HUGLUWKal8/VZ783AyRdqI/AAAAAAAACEY/hp6bHBabNA4/s1600/plate%253BIL.jpg' alt='History Of Illinois License Plates' title='History Of Illinois License Plates' />Vehicle registration plates of Illinois. Current Illinois license plate. The U. S. state of Illinois first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1. Registrants had to provide their own license plates for display until 1. Plates were issued annually until 1. Early historyeditAutomobile owners in Illinois were first required to register their vehicles with the Secretary of States office in 1. Registrants were issued a numbered aluminum disc to place on their dashboard, but they had to provide their own license plates. Annual registration commenced in 1. The state began to issue license plates in 1. Front and rear plates were required each year, along with an aluminum dashboard disc whose number matched the serial on the plate. The legislation authorizing the state issuance of license plates also provided for the registration and plating of motorcycles, and issued special licenses and plates to mechanics and chauffeurs. Serials were all numeric and originally ran to five digits. When 9. 99. 99 was reached in 1. Six digit all numeric serials were introduced in 1. Aluminum dashboard discs were discontinued after 1. Only two general classes were specified, vehicles carrying less than seven people and those that carried more than seven people or carried freight. Trucks received their own special plate for the first time with a vertical TRUCK embossed onto the plate. The explosive hobby of collecting license plates A Collectors Perspective and License Plate History Automobile license plates have become one of the most popular. License plate collector and historian Rick Kretschmer presents photos and detailed descriptions of U. S. license plates past and present, especially from Maryland, but. Hawaii State License Plate. This is the official license plate for the state of Hawaii as it has been officially adopted by the state legislature. This page consists of links to other web sites related to license plates, or otherwise of interest to license plate collectors. The U. S. state of Illinois first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants had to provide their own license plates for display. Information on obtaining Illinois license plates and placards from the SOS. Many of the pictures in this section are coutesy of Greg Gibson Events. Bicentennial 1976 Moon Landing Apollo 15 Olympics Paralympics. Four years later, the first plates for trailers were issued. Modern historyeditIn 1. U. S. states and Canadian provinces came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles except those for motorcycles at 6 inches 1. The 1. 95. 6 dated 1. Illinois license plate that fully complied with these standards the 1. Passenger baseplatesedit1. Image. First issued. Description. Slogan. Serial format. Serials issued. Notes. 19. 07 1. Black on white vertical ILL at rightnone. Plates were owner provided during this period with the motorist only provided a small seal, issued by the state, stamped with the vehicle registration number. Most plates were metal or leather. The year was not required on plate, and pairs were required all years. Black on white vertical ILL at rightnone. No year stamped on plate. White on black ILL 1. Front plate with screening to allow air flow to radiator rear plate solid. White on dark blue ILL 1. Front plate is die cut stencil to allow air flow to radiator rear plate solid. Green on white ILL 1. A1. 23. 4Front plates had vertical slits between the characters of the serial this practice continued until 1. Dark blue on yellow ILL 1. A1. 23. 41. 91. 6Black on silver with border line ILL 1. White on black with border line ILL 1. Last year in which aluminum dashboard discs were required. Blue on gray with border line ILL 1. White on brown with border line ILL 1. Black on orange with border line ILL 2. White on black with border line ILL 2. Black on gray with border line ILL 2. White on green with border line ILL 2. Deep yellow on black with border line ILL 2. White on brown with border line ILL 2. White on dark blue with border line ILL 2. Black on orange with border line embossed state shape at right containing debossed ILL 2. White on maroon with border line ILL 2. Red on black with border line ILL 2. White on black with border line ILL 3. Black on light green with border line ILL 3. Golden yellow on dark blue with border line ILL 3. White on dark blue with border line ILL 3. Yellow on black with border line ILL 3. ILLINOIS 3. 4 or ILLINOIS 1. First use of the full state name but only on plates with four or more digits. Blue on white with border line ILL 3. ILLINOIS 3. 5 or ILLINOIS 1. White on black with border line ILL 3. ILL 1. 93. 6 or ILLINOIS 1. Black on yellow with border line 1. ILLINOIS 3. 7 at topnone. White on green ILLINOIS 3. Yellow on black ILLINOIS 3. Cream on brown ILL 1. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 0 at bottomnone. Black on golden yellow ILL 1. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 1 at topnone. Golden yellow on black ILL 1. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 2 at bottomnone. Cream on green fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 4. 3 at topnone. Manufactured on soybean based fiberboard due to metal conservation for World War II. Plates continued to be manufactured in this manner until 1. Cream on brown fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 4 at bottomnone. Orange on black fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 5 at topnone. White on maroon fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 6 at bottomnone. Off white on green fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 7 at topnone. Black on orange fiberboard ILL. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 8 at bottomnone. Last fiberboard plate. Canary yellow on dark blue 2ILL 4. ILLINOIS 1. 94. 9 at topnone. Steel plates return for the first time since 1. Ivy green on off white ILL 1. First aluminum plate. Maroon on unpainted aluminum 4 ILL 1. Midnight blue on burnt orange 5 ILL 1. Ruby red on buff 6 ILL 1. Dragon Naturally Speaking Portugues Brasil Download Free there. License plates placed under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State. White on kelly green 1. ILLINOIS 5. 4 at bottom. Land of Lincoln. 12. First use of the Land of Lincoln slogan. Orange lettering on blue base 1. ILLINOIS 5. 5 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of the University of Illinois. Ivy green lettering on powder gray base 1. ILLINOIS 5. 6 at bottom9Land of Lincoln. First 6 x 1. 2 plate. It is unconfirmed if this years plate was issued to honor Illinois Wesleyan University, whose colors are actually green and white, as no period reference has been found. White lettering on red base 1. ILLINOIS 5. 7 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Illinois State University, in honor of its centennial. Purple lettering on white base 1. ILLINOIS 5. 8 at bottom. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Northwestern University. White lettering on brown base 1. ILLINOIS 5. 9 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Quincy College, in honor of its centennial. Gold lettering on royal blue base 1. ILLINOIS 6. 0 at bottom. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Augustana College and Wheaton College, in honor of their respective centennials. White lettering on red base 1. ILLINOIS 6. 1 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. Letters I, O, Q and Z not used in the AB 1. Issued in the colors of North Central College, in honor of its centennial. AB 1. 23. 4AA 1. 00. NP 7. 00. 01. 96. White lettering on orange base 1. ILLINOIS 6. 2 at bottom. Land of Lincoln. 12. The orange base was specifically chosen for its visibility, but police officers complained that they could not read the white numbers especially at night. AB 1. 23. 4AA 1. 00. PH 8. 00. 01. 96. Yellow lettering on dark green base 1. ILLINOIS 6. 3 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Moline based Deere Company, in honor of its 1. AB 1. 23. 4AA 1. 00. RD 6. 00. 01. 96. White lettering on purple base 1. ILLINOIS 6. 4 at bottom. Land of Lincoln. 12. Issued in the colors of Mc. Kendree College and Rockford College, the two oldest colleges in Illinois. AB 1. 23. 4AA 1. 00. SD 7. 00. 01. 96. Green on white 1. ILLINOIS 6. 5 at top. Land of Lincoln. 12. T and U not used as first letters in the AB 1. This continued until 1. The colors were used to honor Illinois Secretary of State Charles Carpentier who died in office on April 3, 1. AB 1. 23. 4AA 1. 00. VE 5. 00. 01. 96. Red on reflective white 1.