of our favorite plates finally had another bumper on which to ride!! read more
April 4, 2011

GAP supplies a fine 1949 Colorado truck tag!!
Matt and Ali Kovach live on a 35-acre spread in the Yampa River Valley in Steamboat Springs, Colorado with Bodi, Stella, and their dog, Savannah…included in their fleet of farmyard implements is a 1949 Ford stake body grain hauler, which they are now restoring…to make it official, GAP supplied a fine 1949 Colorado truck tag!! read more

A 1953 NY Plate makes a special gift even better
Just before this past Christmas, Jim Clearwater of Cornwall, NY contacted Great American Plates looking for a special Christmas present for his father. In the works was the restoration of a very special 1953 Ford F350 long bed pick-up. The truck had originally been purchased new by Jim’s grandfather in 1953, and has been in […] read more
April 3, 2011

A sweet set of Colorado plates for an even sweeter ’49 Chevy Pickup
“Pedro Granadillo is blessed with houses in Florida and Colorado, AND, a 1949 Chevrolet pick-up truck!….he contacted GAP’s Concierge Service to help him find a super pair of 1949 Colorado plates, which as you can see we were able to find in almost “mint” condition….the Colorado DMV was quite helpful in clearing the plates, and […] read more
April 2, 2011

A pair of 1931 New York plates for a classy Model A
“Jim Sheedy of Syracuse New York is the proud owner of a beautiful 1931 Model A Ford, complete with cowl lights, left- and right-hand spare tires, and a rumble seat to boot!…GAP was asked to supply a commensurately nice pair of 1931 New York plates, cleared for mounting and road use….they were the icing on […] read more
April 1, 2011

A Nice 1932 Louisiana pair, even nicer after a visit to the TAG Doctor
“Chris Ortego was excited to find a pretty nice pair of 1932 Louisiana plates on the GAP site at a “high-but-reasonable” price…but he wanted them in pristine condition, so upon GAP’s recommendation he sent them to Rod Pearman, the Tag Doctor www.tagdr.com and we thought you might like to see the “before” and “after” shots!” read more
February 25, 2011

A pair of 1957 New York Plates for a Father’s Day T-Bird beauty
“Ms. Holly Knight-Moore was recently looking for a pair of 1957 NY plates for her husband for a surprise Father’s Day gift…we assume that’s Chuck behind the wheel of this T-Bird beauty…Great American Plates was glad to help with locating the thoughtful present!” read more
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