personalized plate ideas

[jbc]

Hey Guys, I just bought a very nice 40 Ford Deluxe Tudor and we are try to come up with a personalized plate. I live in Florida and have gone through their DAV web site trying to find something that's not in use already here. I know there are a lot of people that have done this with a better imaginations then I have, so I'm open to all suggestions.
John
352 208 6359

 

[Old Henry]

Personally, I don't think any personalized plate can hold a candle to an original plate for your state the same year as your car.

Here are 9 for sale: http://www.felix2.com/?ss=Florida&yy=1940&tt=

Here's one on the Barn: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19101

 

[peewee2you]

4T2DR, 4TEE2DR, 2DR4T, 2D4TFD, FRDDX, FRDDLX
Forty 2Dr, Forty 2Dr, 2Dr forty, 2 Door Forty Ford, Ford Deluxe, Ford Deluxe

just a 5 minute brainstorm, not sure how many numbers letters your plates can use, I'm in CA.

1st row how plate would read, 2nd row what it stands for.

 

[peewee2you]

Here is another one, IDZRVIT. stands for "I deserve it". 0L4TFRD = Old 40 Ford 1st letter would be a zero. Henri's40, anyway you get the idea. If your married maybe something including the car and the mrs. they feel better about the whole car thing if they're included.

 

[TonyM]

MCMXL = 1940 in Roman Numerals.

 

[Dave Mc]

Rfordy fordy fat40

 

[ford38v8]

Year of Manufacture plates for original & restored.
Cutsie Personalized plates for hot rods

 

[wingnut1]

jbc40

 

[Tom Morookian]

TTTT DLX or any TTTT plus whatever you like.


I got away with QQQQ2 once but that's obscene

 

[JJOHN]

19ford40

 

[mrmoose]

If you want originals you may want to try this fellow (nice guy)...reasonable too as I recall. Howard Hinz 6 Dolphin Way Vero Beach, Fl. 32960 (772)-567-9121, has website
http://www.flpl8s.com/

 

[Ken/Alabama]

B8car

 

[jdl]

itsa4d

 

[HOTRODPRIMER]

4dcdan

 

[39coupe]

If you want originals you may want to try this fellow (nice guy)...reasonable too as I recall. Howard Hinz 6 Dolphin Way Vero Beach, Fl. 32960 (772)-567-9121, has website
http://www.flpl8s.com/

I second mrmoose's comment. Howard was great to deal with and very reasonable. My plate was NOS or close to it.

 

[19Fordy]

John, Did you lower the front end yet? Post a few photos when it's done. Plate ideas;
My 1940, 40FORD, FORDY, 19&40. 40rd, 4ord
My plate says 19 FORDY. Max numbers of letters or numerals in FL is 7.

 

[4tford]

This is mine

 

[blucar]

I tend to lean towards year of manufacture (YOM) plates on the 1930-40 cars.
If you are really careful about what YOM plate you buy you can come up with some really neat number combinations, in lieu of just the run of the mill numbers.
I have a '39 conv with a CA YOM...
The CA '39 plates featured the 'Worlds Fair' which was held in S.F.. The state deviated from their normal yellow/black, black/yellow, to blue with yellow numbers.. This was the only time that CA used that color combo until 1973.
I found a number that really read well... California plates usually have seven figures, combo of letters/numbers... However, as the numbers increase. i.e. beyond single digit, CA reverted to six figures in '39.
Therefore, my '39 plate reads 12M xxx...
I have a '40 Buick so I looked for a YOM for it... After looking for several years I found a '40 CA plate.. 12M 000...
The problem I have found with personal plates is that they reputedly spell something out, however, the wording usually only means something to the person that dreamed the letter/number combo up.
The possibilities are endless, it just takes a lot of thought and planning.

 

[TonyM]

Year of Manufacture Plates always the best choice.

 

[FL&WVMIKE]

This is what I have on the front of my two unrestored flatheads.
On the first one, the topper is modern, but I have many hours in refining and painting it.
On the second one, the topper is an original one, made of steel or iron.
MIKE
CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE - Twice