America Online (AOL) Vanity License Plate

GhostCorp Apparel - resurrecting iconic corporate ghosts.

Give your garage, office, or wall display a signal from the dial-up age with this America Online vanity license plate. AOL became a gateway to the early consumer web, remembered through trial disks, screen names, chat rooms, email, and AIM. It is made for collectors of internet history, road-trip decor fans, and anyone whose first online memories began with the sound of a modem connecting.

AOL Media LLC is a New York City-based web portal and former online service provider, owned by Bending Spoons. Its lineage reaches back to Control Video Corporation, founded in 1983, and its GameLine service for the 2600. In 1985, Jim Kimsey formed Quantum Computer Services from its remnants; Quantum Link launched for Commodore computers that year, using software licensed from PlayNet. Following PC Link and Apple-focused services, the company renamed its service America Online in 1989. AOL became a leading online service, with about three million active users by 1995 and more than 20 million consumers receiving internet service by 2000. It acquired Netscape in 1998 and MapQuest in 1999, then merged with Time Warner in 2001. AOL was spun off in 2009, acquired by Verizon in 2015, and combined with Yahoo as Oath in 2016, later Verizon Media. Verizon sold the division to Apollo in 2021; Apollo sold AOL to Bending Spoons in January 2026.

Product features

- Durable 100% aluminum construction with silver backing

- High-definition, vibrant color printing on white front

- Standard size 12" × 6" (30.5 × 15.2 cm)

- Four pre-drilled holes for easy hanging or mounting

- Assembled in the USA from globally sourced parts (mounting hardware not included)

Care instructions

- Wipe with a damp cloth, air dry or use a soft, non-abrasive cloth

EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY

Product information: Generic brand, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Care instructions: Wipe with a damp cloth, air dry or use a soft, non-abrasive cloth