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April 22, 2026

New Search Feature: Shop Plates by Price
We’ve made it easier than ever to find the perfect plate! Introducing our new Shop by Price feature at Great American Plates — designed to help you browse our collection based on your price range, whether you’re looking for an affordable decorative piece or a rare collector’s find. Now you can explore license plates within your ideal price range, […] read more
February 19, 2026

The Barkley Marathons: $1.60, a License Plate & One of the Toughest Races on Earth
Each spring in Frozen Head State Park, the legendary Barkley Marathons challenges runners with over 100 miles of brutal terrain and near-impossible odds of finishing. In its first year, the entry fee was just $1.60 — and a license plate from the runner’s home state. We like to think some of them are from Great […] read more
January 21, 2026

Now Arriving: Taxi Plates Have Landed at Great American Plates!
Taxi license plate collectors, start your engines- our newest arrivals have just pulled up!” Great American Plates has just loaded a trunk full of taxi cab license plates to our website, and they’re already turning heads! From classic city cab plates to rare municipal designs, from US and foreign hacks, this expanded lineup brings a whole new […] 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
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
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
July 3, 2024

2024 ALPCA License Plate Convention
WOW!…the 2024 ALPCA license plate convention is now in the rear view mirror!…a safe 2500 mile round trip took a little longer than usual as stops had to be made every couple of hours to feed my grandson, but he’s a growing boy!…the convention space was crowded with hundreds of members pedaling their inventories, but we especially […] read more
June 25, 2024

Off to Lansing, Michigan for the ALPCA plate convention!
Lansing, Michigan, here we come!…Hatteras (our 15-year old grandson) and I have loaded the Penske truck this year with about 3,000 plates and will depart for the annual ALPCA plate convention in the morning…the meet begins on Wednesday morning and runs through Saturday…he’s hoping we sell enough plates to make a down payment on a […] read more
December 18, 2023

1944 VW type 82 or kubelwagen
Take a look at Joey Christenson’s amazing classic!…it is a fiberglass replica of a 1944 VW type 82 or kubelwagen….it was built by Intermeccanica out of Canada in 2000…they are also well known for their Porsche speedster replicas…Joey advises it has only 2200 kilometers on it and uses a 67 Beetle chassis and drivetrain….he wanted an […] read more
December 14, 2023

A License Plate Sleigh Ride
On a recent New England license plate shopping sleigh ride, we found some very nice plates in Waldoboro, Maine and Stratton, Vermont…it was 14 degrees during our Maine hunt, warming up to 35 degrees in Vermont…so we stopped on Sunday morning to make a contribution into the church’s collection ‘plate’!…Santa’s ‘making a list’!! read more
October 16, 2023

License Plate Collection with Real ‘Local Color’
Over the years we’ve been fortunate to have had a number of very nice collections of license plates offered to us…and recently a collection with real ‘local color’ was made available to GAP…the Johnston brothers, Philip and Henry, now living in Thomaston, GA contacted us to review about 50 plates that had hung in a […] read more