1966/67 Distrito Federal

A Mexican religious magazine featured this lonely photograph on its cover in 1966.   A Catholic priest stands on a lonely highway directly behind a 1961 Plymouth Belvedere sedan.  The car carries the 1966/67 DF (Distrito Federal) biennial issue, with the passenger series colors of black on white. 

1967 Nogales, Sonora

On the Mexican-US border dual towns of Nogales, Sonora and Arizona.  This postcard shows a 1964 Chevy Nova II with a 1966/67 Sonora, Mexico passenger plate on the right side of the road.  On the left, there’s a yellow 1967 Chevrolet Caprice with a 1963-base California yellow on black passenger plate. 

1964/65 Distrito Federal

This Mexico City postcard shows a white on green 1964/65 Distrito Federal passenger plate on the back of a 1959 Plymouth Fury. 

2025 Estado de Mexico: The Power to Serve

In 2025, Estado de Mexico issued a new base plate design, in accordance with the federal design standards which prohibit any obscuring of the embossed registration numbers.  The plates feature the slogan, “The Power to Serve”.  The Power to Serve” is the motto that guides Governor Delfina Gómez’s administration in the State of Mexico, symbolizing […]

1954/55 Distrito Federal

Dona Rosa y Tia Rosita standing in front of a 1951 Buick Special sporting a 1954/55 Distrito Federal (DF) passenger plate with a cast AMA topper.  AMA is the Asociación Mexicana Automovilística, the leading motorist aid organization in the country.  Like the AAA in the United States, Mexico’s AMA is a long-standing non-profit organization. Founded […]

1927 La Paz, Baja California Sur

Until now, the only known municipal plates issued in the Baja California territories have been Tijuana and Mexicali in Territorio Norte and San Jose Del Cabo in Territorio Sur.  This photograph suggests there was also a series of plates used in La Paz, the capital city of Baja Sur territory.  This colorized photo shows what […]