A look at the "evolution" of Heartland's Annual Meet Plate since 1998

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Production - 100

Designed by Dale Schoening and Iowa Prison Industries

Production - 100

Designed by J.D. Adams and Iowa Prison Industries

Production - 101 including a special "00" plate for Auction

Designed by J.D. Adams

8th Annual Meet - Council Bluffs - October 6, 2001

Production Regular Plate - 100

Production Mistake Plate - 101

Designed By J.D. Adams

Was last plate to use embossed lettering for numbers

Originally planned to have special auction plate bearing number CB for Council Bluffs and 01 for 2001, however due to a mix-up at the tag plant, they made ALL 100 plates with the CB prefix. The plates were remade correctly and the mistakes were sold by auction first. Then some were held by the Region for sale by the Region. The remaining mistake plates were distributed to the local meet hosts (Dunkerton, Iowa, Elkhorn, Nebraska, Great Bend, Kansas, Shelbina, Missouri, and Herington, Kansas) in the Heartland plus 10 to the ALPCA National in Niagara Falls New York, as donations to their respective auctions during 2001 and 2002.

Production - 100

Designed by J.D. Adams (was last exclusively designed by J.D. until the 2007 issue)

Was first plate to use Flat Plate technology

Known by some as the "Ford Fairlane" plate, since the legend resembles the side trim to a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500.

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by Danny Kinzle

Was first plate to have a motorcycle sized plate to be sold at the auction

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by Danny Kinzle

Production Heartland Standard - 100

Production ACSN Standard - 50?

Production Motorcycle - 10

Production ACSN Motorcycle - ?

Designed by Danny Kinzle

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by Danny Kinzle

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams and Iowa Prison Industries

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams and Iowa Prison Industries

The plate is a design incorporating two of Nebraska's most well known classic plate elements. The State Outline border and "Cornhusker State" depict the 1966 through 1975 Passengers and '66 through '84 Non-Pass plates. While centered is the famous "Tower of the plains" otherwise known as the Nebraska State Capitol Building as seen on the well known 1940 and 1941 issues. the plate is done with Red on Reflective White while the numbers on the left side and our logo on the right are done in Black.

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams

The "Retro" look continued using two of Kansas' most well known classic plate elements. The State Outline border and "The Wheat State" depict the 1956 through 1976 Base Passengers and '56 through '75 Non-Pass plates. While on the left side is the famous "Sunflower" from the 1942 plates used also with a tab for 1943. The plate is done in the colors reminicent of the 1959 Kansas plates - Blue on Reflective Yellow.

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams

This plate uses the "Ribbon" design that was one of the choices for the 2008 Missouri Reissue (The Map/Bluebird Base) The numbering colors being dark green represent the colors of the Northwest Missouri State University "Bearcats" whose football team was national champions for NCAA Division II in 2009

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams and Iowa Prison Industries

Production - 100

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams and Iowa Prison Industries

The plate is a design incorporating two of Nebraska's most well known classic plate elements. The State Outline border and "Cornhusker State" depict the 1966 through 1975 Passengers and '66 through '84 Non-Pass plates. While centered is the famous "Tower of the plains" otherwise known as the Nebraska State Capitol Building as seen on the well known 1940 and 1941 issues. the plate is done with Black on Reflective White while the numbers on the left side and our logo on the right are done in Red.

Production Motorcycle - 10

Designed by J.D. Adams

The "Retro" look will continue using two of Kansas' most well known classic plate elements. The State Outline border and and another element that will debut at our Regional Meet on October 12, 2013. The plate will be done in the colors reminicent of the 1958 Kansas plates - Yellow on Reflective Blue.