Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1940

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1939	Events of 1940	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1941

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 1940. ^{[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
	Hawai'i
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Iowa
	Kansas	Embossed white serial with border line on black plate ; "KANSAS '40" centered at bottom	none	1-1234 12-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 12)
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska	Orange on turquoise with State Capitol graphic; "NEBRASKA 40" at bottom	none	1-12345 10-1234	Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10)
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota	Embossed yellow serial on black plate with border line; vertical "ND" and "1940" at left and right respectively	none	123-456	1 to approximately 147-000
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	West Virginia
	Wisconsin
	Wyoming					Sample plate shown.

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Wisconsin	City Bus	Embossed red serial on white plate; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom	1 A	Coded by weight class
			Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "CITY" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom			It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it is a city bus plate type.
		Dealer	Embossed red serial on white plate; "WIS DEALER 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom	1234A	Dealer number and plate number	Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer
		Farm	Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 FARM TR'K 40" at top, vertical "WIS" at left	12-345	1 to approximately 58-000
		Interurban bus	Embossed white serial on dark blue plate; "INT" over "BUS" at left, "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom	12 A	Coded by weight class
		Motorcycle	Embossed red serial on white plate; "1940 WIS" at top	1234	1 to approximately 3200
		Municipal	Embossed white serial on red plate; "WISCONSIN 1940" at top, "AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND" at bottom; embossed hollow star at right.	1234	1 to approximately 8800	Identifiable with a hollow star
		Trailer	Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 WIS TRAILER 40" at top	1234 A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are same as truck. It is unknown if heavy trailers received green plates like heavy trucks did.
			Embossed yellow serial on blue plate; "WIS TRAILER" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom	12 A		Weight classes are F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it was used on trailers.
		Truck	Embossed blue serial on yellow plate; "39 WIS TRUCK 40" at top	12-345 A	Coded by weight class	Weight classes are A, B, C, and D
			Embossed white serial on green plate; "39 WIS TRUCK 40" at top			Weight classes are E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N.
			Embossed yellow serial on blue plate; "WIS TRUCK" at top, "EXP. 3-31-40" at bottom	12 A		Weight classes are F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N. It is unknown what this plate was used for, other than it was a truck plate type.

See also

• Antique vehicle registration
• Electronic license plate
• Motor vehicle registration
• Vehicle license

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.