Found a neat license plate

[custom1970]

Does anyone know anything about these plates? I know they were sold by the state of Florida back in the early 70's, i think it had something to do with trying to get people to were their seat belts.

Also, did any other states ever make any speciality plates?

I found this one a few years ago in Ga., forgot all about it until i re-found it the other day, going to put it on the front of my truck, thought it'd look pretty cool!

[1970 Bowtie]

As far as I remember that was the old slogan for the state of Florida(Arrive Alive).I have never seen them dated in that way,I only remember the novilty plates that were orange and white.If you want to sell it let me know?

[trapperjack]

that's a much friendlier slogan than we have here in Texas at the moment..."Click it, or ticket"

[19seventeeCustom]

cool plate, I colect plates and have never seen one like that,, how much did you pay for it?

[custom1970]

Originally Posted by 19seventeeCustom

cool plate, I colect plates and have never seen one like that,, how much did you pay for it?

It's been maybe 3-4 yrs, but i think i found it at an antique flea market in Ga. and paid maybe $10.00 , i really like the fact that it has the year on it that matches my truck, i also have a blue 70-71 original florida plate on the back that will match it.
I've also never seen one around, just the later ones that were orange/white like Bowtie was talking about.

[WorkinLonghorn]

Some info:

http://reviews.ebay.com/Florida-Arri...00000004053568

"So what's the story behind the old FL arrive alive license plates? They were placed on the front of vehicles during the "Arrive Alive...Don't Drink and Drive" campaign of the 1970s. Some of them were officially used on FHP vehicles, and some local sheriff/police departments also used them. They could also be purchased at one point for use on privately owned vehicles. Read below for a list of Arrive Alive plates."

"

Here are some arrive alive plate examples:
70-71: blue background/reflective white letters. Steel plate. Some used on FHP patrol cars.
72 : off-white/orange letters. Steel plate. Some used on FHP patrol cars.
73-85 approx. : off-white/orange letters. Steel plate. This is where they get fuzzy. These were exactly like the 72s but had no date on them. Some of these were used on local police/gov't owned cars and some on FHP cars.
approx. 1985-2000 : undated plate with green letters on a white reflective background with orange state map - these have the slogan BUCKLE UP at the bottom and were used on some local police/gov't owned cars but again very few on FHP cars."

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...e-arrive-alive

"In 1970 Florida prison inmates at Raiford prison produced this plate with the slogan ARRIVE ALIVE 1970-71."

http://www.floridalicenseplates.com/detail.php?c=a

[1970 Bowtie]

Originally Posted by custom1970

It's been maybe 3-4 yrs, but i think i found it at an antique flea market in Ga. and paid maybe $10.00 , i really like the fact that it has the year on it that matches my truck, i also have a blue 70-71 original florida plate on the back that will match it.
I've also never seen one around, just the later ones that were orange/white like Bowtie was talking about.

If you want to part with either of them let me know?

[69sixpackbee]

Originally Posted by trapperjack

that's a much friendlier slogan than we have here in Texas at the moment..."Click it, or ticket"

Or New Hampshire...."Live Free Or Die!!!"

WTF!!!

[69sixpackbee]

State Slogan
Alabama Share The Wonder[1]
Alabama the beautiful[2]
Where America finds its voice. Alabama[3]
Alaska Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach
Arizona The Grand Canyon State
(also on its license plate)
Arkansas The Natural State
(also on its license plate)
(formerly) Land of Opportunity
California Find Yourself Here
Colorado Colorful Colorado[4] (license plates 1950-1955, 1958-1959, 1973-1974)
Enter a Higher State[5]
Pike's Peak or Bust[6] (1858-1861)
Rocky Mountain High[7] (state song written 1973)
Where the Columbines Grow[7] (state song written 1896)
Connecticut "CONNECTicut" (Used in vacation promotions)

Full of Surprises
You Belong in ConneCTicut [8]
(formerly) Better yet, Connecticut
Delaware It's Good Being First
(Delaware was first state to ratify the Constitution)
(formerly) "Small Wonder
(formerly) "Smaller, Faster, Smarter.
District of Columbia The American Experience
Taxation without Representation
(also on its license plates)
(formerly) Celebrate & Discover
Florida Sunshine State (formerly The Land of Good Living)[9]
Georgia Georgia on My Mind
(also its state song)
Hawaii The Islands of Aloha
Idaho Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations.
(formerly) Famous Potatoes
(also on its license plate)
Illinois Mile After Magnificent Mile
Right Here. Right Now.
The Land of Lincoln
Iowa Life Changing
Fields of Opportunities

(formerly) You make me smile
(formerly) Is this heaven?
Indiana Restart Your Engines
(cf. "start your engines" at the Indianapolis 500)
(formerly) Enjoy Indiana
Kansas There's No Place Like Home
(cf. the ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz)
Kansas, as big as you think
(formerly) Simply Wonderful
(formerly) Land of Ahhs
(pronounced like "Land of Oz")
Kentucky Unbridled Spirit
(also on its license plate)
(formerly) It's That Friendly
(formerly) Where Education Pays[10]
Louisiana Fall in love with Louisiana all over again[11]
Come as you are. Leave Different.
Sportsman's Paradise
(on its license plate)
Maine Worth A Visit, Worth A Lifetime
The Way Life Should Be
Where America's Day Begins
(seen on driver's license) (Maine is the furthest state east.)
Vacationland
(also on its license plate)
It must be Maine
Maryland Maryland of Opportunity[12]
(formerly) Seize the Day Off[13]
(formerly) America in Miniature
(formerly) More Than You Can Imagine
Massachusetts Make It Yours
(formerly) Take a Real Vacation
The Spirit of America
(on its license plate, also an unofficial state song)
Michigan "Pure Michigan" (Tourism)[14] and "Getting The Upper Hand" (Business Attraction)[15]
(previously) Say Yes to Michigan
(formerly) Great Lakes, Great Times; More To See.
Water Winter Wonderland, Great Lakes State (on license plates)
Minnesota Explore Minnesota
Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi Feels Like Coming Home
The South's Warmest Welcome
Missouri Close to Home. Far from ordinary. [16]
The Cave State[17]
(formerly) Where The Rivers Run
Montana The Last Best Place
Big Sky Country (on its license plates)
Nebraska Possibilities...Endless
The Good Life
Nevada Wide Open
Battle Born
Home Means Nevada
The Silver State
New Hampshire You're Going to Love it Here
Live Free or Die
(on its license plate)
New Jersey Come See For Yourself
(2006 - present)[18]
(formerly) What a Difference a State Makes
(formerly) New Jersey and You: Perfect Together[1]
New Mexico Land of Enchantment
(also on its license plate)
New York I Love New York
(also its state song)
Uncork New York (Upstate wine country)
North Carolina A Better Place to Be
First in Flight
(on its license plate; cf. Wright brothers: Ohio/North Carolina rivalry)
North Dakota Legendary
Ohio So Much to Discover
Birthplace of Aviation
(on its license plate; cf. Wright brothers: Ohio/North Carolina rivalry)
Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers
(on its 50 state quarter; for the Wright brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong)[19]
(formerly) The Heart of It All
Oklahoma Oklahoma is OK
Native America
(also on its license plate; cf. Indian Territory)
Oregon We Love Dreamers
(2003 - present)
Things Look Different Here
(1987 - 2003)
Pacific Wonderland
(on its license plate 1959 - 1966)
Pennsylvania State of Independence
(formerly) Memories Last a Lifetime
You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania
America Starts Here
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Does it Better , The Most Special Place in the United States, La isla del encanto (Spanish) Translated to English :: Island of Enchantment
(also on its license plate)
Rhode Island Unwind
(formerly) Hope
South Carolina Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.
(also on one of its two base license plates)
South Dakota Great Faces. Great Places.
Tennessee Tennessee- America at its best
(formerly) Sounds Good to Me (formerly on its license plate)
(formerly) Follow Me To Tennessee
Texas It's Like a Whole Other Country
(used only in domestic advertising)
(formerly) deep in the heart of texas
(originally an anti-littering slogan, now the more popular "Don't Mess With Texas" is used)
State of the Arts
(on special license plate)
Every thing's bigger in Texas
The Lone Star State
Utah This Is Still The Right Place[20]
Life Elevated
(also on its license plate)
Greatest Snow on Earth
Utah! Where Ideas Connect
Vermont Vermont, naturally
(formerly) I LoVermont[citation needed]
Virginia Virginia is for Lovers (Recently accompanied with newer slogan: Live Passionately [21])
Washington Say WA!
(formerly) Experience Washington
West Virginia Wild and Wonderful
(was replaced by "Open for Business" before being changed back; also on its license plate as Wild, Wonderful)
(formerly) Open for business[22]
(formerly) Almost Heaven
Wisconsin Live like you mean it
America's Dairyland
(on its license plate)
(formerly) Life's so good[23]
(formerly) Escape to Wisconsin[23]
(formerly) Stay just a little bit longer[23]
Wyoming Like No Place on Earth
Forever West (Seen on welcome signs on highways)

I would love to change California to: "Find yourself BROKE here"

[ChevLoRay]

Originally Posted by trapperjack

that's a much friendlier slogan than we have here in Texas at the moment..."Click it, or ticket"

I like "Don't Mess With Texas".....Don't know if that means don't trash it or just don't bother coming....

Used to tell my kids that the cars that were at the welcome stop at Texarkana near dark-thirty were being kept there until it was light. Told my Mom that the bumper sticker with that slogan was a punishment for littering, if you were from out of state. I confessed...okay?

[lofly'a]

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

I like "Don't Mess With Texas".....Don't know if that means don't trash it or just don't bother coming....

Used to tell my kids that the cars that were at the welcome stop at Texarkana near dark-thirty were being kept there until it was light. Told my Mom that the bumper sticker with that slogan was a punishment for littering, if you were from out of state. I confessed...okay?

you are right about the first part. that Texas slogan was out in the late 80's-early 90's, and it referred to littering. Willie Nelson did the song in a commercial and if i remember right he was standing out on a 2 lane highway.

[custom1970]

I got it installed on my truck tonight. I really like it, looks better in person. I painted the holder same color as truck, think it really adds to the front, especially since i don't have the bowtie on the hood... (which doesn't fit because of the hood)

[project 67 sub]

Originally Posted by 69 1/2 Six Pack Bee

State Slogan
I would love to change California to: "Find yourself BROKE here"

for sure huh lol, that should be the motto because it so true

[05crewcab]

That's a cool plate!

I must say that "Arrive Alive" is probably the most fitting statement for Florida what with all the retirement communities down there!

[special-K]

"Arrive Alive" was more a message to snow birds than Floridians. People fly down I-95 from the N/E trying to cut their travel time and a lot of accidents occur as a result. You would see these tags all up and down the east coast. I guess back in '71 only sections of I-95 were starting to open and it was US1 carrying folks up and down the coast,which was mostly not limited access or divided. The need for an interstate was overdue. Everything under the sun was crammed along that road,from businesses catering to travelers to locals. Just imagine folks barreling down the undivided hiway trying to carve time off their 1,000 mile or more trip with people pulling out,making turns,pedestrians,passing,drunks...

Originally Posted by custom1970

I got it installed on my truck tonight. I really like it, looks better in person. I painted the holder same color as truck, think it really adds to the front, especially since i don't have the bowtie on the hood... (which doesn't fit because of the hood)

Looks good on there. I wonder if that's the first "Arrive Alive" tag. It's perfect for your truck...matches the rear,which is the right one for your year truck,which is blue. A damn nice blue.

I don't know how this thread got so side tracked,but while we're at it...Every time I see you are from Stuart it brings back memories. I think I might have told you I lived in that area for a while,first in Rio then up in Walton along Indian River Drive. I haven't seen much of Florida but I think that has got to be one of the best areas along the Atlantic Coast. Most people I tell I lived there don't seem to know where it is. That's a good sign. It was still mostly country in the late '70s. I sure met some great people there and had a great time