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This plate is actually made of plastic. That's right; in 1979, they ran out of dealer plates and started issuing them stamped on plastic. Well, dealer plates get abused quite a bit, and apparently the paint didn't stick too well to the [white] plastic plates. After the paint had all flaked off, that left a white on white plate that would have to be more illegible than a PA Flagship Niagara. A short-lived experiment.

A well-worn Transporter plate, again demonstrating that Rhode Island likes to brighten up their non-passenger offerings, at least.

This is one of a number of different plate variations introduced in 1986. Plate issuance in Rhode Island was a complete mess during the 1980's, with something like 10 or 12 different formats that were all variations of this plate and the next one.

Just your everyday, run-of-the-mill screened issue, one of many 1980's variations. This one came out of a Vermont junkyard while on vacation years ago, the only time my wife went with me to a junkyard.

I love plates that use interesting color schemes, so this was a must-have.

This current Wave plate follows the normal AB-12/AB-123 Rhode Island numbering format. Obviously Rhode Island is fairly lax in their 'offensive number/letter combinations' screening.

Here's an esoteric one: this plate is for vehicles that tow race cars to the track. Plates like this are what keep me interested in collecting!

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	This plate is actually made of plastic. That's right; in 1979, they ran out of dealer plates and started issuing them stamped on plastic. Well, dealer plates get abused quite a bit, and apparently the paint didn't stick too well to the [white] plastic plates. After the paint had all flaked off, that left a white on white plate that would have to be more illegible than a PA Flagship Niagara. A short-lived experiment.
	A well-worn Transporter plate, again demonstrating that Rhode Island likes to brighten up their non-passenger offerings, at least.
	This is one of a number of different plate variations introduced in 1986. Plate issuance in Rhode Island was a complete mess during the 1980's, with something like 10 or 12 different formats that were all variations of this plate and the next one.
	Just your everyday, run-of-the-mill screened issue, one of many 1980's variations. This one came out of a Vermont junkyard while on vacation years ago, the only time my wife went with me to a junkyard.
	I love plates that use interesting color schemes, so this was a must-have.
	This current Wave plate follows the normal AB-12/AB-123 Rhode Island numbering format. Obviously Rhode Island is fairly lax in their 'offensive number/letter combinations' screening.
	Here's an esoteric one: this plate is for vehicles that tow race cars to the track. Plates like this are what keep me interested in collecting!