My M416 trailer was delivered to Fort Lewis, WA in December, 1965. So I have been on the lookout for a 1965 trailer license plate. The fellow I purchased my 1947 truck license plates for BG (Blue Goose in case you have forgotten) offered several plates to choose from. Two were restored and two were as-is. He wanted $100 for the as-is one I liked. It turned out that back then the plates were made in 1963 and then tabs were available for subsequent years. (New plates were issued in 1966.) The fellow also had a '65 trailer tab for $35. I went a swap meet here in town on May 3 and found the plate shown here for $35 with an automobile '65 tab for an additional $5. When I returned home I remembered the '65 trailer tab the fellow on the west side of the state had and I bought it. Maybe I'll be able to get rid of the '65 auto tab at next year's swap meet.
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| License Plate as Purchased |
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| '65 Auto Tab |
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| '65 Trailer Tab |
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| License Plate with '65 Tab |
The problem is that since the trailer is not a motorized vehicle I can't use this license plate legally. I still have to have a legal trailer license plate with an up-to-date tab. So whenever I am out and about I will have two license plates with me, a legal one and a vintage one.
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