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The use of diecast license plate frames didn't seem to have been used much in the central part of the country, ESP, in the Plains states, high percentage of Texas, etc. In forty five years of "antennas up", an obscene amt of boneyarding, & surveying time capsule type "original" cars, as well as hauling in a crazy amt of parts cars & projects, a potmetal dealer emblem affixed to the back LH of the decklid was typical. Another means of dealer identification that evolved into use was the decal. The large local Ford dealership in the city I grew up in the mid to late 60's, along with typ all the used car lots used a similar thick chrome mylar type decal with black border & lettering. Had to be cheaper than the nice chrome pot metal dealer emblems.

Eventually, by the early 80's, began to see many script only type transfer dealership decals. On those, the dealer script was typically in off white, other times black, or maroon. Know my Dad, in his many years w GMAC, when he soecial ordered a new Pontiac for our family, he always asked the delivering dealer to not add any dealer emblems or decals. Same way on his company car. There were times, as a family we were traveling in the state in our family car, & we'd stop at one of "his dealers" on a Saturday morning. Dad just had a funny thing about not wanting to advertise on the car what new car dealership he'd took delivery of his new Pontiac (GP's, TransAms) or if we in the Chevy pickup.