friend of mine came by the shop today with a single of 1932 arizona license plate strange thing it was made of copper ? my question is are these a rare item or were they mass produced? were there any other states that manufactured them out of copper also. does anyone know if arizona was a single or double plate state back then. he also had an arkansas plate dated 1945 that was made of wood.not the first one of them i'd seen though. they were issued during the war. thanks for any answers
Hard to come by and worth quite a bit if in good shape and DMV clear. Also only one required in this state but originally issued as a pair. Reason for using copper...We are known as the Copper State.
A good condition, DMV clear, '32 copper plate can fetch it's weight in gold. Pretty darn cool, and way better than the "new" classic car plates that are also copper colored. I don't think the new are actual copper though.
i'll have to get him back to the shop with it so i can get them. i was afraid it was going to end up wanting pics though,
My good buddy bob has one 1932 plate here, hanging on his garage wall. Hes trying to get all of the states 32 plates
Yes, As stated, Arizona copper plates only 32-34. We are the Copper State! I was pleasantly surprised when I moved here to be able to get such cool vintage plates that no one else will ever have. Check out my registered plate for my coupe that I will be running, Just had to have it,
A friend here in New Zealand gave me a 1932 copper Arizona plate for my plate collection,good condition and very cool. JW
yeah...Arizona has copper historical plates... but they cost extra each year over the cost of a standard plate. rates now are about $65 for five years. (California is more EACH year...)
I believe that all 32,33 and 34 plates in Arizona were copper. Probably a nice find for the scrap drive during the war. I bought this rather rough one due to price. I made a halfhearted attempt at restoring it but all I really wanted was a 32 plate from Arizona. It's not as nice as the ones above but I'm cheap.
Yes, in 1948. Also, in late 46, early 47, Connecticut used a brass plate (first digit is 9 on those).
Picture of a few rough 32,33 Arizona copper plates and a 35 metal plate I have . Note that the 32,33,34 and 35 plates are smaller than the std. size plates.10" by 6" verses 12" by 6". Not sure when Arizona switched to the larger plate. A vintage copper Arizona plate in mint condition can go for over $400. The 32 and 35 plates have raised letters/numbers while the 33 have sunken letters/numbers. Not sure about 34 plates.
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