--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '1999-10-13T01:08:04' draft: false title: 'Silly Y2K story: Maine''s State' --- [Silly Y2K story](http://zip2.newsreal.com/cgi-bin/NewsService?osform_template=pages/altavistaStory&refresh=10800&ID=altavista&path=News/Story_1999_10_12.NRdb@2@21@3@295&headerID=1): _Maine's State government got its first Y2K surprise months early when owners of 2000 model cars and trucks received titles identifying their new vehicles as "horseless carriages."_