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1975 - 1976 Indiana Offical Highway Maps
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1976 Standard Oil Indianapolis Street Map and Directory
1976 Standard Oil Indiana Map and Directory
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These plates were issued in 1975 and carried into 1976. County code numbers
are on the left before the small letter
Undated 76 plate was issued in Clark County, Sellersburg issuing office as noted by the 10 E
January 76 expiration issued in Monroe Couty, Ellettsville issuing office as noted by the 53 C
February 76 expiration issued in Marion County, Indianapolis issuing office as noted by the 49 Z
March 76 expiration issued in Vanderbaugh County, Evansville issuing office as noted by the 82 F
April 76 expiration issued in Monroe Couty, Ellettsville issuing office as noted by the 53 C
May 76 expiration issued in Pulaski County, Winamac issuing office as noted by the 66 A
June 76 expiration issued in Bartholomew County, Columbus issuing office as noted by the 3 D
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1976 Indiana license plate with April month sticker showing no serial number
The plate was issued in Steuben County, Angola issuing office, as noted by the 76 at the beginning of the serial by the 76 A
June 1976 expiration on Indiana low number plate issued in Cass County
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January 1971 started the monthly expirations but from January to June only
Beginning with the 1970 base, Indiana issued expiration stickers which were placed on the bottom of the plate before the embossed date of the following year
This was used until the Heritage State base was issued
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Sample version of regular Indiana 76 base plate
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During 1976, Indiana replaced its blue on reflective white plates with the Bicentennial theme plate shown above
Undated 1976 Indiana bicentennial plate that would have been issued in Adams County at the Decatur issuing office
Indiana low number Bicentennial plate with May month expiration issued in De Kalb County, not sure of issuing office
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These plates were issued in 1976 and carried into 1977 and
eventually replaced with the 1978 base. County code numbers are on the left
January 77 expiration issued in Allen County, Fort Wayne issuing office as noted by the 2 B
February 77 expiration issued in Porter County, Valparaiso issuing office as noted by the 64 V
March 77 expiration issued inMarion County, Indianapolis issuing office as noted by the 93 J
April 77 expiration issued in Dearborn County, Aurora issuing office as noted by the 15 B
May 77 expiration issued in Porter County, Chesterton issuing office as noted by the 64 W
June 77 expiration issued in Lake County, Munster issuing office as noted by the 96 C
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Beginning in 1976 with the Heritage State stickers, month
stickers were made smaller but still used different colors for each month
from January through June
These appeared to remain the same color for the
same month each year
The
month sticker on Heritage State base is 1 3/4 x1"
The "EXP" vertical left followed by first 3 letters of month
JANUARY
red/refl yellow
FEBRUARY yellow/refl red
MARCH all refl white/blue
APRIL refl
yellow/dark green
MAY all refl white/red
JUNE all refl white/green.
This information
is directly from the Indiana ALPCA archives.
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Sample version of the Bicentennial plate
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1976 Indiana truck plates in the up to 7,000 lbs weight class, and the 7,001 to 9,000 lbs weight class.
The ALPCA archive lists up to 14 different weight classes for this plate: 7, 9, 11, 16, 20, 26, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66 and 66+.
The plate on the right was given to me at the ALPCA 2002 Convention in Niagara Falls, New York, by Joe Wisniewski of La Porte, Indiana, ALPCA #7760
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1976 Indiana truck plate in the 7,000 lbs. weight class with metal 76 tab
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1976 Indiana trailer in various weight classes. The number represented is in the thousands of lbs.
The ALPCA archive notes 7 different trailer weight classes: 3, 5, 7, 12, 16, 22, and 22+
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1976 Indiana tractor license plates in various weight classes
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1976 Indiana semi trailer license plate
1976 Indiana semi truck plate
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1976 Indiana U.S. Bicentennial amateur radio operator plate expiring in March, 1977
March 1976 expiration on 1976 Indiana license plate
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1976 Indiana handicapped plates
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1976 Indiana Special Machinery license plate
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1976 Governor sample plate of which 25 were made according to the
ALPCA archive
The archive also notes this
plate both in the Governor's sample section and in the regular Governor's section
1976 Indiana United States Senator license plate which is a little worse for
the wear
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1976 Indiana State Representative and State Senator license plates
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Indiana State Owned vehicle license plates used from 1972 to 1979
Universities received plates with their names embossed on them like the Indiana State University plate shown above
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Indiana school bus plate of the type used in 1976
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1976 Indiana motorcycle plate and new motorcycle dealer plate
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1976 Indiana school bus plates
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1976 Indiana Used Car Dealer and New Car Dealer license plates
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1976 Indiana house car plate
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1976 Indiana farm truck plates with close up of tabs in different weight classes shown below
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1976 Indiana farm tractor plate
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Unstickered Indiana Disabled American Veteran's plates that would have been used in 1976
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Undated Indiana Historic Motor Vehicle license plate on heavy steel of the type that would have been utilized in 1976
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1976 Indiana Indianapolis 500 Pace Car license plate
This one has been autographed by Johnny Rutherford, the winner of the Indy 500 in 1974, 1976 and 1980
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1976 Indiana transport plate
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Temporary Indiana license tag expiring on November 13, 1976
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1976 Allen County, Indiana horse drawn vehicle plate
1976 LaGrange County non-motor vehicle plate
1976 Jay County horse drawn vehicle
1976 Elkhart County non-motor vehicle plate
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1976 Boone County, Indiana Civil Defense plate
1976 Marshal County, Indiana Civil Defense plate
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1976 Indiana Well Drilling Contractors Assn. plate
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Indiana water well drilling equipment plates used during 1976
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Wabash, Indiana bicycle plate expiring on April 30, 1976
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Privately issued 1976 Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial booster plate
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Lake County, Indiana Farm Bureau Co-operative booster plate on the left
On the right is a similar plate from the Newton County Stone Quarry
The plates appear to be made out of a fibreglass material
Below is a booster from Hank's Tire Serve of Winamac, Indiana and the University of Indiana in Bloomington
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1976 Monroeville, Indiana and Salem, Indiana souvenir plates
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1976 South Bend, Indiana souvenir plate.
1976 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana Bicentennial booster plate
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1976 Mishawaka, Indiana Bicentennial booster plate
1976 New Albany, Indiana Bicentennial booster plate
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1976 Logansport, Indiana Bicenntennial booster plate
1976 Hagerstown, Indiana booster plate
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1976 Newburgh, Indiana Bicentennial booster plate
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1976 Indiana bicentennial booster plate
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1976 Indiana State Fair booster plate
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1975-76 Marion, Indiana basketball state champs souvenir plate
1975-1976 Warsaw, Indiana Girls basketball champs souvenir plate
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Front and back of an odd Indianapolis 500 spectator souvenir license plate
It is made of a thick plastic/acrylic like material
I am not sure why they would have printed both sides
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1976 Alexandria, Indiana De Voe Chevrolet advertising plate
1976 Indianaoplois Ford Plant booster plate
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Wilton-Armetale made Indiana Bicentennial booster plate
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1976 campaign booster plate for the re-election on Indiana U.S. Senator Vance Hartke
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