Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1958

Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1958.[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
Canal Zone
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico Embossed red serial with Zia sun symbol separator on golden yellow plate with border line; "NEW MEXICO" centered at bottom; "58" at bottom right "LAND OF ENCHANTMENT" at top 1-12345
1/0-1234
Coded by county of issuance

(1 or 1/0)

One-digit county plates had the slogan centered, while two-digit county plates had the slogan offset to the right. This practice continued until 1972. One-digit county plates additionally had "19" embossed at the bottom left.
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana
Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma Embossed black serial on white plate with border line; "58" at top right "VISIT OKLAHOMA" at top, offset to left 1-123456
10-12345
County-coded (1 or 10)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin Embossed black serial on golden yellow plate; "WIS" at top left and a red on white 1958 tab at top right. "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" embossed at bottom. A12-345
AB-1234
Coded by month of expiration K, L, and N used in AB-1234 format as an overflow series.
Wyoming

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.
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