Argentina license plates
As a license plate collector, you will reach the point when your interest shifts towards something specific.
One of the most fascinating, divers and interesting country to collect is Argentina.
They issued porcelain plates for about 30 years which is the longest period anywhere.
Every municipality in every province had their own plates even the smallest cities got their own ones.
I plan to write up a history of the plates but now just a brief oversight of the Argentina license plates.
There are 23 provinces and the city of Buenos Aires.
The porcelain era:
1904-1934 approximately
The aluminium era:
1923-1935
The embossed steel era:
1935-today
One of the most fascinating, divers and interesting country to collect is Argentina.
They issued porcelain plates for about 30 years which is the longest period anywhere.
Every municipality in every province had their own plates even the smallest cities got their own ones.
I plan to write up a history of the plates but now just a brief oversight of the Argentina license plates.
There are 23 provinces and the city of Buenos Aires.
The porcelain era:
1904-1934 approximately
The aluminium era:
1923-1935
The embossed steel era:
1935-today
The ultimate dream of Argentina license plate.
Porcelain 1929 Town of Miguel Riglos, La Pampa province
Aluminium 1931 Town of Puan, Buenos Aires province
La Pampa province was called Eva Peron between 1953 and 1956.
Hard to find plate, this is mine very amateur restoration.
City of Trenel truck plate form 1953.
Buenos Aires Province 1946 "Particular" type (Passenger car)
City of San Andres de Giles 1927 Buenos Aires Province #50
1928 Bragado city duplicate plate,province of Buenos Aires #766
1918 City of Pehuajo #105 Province of Buenos Aires
City of 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires Province 1921 #17
1924 City of Pehuajo, Buenos Aires Province #454
1933 City of Puerto General San Martin, province of Santa Fe #13
1960`s or early 70`s dealer promotion license plate from province of Buenos Aires.
This plate is interwoven with history, intrigue and this was the most interesting plate to research.
If you look at he left lower corner there is a logo says "IKA".
IKA was the Kaiser car manufacturer logo which manufactured cars in Cordoba province between 1955-1970`s.
Now we move to a much more interesting part of the plate.
The dealership.
Aguirre Mastro y Cia
was owned by non other than Jorge Antonio who was a very controversial figure
in the 50`s.
He was the one who negotiated with American car makers and Mercedes Benz in Germany to start manufacturing cars in Argentina.
He supplied the rich and famous with imported fancy cars including the Peron Family.
They supplied the Mercedes to Adolf Eichmann as well.
I find a book which lists all of the Peron cars they owned even tractors.
It could not have been on any of their cars because it`s a much later issued plate. The president went exile in 1955.
1943 City of Idiazabal province of Cordoba
1932 City of Baradero, province of Buenos Aires aluminium
1944 City of Wheelwright, province of Santa Fe
1936 City Bernardo de Irigoyen, province of Misiones trailer type
1940 City of Carmen del Sauce, province of Santa Fe
1942 City of Murphy, province of Santa Fe
1938 Town of Aguas Buenas, province of La Pampa?
Comodoro Rivadavia topper province of Chubut
