# Florida license plate: Horseless carriage

> The Florida horseless carriage license plate: format 999, for example 156, 1957 to today, car. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Florida license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida) (10 registration series).

![Florida (United States) license plate, Horseless carriage (1957 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-horseless-carriage/florida-license-plate-horseless-carriage.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1957 → today |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-fl-horseless-carriage` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/horseless-carriage) |

The words are the category and the number is the whole serial: a separate series running since "Horseless Carriage No. 1", for vehicles built in 1945 or earlier — a fixed cutoff, not a rolling age.

Sources:

- [§ 320.086(1): model year 1945 or earlier, the separate numerical series from 'Horseless Carriage No. 1', distinguishing colour, permanent validity, manufacture-cost fee; History line opening 's. 1, ch. 57-326; s.](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0300-0399/0320/Sections/0320.086.html)
- [leg.state.fl.us](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0320/SEC086.HTM&StatuteYear=1997)
- [30 amends § 320.086: '(1) ... manufactured in 1945 1927 or earlier' (strike/underline); s. 319 effective-on-becoming-law; approved by the Governor 8 June 1999](http://laws.flrules.org/1999/248)

## About this plate

HORSELESS CARRIAGE. 1, ch. 57-326' (Laws of Florida 1957), replacing the L0 pass's 2025 statute-edition year. Florida sets this historic threshold by a FIXED MODEL YEAR rather than a rolling age, the opposite design choice to the Antique series below, which is rolling, and to Germany's H plate. The Netherlands' pre-1978 dark-blue rule is the fixed kind too.

## Who can have one

motor vehicle for private use manufactured in MODEL YEAR 1945 OR EARLIER, operated on the state's streets and highways

## How long it is valid

permanent, 'valid for use without renewal so long as the vehicle is in existence'

## Other historic plates here

- [Antique](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--florida/antique) (1999 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-fl/us-fl-horseless-carriage.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/florida?series=us-fl-horseless-carriage
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-fl` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-fl-horseless-carriage"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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