Diane Ribeiro, of Bristol, has had the vanity plate PIKLES since 1977. It started with the nickname given to her father, Anthony, when he was a teenager because he was tall and skinny. In the ’50s, he drove stock cars and raced under the name of “Kid Pickles.” “As I got older, I inherited the nickname. At first I was known as Pickles’ daughter. In 1977, I went to the registry and ordered PIKLES. Soon after I received the plates I asked my dad if I could borrow his Lincoln that he recently bought, to go to work. I attached the new plates without telling him. When I brought the car home after work that night I asked him if he had seen the car. He said, “Please don’t tell me you got in an accident with it.” I just looked at him and said “Dad, please just go out and look at the car.” He went outside and came back with the biggest smile on his face. I shouted, “Merry Christmas!” Anthony Ribeiro passed away in 1985, but the vanity plate can still be seen driving down the streets of Bristol on Diane’s car.

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