Our license plates occasionally suffer some damage during production. We would never ship a damaged plate to you for full price, so we have decided to make them available for purchase at a discounted rate of $5.00 each.

The damage will vary by plate. The plate will either have heavy scratches, multiple light scratches, the holes may be misaligned, or the embossing may be offset from the screen printing. Please see the pictures for examples of the different degrees of damage. Stock is limited and not all products are available.

• New Hampshire style license plate and colors (White & Green)
• Standard USA plate dimensions (12" x 6")
• Exact replica
• Metal stamped / embossed aluminum
• Shrink-wrapped

The New Hampshire UNIX License Plate is produced as it was originally seen on Bill Shannon’s Datsun 280ZX. Bill was an engineer working on Unix at Digital Equipment Corporation and he registered his car with this vanity plate. Armando Stettner, an engineer with an interest in marketing was later inspired to create thousands of UNIX license plates that look significantly different but did consist of “Live Free or Die” and “UNIX” in the same white and green colors as the New Hampshire plate (and yes, we are producing the replica of that version of the plate as well). These plates became known as the ‘geek license plate’ and are found in programmers’ offices, universities, other countries, and even in the Smithsonian! All of this transpired from Bill Shannon’s New Hampshire vanity license plate.

Disclaimer: This is a decorative vanity plate intended only for display, collectible, and novelty purposes. It is not a registered license plate. This plate should not be used as a replacement for a government-issued license plate on any motor vehicle. Misuse of this product may violate local laws and regulations.