76 Ohio

A number of different serial configurations for passenger car plates were issued in Ohio in 1976.
CT 307=Cuyahoga County
BC 2401=Cuyahoga County
U 1990 C=Guernsey County
M 12740=Franklin County
9925 XX=Mercer County

It is always fun to find a plate with a serial number that has 1976 in it. This passenger car plate was issued in Summit County

1976 sample versions of the Ohio plate.

These April and May tabs were placed on 1974 Ohio license plates and expired in April and May of 1976. Plates carrying these tabs were on the road in 1976 until April and May. No other months were issued, and the 1976 plates replaced those shown below.

These plates were made on aluminum, as the back below shows. The serial blocks for both were issued in Franklin County.

These plates were issued on steel and used two different dies. The upper row used dies from previous Ohio issues, and the lower row used Illinois dies for the serial numbers. You can see the differences in the 9's and 3's in particular. A steel back is shown below. They were prone to rusting.
W 5335 issued in Fairfield County
89475 issued in Franklin County, or may be an issue to a current or retired postmaster using that zip code.
5579 NK issued in Preble County
SM 73 issued in Ashatabula County (This is probably a reserved initial plate.)

A plate with a green painted back was also issued on the 1974 base plate. The serial number would indicate issuance in Marion County.

1974 Ohio reserved initial plate used through May of 1976. These were sort of vanity type plates in which the first two or three letters were reserved initials followed by 1, 2 or 3 numbers.

1976 Ohio replacement license plate.

1976 Ohio truck plate and inverted error version.

1976 Ohio trailer plate.

1974 Ohio farm plate with May 75 farm tab good through May of 1976 when the plate was replaced by the red on reflective white Ohio farm plate.

Ohio farm bus plate used from late 1976 until August 18, 1977.
Ohio farm bus plate used from late 1975 to September 3, 1976.

1976 Ohio transit bus plate.

1976 Ohio Seniors bus plate

1974 Ohio church bus plate with sticker given out in 1975 for expiration in May of 1976.

1976 Ohio car dealer plate. The RE on this one indicates that it is a replacement plate.

1976 Ohio house vehicle or house trailer plates came with two types of serial numbers. The all numerical serial shown on the left, and the serial with the alpha prefix on the right. The plate on the right has been update with a sticker expiring in May of 1978.

1974 Ohio house plate used until May of 1976. Tab shown below.

Ohio city and county vehicle plates of the type used during 1976.

1976 Ohio Former Prisoner of War plate. This one has an April 1980 expiration sticker.

1976 Ohio amateur radio operator license plate.

1976 Ohio Civil Air Patrol plate.

1976 Ohio vanity license plates. The bottom one on the right is a replacement plate.

1976 style handicapped plate and handicapped veteran. The ALPCA archive does not give a date for the handicapped plate on the left, and lists it as an undated plate after a 1978 version. The question is whether it fits in with other 1976 utilized plates.

1976 Ohio Commodore plate. According to information I have received, a Commodore is an honorary title given by the state for service to the state. As the writer noted, "For instance, if you are recognized for public service as a Red Cross volunteer, or an active Shriner, and you get the attention of the person that nominates prospective members, then you can be given the honor of a Commodore title."

1976 Ohio post office use license plate.

1975-79 utilized Ohio Historical Vehicle license plate. Used on vehicles greater than 25 years in age.

1976 Ohio radio and television station plates.

1976 Ohio Volunteer Rescue worker license plate

1976 Ohio Collectors Vehicle License plate.

1976 Ohio Member of Congress plate

This type of plate was issued in 1975 through 1976 to Ohio State Patrol troopers who had made five recoveries of stolen cars with arrests. A similar plate was issued in 1977 on aluminum. The 75-76 plates were made on steel.