License plate collectors?

I was adding some new plates to my collection and wondered if there were other collectors on here? We typically try to find them when traveling, it makes shopping with the wife a little more entertaining for me. You never know where you are going to find them.

The obvious goal is to get all 50 states. My Caribbean island collection is growing pretty rapidly too.  They are all screwed to 2'x4' pieces of particle board... just waiting for us to find a permanent house/garage to hang them in.

I've got some extra georgia, illinois, and probably a couple others if anyone wants to trade.

I have about 50 on my wall, but all of mine have been worn by a car I owned, so no 50 states. 

But I do have a couple from movie cars. 

Guilty...I've managed to grab a couple from Chile and Brazil

I have 8-10 of them. Mostly from cars I have owned. They are screwed to the ceiling in my shop. 

Close friend of mine collects them too. So I give him all that I run across. 

At one point he had them in the side wall of his garage (and had enough to cover 70% of the wall). I tell you what hitting those bad boys with your headlights when pulling in at night was an experience.

Also, another close friend lived in an apartment about a quarter mile away. While in the garage with the license plates he would hit the plates with his laser pointer from his deck. That caused quite the light show too.

I'm looking for one from The Netherlands. 

I have a bunch of cool old plates, including some prototypes. Most have never been on a car. I’ll get some photos over the next few days. 

PM me your address and I'll send you some Texas ones if you want. I have plenty 

This is just some stuff I have hanging in the garage:

I have 37 states. Going for all 50

In reply to Woody :

Connecticut was the first state to offer personalized plates. I do not know what year they started, but ELIZ in 1942 is super cool.

I've got a bunch tacked up in my shop, mostly from cars I've owned but also friends cars (so almost all Georgia) and random stuff I've found. It does make a bright target when you pull into the shop.

I have a pile of plates from my cars. They are just sitting in a cabinet. This thread reminded me I need to hang them up. 

I guess I have 5 to 7 states (WV, ID, FL maybe, CT maybe, VA, AL, MN). 

My father collected all 50 plus maybe two dozen international ones back in the 1980s. Still hanging on the wall in the basement.

TurnerX19 said:

In reply to Woody :

Connecticut was the first state to offer personalized plates. I do not know what year they started, but ELIZ in 1942 is super cool.

I should have known that, but I didn’t. Thanks!

Is there a network of you plate collector folks?  I really want/need a 1965-1969 Manufacturer’s plate from Michigan to complete my Challenge theme.  I might fake one, but the real thing would be cool.

I tend to use the old plates for sheetmetal patches. Cool too see some of the older vintage plates occasionally. I've debated trying to find a 78 plate for my zephyr 

In reply to Woody :

The one shaped like a bear is awesome...

In reply to AngryCorvair:

I would assume there is a group for this out there somewhere... but I've never looked for one.

In reply to AngryCorvair :

I’m not really a collector, I’m just a guy with a bunch of license plates. 

I have several Massachusetts plates, nothing special but if anyone wants them I'll ship them for free.

tjbell said:

I have several Massachusetts plates, nothing special but if anyone wants them I'll ship them for free.

I don’t have mass 

I would love any free plates 

my kids collecting them