Wanted: Alaska 1962 light truck "LT 2487" plate (long shot!)

Reader Steve Hinshaw bought this Volkswagen, and actually went to the trouble of tracking down the original owner, who gave him this old photo:


We know it's a long shot, but Steve and I would love to see the original plate restored to the vehicle. (Alaska's Year of Manufacture license plate rules allow this.)

If you have the 1962 Alaskan license plate with the number LT 2-487, drop me a note. Crazier things have happened!

Wanted: "Official Use Only" trailer plate photo

I just saw an odd plate that I couldn't get a photo of in time.

It was on a trailer being pulled by a non-tractor truck that was hauling a load of culvert. The plate was smaller-size, "Official Use Only" across the top, number in the 50000s, entirely flat (non-embossed), with a crest of some kind on the left, and maybe some text on the bottom (I couldn't make it out in time).

Even more oddly, it was mounted squarely in the center of a piece of 80's sheeting, with just ALASKA at the top, like this one:


Keep your eye out and your camera handy. :-)