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  • 1956 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE-- - This plate also used in 1957

    1956 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE-- - This plate also used in 1957

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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  • 1958 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1958 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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  • 1959 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1959 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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  • 1960 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1960 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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  • 1961 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1961 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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  • 1962 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1962 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
    $125.00

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  • 1963 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1963 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
    $125.00

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  • 1964 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1964 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
    $125.00

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  • 1965 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1965 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
    $125.00

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  • 1966 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    1966 IOWA STATE LICENSE PLATE--

    Expertly created by embossing your custom number on Aluminum blanks and painting the raised embossed number to replicate the original American...
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Iowa License Plates

In 1904, Iowa enacted laws to register all motor vehicles within the state. From 1904 through the middle of 1911, Iowa motor vehicle owners were responsible for providing their own license plates. These early Iowa license plates were made of leather with aluminum characters attached. The state of Iowa first manufactured and issued steel license plates from the middle of 1911. The early Iowa license plates were approximately fourteen inches wide and six inches high. All issues were embossed/stamped with the year and abbreviation IA, except for the 1916 through 1918 issues which had no year embossing/stamping. The omission of the year was done in order to save metal for World War I.

The first slogan used on Iowa license plates was THE CORN STATE issued in 1953. Iowa was a very pragmatic state like Connecticut which had no images on its license plates until 1997. The simplicity and clarity of license plates from Iowa make them very popular with present day car collectors and auto enthusiasts. The 1949 Iowa license plate was manufactured with a waffle to add strength. An experiment in 1979 led to two distinctly different license plates in Iowa. Half of the Iowa counties were issued retro-reflective de-bossed license plates and the other half embossed/stamped license plates with the raised characters reflectorized.

Iowa has 99 counties and county numbers first appeared on license plates beginning in 1922 and ended in 1975. Vertical county numbers were introduced in 1958 and ended in 1975. From 1976, Iowa embossed/stamped the county name on bottom of its license plates issues. Iowa did not make any commemorative license plates like the Bicentennial or Statehood anniversary issues like Michigan or Indiana.


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Jamie L - Southampton, United Kingdom

Just want to let you know that I have just received my new plates from you and would like to say thank you very much for them.They will look very nice on my VW beetle.Thanks once again!

Charlie

I just got my 4th plate from you today and I continue to be amazed by the quality of the product. Right down to the proper size and no-hole orientation of the 55 NY plate (I only learned that by going back and visiting the site). Thanks so much. You've helped to make several old cars of mine, my brother's and my best friend even more period-authentic. Great product and well worth the expense for something done with such a high level of quality! I guess that might be silly, since the originals were made by state prisoners ... but that's another story!!!

John - North Canton, Ohio

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the extra effort in duplicating my original Italian license plate for my 1957 Abarth 750 GT Corsa. I thought I would send along a couple of pictures so you could see the end result. I am a very happy repeat customer and have referred many of my colleagues to your company.John

Jim D - Columbus, OH

Just wanted to let you know that i got my plate i ordered from your company and am very happy. Thanks for a job well done. It is on my beetle as we speak and looks great. Again thanks you did a great job. Thanks and have a great day

Casey H - New Smyrna Beach, Florida

I just ordered from your company and I must say I am very very impressed with the over quality and look of your English plates. I had ordered one from another company a while back and since I received yours, there is no comparison. I ordered an English plate and it came with German font! I'm very glad to have come across your website in a search.This is the only site I will use from now on and will be a frequent customer. All my future orders will be through you guys and I recommended all my friends to you who use Euro plates.Kind regards,CaseyFlorida

Dave H - Peoria Heights, IL

I just received my british plate (1958 MGA) and it is a work of art. Thank you.

Scott - New York, New York

Here is a plate you made for me. The car won platinum at Cavallino and best ferrari at Mar a Lago all in Florida.Thanks,Scott

Charles - BURNHAM, Pennsylvania

Hello,Just wanted to say that I received my new custom plate and am delighted! I also like the way you package your product.Keep up the great work!- Regards,Chuck

Chris - Chicago, Illinois

Hi,I wanted to let you know how happy we are with the license plates! They came out awesome!Chris

Jacquline - Terre Haute, Indiana

License plate came..............it is positively beautiful! Thanks so much!Jacki"QUEEN BEE"

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