# Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2023-11-11T02:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 166
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3301 "2026-06-13T17:33:15Z")
**GMAGPA** on a minivan in the grocery store parking lot. None of my grandparents ever drove a minivan. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3302 "2026-06-14T00:00:51Z")
**U C F B** on some crossover. My first thought is University of California something, but I’m not sure what the F B would be. Fresno/Bakersfield? Is there such a school? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3303 "2026-06-14T22:14:33Z")
Seen on one of Wisconsin’s Road America plates this afternoon: **FOYT**. Given that the plate commemorates the road racing track in east-central Wisconsin, and that the two stickers in the rear view window were (1) the outline of the Road America course, and (2) the number 14, in the numbering style for a race car, and which was the usual car number for legendary auto racer A.J. Foyt, the owner of the car is clearly a racing fan, and an A.J. Foyt fan. Also, TIL that Foyt is still alive, at age 91. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3304 "2026-06-14T22:31:58Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > **U C F B** on some crossover. My first thought is University of California something, but I’m not sure what the F B would be. Fresno/Bakersfield? Is there such a school? Now that I’m home and am able to research this more, no, there is no UC campus in Fresno or any other city that starts with F. So I don’t think UC is University of California in this case. But what _does_ it mean? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3305 "2026-06-14T23:33:16Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Also, TIL that Foyt is still alive, at age 91. I remember him retiring. Which was some years after his all-conquering heyday. I too am surprised to hear he’s still alive. Probably quite the handful. > [@WildaBeast](#): > > But what _does_ it mean? “UC” can be “you see”. As to “FB” … How about “face book”, “Ford Bronco”, somebody named “Fred Brown” or “Francine Bowman”, ??? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3306 "2026-06-15T00:22:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > How about “face book”, “Ford Bronco”, somebody named “Fred Brown” or “Francine Bowman”, ??? Football was what came to my mind. Either kind. ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3307 "2026-06-15T01:18:37Z")
On a VW ID.4 electric SUV: **PUGSLEE**. If Pugsley Addams was a car, it might look like that. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3308 "2026-06-15T01:21:10Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Football was what came to my mind. Either kind. Oh yeah. And going back to my original idea, University of California Football would fit. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3309 "2026-06-15T11:34:20Z")
**Nvm** ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3310 "2026-06-16T16:06:37Z")
**WHLTREE** on a Toyota Highlander. Wheel tree? What the heck is a wheel tree? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3311 "2026-06-16T23:42:19Z")
**PITMOM** on a small black SUV this morning. Either she has a pit bull or her kid plays one of the sideline instruments in a marching band field show. **ANGI R4** on an orange-ish RAV 4 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3312 "2026-06-17T00:14:18Z")
**NXTIME** **SKI** on a white Honda CRV ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3313 "2026-06-17T03:05:03Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > What the heck is a wheel tree? Whole tree? I got nuthin’ **DRKCORE** Googling came up with a lot of hits ranging from [UK rave music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkcore) to [a game](https://steamcommunity.com/) that didn’t do well. Who can tell? ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3314 "2026-06-17T03:17:03Z")
And tonight I saw another one I can’t decipher: **DBRTHLA** on a new looking Honda. “D Birth LA”? “Deborah the LA”? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3315 "2026-06-17T04:28:11Z")
On a white Silverado pickup: **CHVYPRL** Chevy, yes, but after that? Parole? Pearl? I got nuthin’. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3316 "2026-06-17T16:01:16Z")
A few this morning: **SEME4RE** on a Lexus crossover. A assume it’s “semaphore”, although the “RE” on the end strikes me as a bit redundant. The could have just spelled it “SEME4” (but I bet that was taken). **MSBELKE** on a Lincoln Nautilus. The driver is Ms. Belke, I presume. **GRABNIT** on a Toyota Tacoma. Grabin’ it. Sounds a little creepy. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3317 "2026-06-17T17:09:21Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > **CHVYPRL** Chevy, yes, but after that? Parole? Pearl? I got nuthin’. Ran out of room before they could make it **CHVYPRNDL**? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3318 "2026-06-17T23:52:57Z")
**RYNO8** on a black truck in the parking garage today. Either the driver was the 8th person to want a Ryne Sandberg tribute or they’re also a fan of Andre Dawson. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3319 "2026-06-18T00:16:31Z")
**XP3NSIVE** On a BMW ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965/3320 "2026-06-18T02:20:49Z")
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