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At that time, California was issuing license plates on the "Golden State" base rather than the current "Script" base. "Golden State" California license plates were available as an alternate option to the previous yellow-on-blue since 1982. They were issued with plate numbers from 2AAA000 to 2GPZ999. Another commonly used fictional
California license plate, 2FAN321, also would have been issued on a "Golden State" base in 1987.
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