| Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1936 | Events of 1937 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1937.[1][2][3][4]
Passenger baseplates
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| Louisiana | Embossed golden yellow serial with pelican separator on maroon plate with border line; "LOUISIANA–1937" centered at bottom | none | 123-456 | Issued in blocks by horsepower class and branch office | ||
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| Nebraska | Black on gray; "37 – NEBRASKA" at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
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Non-passenger plates
edit| Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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| Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | |||
| Dealer | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "37 DEALER WIS" at top | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer | ||
| Duplicate | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | 1234 | 1 to unknown | |||
| Farm | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "36 FARM TRUCK 37" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 49-000 | |||
| Interurban bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||||
| Motorcycle | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "37 - WIS" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 1200 | |||
| Motorcycle dealer | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | |||||
| Municipal | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "37 WISCONSIN" at top, hollow star at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 7300 | Identifiable by a hollow star | ||
| Municipal motorcycle | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "37 - WIS" at top, hollow star at right | 12 | 1 to approximately 99 | |||
| Trailer | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; unknown format | 1234 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes same as truck | ||
| Truck | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "36 TRUCK WIS 37" at bottom | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
- ↑ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
- ↑ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
- ↑ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.