Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1978

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1977	Events of 1978	Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1979

Each of the 50 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1978. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Passenger baseplates

Passenger  car  plates

Image	Region	Design	Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Alabama	Embossed blue serial on reflective white plate; red Alabama State Capitol graphic screened in the center; state flag, blue rectangle and U.S. Bicentennial logo screened at bottom; "ALABAMA" screened in blue centered at top.	"HEART OF DIXIE" in white within red heart screened at top left	ABC 123
	Alaska
	American Samoa
	Arizona
	Arkansas	Embossed red numbers on reflective white plate; "Arkansas" screened in blue centered at top	"Land of Opportunity" screened in blue centered at bottom	ABC 123	GED 001 to POP 999	Issued from 1978 to 1988.
	California
	Canal Zone
	Colorado
	Connecticut
	Delaware	1969 base with 1978 sticker
	District of Columbia
	Florida
	Georgia
	Guam
	Hawaii
	Idaho
	Illinois
	Indiana	Black embossed serial and red screened state name on reflective white plate with light blue Indianapolis 500 race cars in the background, background reflective	none	0A1234 00A1234	County-coded	Indianapolis 500 race cars in background. This issue is thought by some to be a tribute to Tony Hulman, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, who died in 1977; sample plates, normally numbered 00A0000 in most years, were numbered 00H0000 this year, lending some credence to this belief. Plates expired from January 31 through June 30, 1979.
	Iowa
	Kansas
	Kentucky
	Louisiana
	Maine
	Maryland
	Massachusetts
	Michigan
	Minnesota
	Mississippi
	Missouri
	Montana
	Nebraska
	Nevada
	New Hampshire
	New Jersey
	New Mexico
	New York
	North Carolina
	North Dakota
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Ohio
	Oklahoma
	Oregon
	Pennsylvania
	Puerto Rico
	Rhode Island
	South Carolina
	South Dakota
	Tennessee
	Texas
	Utah
	Vermont
	Virginia
	Washington
	West Virginia	Embossed dark blue numbers on reflective white plate; yellow state shape with blue outline screened at left behind numbers; "WEST VIRGINIA" screened in dark blue centered at bottom.	Dark blue bar screened at top with "Wild, Wonderful" in white in the center
	Wisconsin	Embossed red serial on white plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, slogan at top; month of expiration at bottom left, debossed "73" at bottom right	AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND	A12-345 AB 1234	Coded by month of expiration (A)	Revalidated for 1978 with white on blue stickers
	Wyoming

Non-passenger plates

Non-passenger  Plates  

Image (standard)	Region	Type	Design & Slogan	Serial format	Serials issued	Notes
	Maine	Trailer	Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top offset to the left, "TRAILER" at bottom	123-456	1 to approximately 125-000, 150-001 to 205-000	Revalidated for 1978 with white on dark green stickers.
			Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE 74" at top, "TRAILER" at bottom		125-001 to approximately 150-000
			Embossed black serial on reflective white plate with border line; "MAINE" at top left, "TRAILER" at bottom		205-001 to approximately 362-000
	Maryland	Temporary
	Wisconsin	Insert trailer	Embossed white serial on light blue plate; "WISCONSIN" at bottom, "TRAILER" at top; "78" at bottom right	A/B1234	Coded by weight class (A)	Revalidated with quarterly stickers. The stickers for each quarter are as follows: 1 - black on orange, 2 - black on yellow, 3 - white on red, 4 - black on white. Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, and T.
				C/Z1234	CZ 1 to approximately CZ4000

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.