Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1943

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1942 Events of 1943 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1944

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued windshield stickers and renewed individual passenger license plates for 1943, while only a few issued license plates for 1943.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  Car  Plates
Image Region Design Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas


California Same as the 1941 and 1942 base plates, but has a white tab with a painted red "V" and debossed serial on it. It's placed on your 1941 California plate if you're a new registrant in 1942 and didn't get the 1942 revalidation tab.
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawai'i
Idaho
Illinois White serial on green fiberboard plate, "ILLINOIS 43" on top Illinois used fiberboard plates from 1943 to 1948.
Indiana
Iowa Embossed white lettering on black base, "IOWA – 1942" at top none 1–2345
12-3456 		County-coded 1942 base reused for 1943 with a windshield sticker due to World War II metal rationing.
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana
Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon The 1942 plates continued in use and were validated by a windshield sticker for 1943.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "19 WISCONSIN 42" at bottom, slogan at top AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND 123 456 1 to approximately 775 000 Revalidated to 1945. 1943 tabs are black on white
Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, yellow oval with debossed "1942" at bottom right none A12, A1B, AB1, ABC, 12A, 1A2, 1AB A00 to 9ZZ
Embossed golden yellow serial on black plate; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right none A123, 1A23 A000 to Z999, 0A00 to 9K99 Revalidated to 1945.
Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  
Image (standard) Region Type Design & Slogan Serial format Serials issued Notes
Wisconsin Bus Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. BUS." embossed bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left A 12 Coded by weight class
Cabin Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "CABIN" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left 123 1 to approximately 950
Dealer Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; "19 WIS DEALER 42" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom 1234 A Dealer number and plate number Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer. Revalidated for 1943 with yellow tabs.
Farm Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "FARM" at top, "WIS" at left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top right 12345 1 to approximately 65000
Motorcycle Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" at top right, black oval with debossed "1943" at top left 1234 1 to approximately 5200
Municipal Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom right, black oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed diamond at right 12345 ? to approximately 11200 Motorcycle version also available
Official Embossed white serial on black plate with border line; "WIS" at bottom left, white oval with debossed "43" at bottom right; embossed hollow star at left 123 001? to unknown (007 high) Motorcycle version also available
Light private trailer Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left 1234A Coded by weight class Weight classes are A, B, C, and D. Issued to private trailers 8,000lbs and under.
Limited trailer Embossed orange serial on black plate with border line; "WIS. TLR." at top, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left 1234 0001 to unknown (0100 listed in 1943 plate guide) Used on private trailers hauled 2 miles or less from "loading platform or freight station"
Heavy trailer Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS" over "T-L" at top left, "42" over "43" at top right, quarterly tab at top between caption and year 12 A Coded by weight class Used on all commercial trailers and private trailers in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trailers, private trailers use the E weight class and above. These are the only plates that would use quarterly tabs in 1943, as heavy truck and bus plates used quarterly windshield stickers.
Truck Embossed black serial on orange plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at top left, black oval with debossed "42-43" at top left 12345A Coded by weight class Used on light private trucks 8,000lbs or below. Weight classes are A, B, C, and D.
Heavy truck Embossed black serial on yellow plate with border line; "WIS. TRK." at bottom right, black oval with debossed "42-43" at bottom left A12345 Coded by weight class Used on commercial trucks and private trucks in excess of 8,000lbs. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N for commercial trucks, private trucks used the E weight class and above.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
  4. ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.