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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
July 25, 2007

A 1955 Chevy BelAire and a Letter Jacket to boot!
Plate and classic car aficionados, take a look at the handiwork of Bob and Jan Alexander of Murfreesboro, TN… They are the proud owners of a 1955 Chevy BelAir sedan and have complemented their vehicle with a nice collection of 1955 plates and a run of Tennessee plates arranged in two venerable “bowties” on the […] read more
June 25, 2007

Special Delivery for a special 1930 CO plate
Jim Fast retired in the fall of 2008, and in preparation for that retirement, he and his wife purchased a second home in Colorado, with the intent of making that their permanent residence in the next year or so. It was also their intention to take their beautifully restored 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet with […] read more
May 25, 2007

Roger’s YOB 1946 Run
We first heard from Roger Reimer of Laughlin, Nevada in March of 2009 …for several years he had been accumulating a YOB run for 1946 while his good friend was accumulating antique fishing lures. …he lacked a dozen or so plates, including the usual hard-to-find ones like Delaware, District of Columbia , Hawaii and Alaska. […] read more
February 25, 2007

The Gopher Hole Gang
In the annals of license plate collecting, this story has to be a classic….while on a recent hunting trip to Wyoming, 70-somethings Doug Waterman and Ralph Walker found a rusty old plate sticking up out of a gopher mound…they saw that it was stamped ‘Colorado” with plenty of slots for tabs (which were missing), raised […] read more
January 1, 2007

A Pair of Brackets for Classic 1927 Packards
One of our international customers, Urs Notter of Rheinfelden, Switzerland, caught our offer of a pair of vintage license plate brackets for classic 1927 Packard automobiles. …he’ll soon be installing them on one of these two incredibly conditioned motor cars. …Great American Plates found the brackets in a small off-the-beaten-path antique store in West Virginia […] read more
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