Fir1st yr dealer installed plastic plate frame?

[Stan E.]

Can anyone pinpoint the first year that dealers installed plastic license plate frames to promote their own dealerships? Thanks!

[Edward J.]

Re: Fir1st yr dealer installed plastic plate frame?

Stan, I think that might be a tuff question, I know the 60's and 70's most of the plates were made of metal and chrome plating, then plastic came around cutting the cost, In the mid to late 70's

[Stan E.]

Re: Fir1st yr dealer installed plastic plate frame?

Anymore on this?

[Stuart F.]

Re: Fir1st yr dealer installed plastic plate frame?

Sorry Stan, but that one falls in the "who cares" department - at least with me. I think the first thing I did with any of my new was pull them off and pitch them. I don't advertise for free for any dealer, specially wit junk frames.

Stu fox

[Joe L.]

Re: Fir1st yr dealer installed plastic plate frame?

Can anyone pinpoint the first year that dealers installed plastic license plate frames to promote their own dealerships? Thanks!

Stan-----


I'm sure it was sometime in the 70's. However, it was not an "across-the-board" change-over. Some dealers NEVER started using plastic frames. The long-time Chevrolet dealer here used metal frames right up until the time they closed about a year ago.

I think it will be virtually impossible to determine which dealer first used plastic frames and what year they changed to them.