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Flashback 1970s: New License Plates

By on September 19, 2013 in History, Transportation
New "Scenic" License Plate, 1977

New “Scenic” License Plate, 1977

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced on September 20, 1977, that it had begun issuing license plates with a new “canoeists on a tree-framed lake” design. The plates haven’t changed much in the 35 years since then. Bored with them yet?

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3 Responses to Flashback 1970s: New License Plates

  1. Nathan September 20, 2013 at 8:41 am #

    Not bored at all. I think they look great! Apparently the Minnesota DVS agrees.

  2. Ecycled September 21, 2013 at 2:50 pm #

    Not in the least. Many memories tied to that exact image. Having one parent a Minnesotan (Mpls to be exact) meant summer and winter vacations to the Twin Cities and surrounding countryside. We came from quite a ways away and there was always excitement when we saw our first MN license tag. I was an impressionable 12-year old when those came out. Keep ’em.

  3. BB September 21, 2013 at 9:41 pm #

    careful for what you ask for.

    Look at PA and that should make you barf.

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