MAINE REGISTRATION FIGURES
PASSENGER COMM. M/C DEALER M/C DEALER LOG HAULER SPECIAL
1912b 7,258 193 305 252 10 32
1913 10,351 366 545 297 22 25 325
1914 14,489? 661 727 310 25 21d 580e
1915 20,289? 1,098 950 324 35 27c 966c
1916e 28,943 1,991 1,284 319 32
1917 38,110 3,381 1,516 418 24
1918 40,372 4,200 1,497 417 18
1919 47,632 5,792 1,600 476 19
1920 55,395 7,512 1,566 637 24
1921 67,591 9,936 1,525f 767f 24f
1922 78,697 13,842 1,321 828 41
1923 90,177 15,614 1,434 912 14
1924 105,040 19,001 1,250 1,043 15
1925 113,344 23,794 1,293 1,070 17 22,043
1926 121,783 23,021 1,124 1,194 16 25,025
1927 130,627 25,614 1,245 1,280 17 28,710
1928 138,541 28,616 1,236 1,143 12 34,171
1929 146,863 31,535 1,278 1,092a 18 43,982
1930 147,791 33,451 1,178 1,219 20 39,901
HIRE ZONE TRACTOR TRAILER SIDE CAR SERVICE 5-DAY 10-DAY
1922 - 172 385 499 577 22
1923 2,818 227 364 510 486 8
1924 3,137 428 420 640 425 7
1925 2,885 318 476 790 387 7 436 99
1926 2,375 187 534 871 288 6
1927 2,197 71 546 1,019 233 6
1928 2,076 ? 562 1,078 219 2
1929 2,007 ? 581 1,657 223 3
1930 1,821 ? 522 2,228 182 3
1931 1,602 ? 412 3,084 ? ?
MUNICIPAL SHC OFFICIAL SP M/C CONV. BUS
1924 580 216 58 38 - -
1925 617 205 60 88 - -
1926 730 249 71 71 3,737 -
1927 857 238 78 66 4,536 103
1928 981 260 90 76 4,793 104
1929 1,077 271 121 84 5,091 111
1930 1,194 202 149 68 4,205 106
a As of 6/30
b As of 7/31
c As of 9/30
d As of 10/31
e As of 11/4
f As of 11/27
PASSENGER COMM. PASSENGER COMM.
1931 148,550 35,711 1951
1932 135,787 1952 212,427 63,532d
1933 131,765 1953 219,434 65,117
1934 140,165 35,495 1954 226,576 65,355
1935 142,133 36,189 1955 237.799 67.648
1936 150,206 1956 248,711
1937 156,710 1957 250,922
1938 153,076 1958 253,752
1939 156,615 1959 257,704
1940 161,018 41,989 1960 263,342
1941 45,233 1961 265,109 67,194
1942 157,567 1962 315,454 69,753
1943 143,255 1963 323,023
1944 44,529 1964 328,197
1945c 146,254 47,590 1965 338,503
1946 167,514 56,499 1966 346,342
1947 173,413 1967 359,480
176,413 1968 379,601
1948 181,731 62,210 1969
1949 185,561 59,894 1970
1950 202,775 64,195
1945c 1946c 1953 1958 1961 1961g 1962
Passenger 146,254 161,314 219,434 253,782 265,109 315,454
Commercial 47,590 53,623 65,117 66,502 67,194 67,198 69,753
Motorcycle 868 1,446 1,859 1,607 ? 1,869 ?
Bus 486 434 ? ? ? ? ?
Coach 266 267 281 267 ? ? ?
Convertible ? ? 9,060 28,600 44,526 ? -
Dealer 486 743 1,038 ? ? ? ?
Farm - - - 3,770 5,328 5,328 5,731
Hire 1,131 1,497 1,078 794 ? ? ?
Tractor 3,977 5,146 6,658 7,799 ? ? ?
Trailer 12,741 15,492 23,818 35,940 ? 44,563 ?
1964 1965 1966
Motorcycle 2,615 5,304 6,355
Registrations as of 9/1/2022 (Chickadee types only): (Maine DMV website)
Passenger 804,832 Farm 5,995
Commercial 91,482 Handicapped 11,390
Antique 24,045 Hire 607
Bus 1,227 Horseless Carriage 32
Combination 9,413 Low Speed Vehicle 202
Com. Tractor 1,841 Motor Home 5,013
Custom Veh. 299 Street Rod 709
Equipment 9,834 Tractor 1,512
Sources:
1912b Bangor Daily News, 6/18/1912, 7/5/1912, Kennebec Journal 8/7/1912
1913, 1914d Bangor Daily News, 11/4/1914
1914e Biddeford Daily Journal, 11/5/1914
1914-15, 1919-20 Portland Sunday Telegram, 2/20/1916, 1/2/1921
1915c Biddeford Daily Journal, 10/15/1915
1916e Bangor Daily News, 11/20/1917
1917-18 Kennebec Journal 1/6/1919
1921 Kennebec Journal, 11/28/1921
1921f Brunswick Times Record 1/12/1923
1922-26 Portland Evening Express, 1/9/1924, 1/31/1925, 1/14/1926, 1/14/1927
1926-27, 1929-31 Kennebec Journal, 1/31/1928, 1/28/1930, 1/31/1931, 2/1/1932
1928, 1929a, 1932 Portland Evening Express, 1/11/1929, 7/24/1929, 1/11/1933
1931 Brunswick Times Record, 1/30/1932
1933, 1936-39 Lewiston Daily Sun, 2/27/1962
1934 Lewiston Sun-Journal, 2/17/1936
1935 Lewiston Daily Sun, 1/4/1941
1941, 1944 Kennebec Journal, 2/26/1947
1942 Portland Press Herald, 12/27/1968
1943 Portland Press Herald, 7/9/1955
1945c-46c Kennebec Journal, 11/6/1946
1946 Kennebec Journal, 5/23/1947
1947 Waterville Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, 1/27/1948
1948-49 Bangor Daily News, 1/20/1950
1949-50 Portland Press Herald, 1/16/1951
1952-61 Portland Press Herald, 2/21/1962
1952d Lewiston Daily Sun, 11/27/1953
1953 Kennebec Journal, 4/22/1954
1954-55 Lewiston Daily Sun, 2/22/1956
1961-62 Lewiston Daily Sun, 4/15/1963
1961g Portland Press Herald, 3/18/1962
1962-68 Portland Evening Express, 2/20/1969
1964-66 Motorcycle Portland Evening Express, 6/17/1966, Portland Press Herald 6/12/1967
REGISTRATIONS BY MONTH 1912-14:
$5 $10 $15 TRUCK LOG TOTAL* DEALER M/C M/C D. S M/C S
JAN 1912 162 257 92 43 15 569 105 7
FEB 1912 16 99 21 4 2 142 30 3
MAR 1912 65 264 59 14 1 403 22 10 1 1
APR 1912 346 1,367 150 37 2 1,902 55? 67 4?
MAY 1912 524 1,571 131 51 8 2,285 21 107 4 41 3
JAN-MAY 1912 1,113 3,558 453 149 28 5,301 233 194 9
JUN 1912 242 793 84 27 1 1,147 9 58 52
JUL 1912 160 474 126 17 3 780 10 53 1 66
MAR 1913 68 448 33 21 1 549 32 26 3 5
APR 1913 351 2,155 143 54 3 2,649 64 115 8
MAY 1913 484 2,201 150 67 6 2,835 36 151 4 31
JUN 1913 302 1,146 95 48 4 1,543 11 99 1
JAN 1914 50 48 98 68 2 196 116 7 2
FEB 1914
MAR 1914 78 722 43 49 843 48 31 3 1
*includes $5, $10, $15, Truck and Log 1912, $5, $10 and $15 1913-14.
FROM U.S. DOT:
PASSENGER TRUCK M/C PASSENGER TRUCK M/C
1926 124,339 28,160 1,195 1961 309,525 73,236 1,869
1927 133,151 31,647 1,311 1962 318,077 73,946 1,948
1928 139,726 34,272 1,294 1963 326,913 74,798 2,093
1929 148,269 37,772 1,340 1964 331,084 76,884 2,615
1930 149,219 38,630 1,238 1965 341,269 81,488 5,034
1931 149,981 40,069 1,259 1966 349,697 82,620 6,355
1932 135,784 37,683 1,045 1967 362,450 88,027 6,338
1933 133,520 36,989 1,093 1968 385,633 93,023 6,374
1934 141,959 39,598 1,127 1969 398,460 95,630 7,770
1935 143,664 39,866 1,076 1970 406,650 101,698 9,973
1936 151,168 42,759 1,005 1971 431,831 103,208 12,683
1937 158,133 44,972 914 1972 450,861 111,920 16,146
1938 154,343 44,582 870 1973 474,321 119,976 20,441
1939 157,938 45,397 844 1974 498,118 137,073 25,832
1940 162,359 46,124 849 1975 499,474 146,555 27,095
1941 176,872 47,997 821 1976 544,681 152,293 27,584
1942 158,275 44,348 1,032 1977 558,515 157,798 32,797
1943 145,937 44,273 768 1978 533,507 172,026 35,356
1944 148,735 46,783 915 1979 524,974 186,121 42,947
1945 156,410 52,228 981 1980 518,079 202,977 47,721
1946 172,522 59,213 1,705 1981 530,864 195,851 49,522
1947 181,392 61,871 2,790 1982 535,685 204,724 48,166
1948 187,898 63,127 2,982 1983 556,372 206,945 48,176
1949 190,923 60,818 2,697 1984 577,485 219,804 47,756
1950 209,911 65,204 2,581 1985 583,892 253,571 47,004
1951 214,323 64,372 2,299 1986 600,257 269,541 45,393
1952 220,566 65,536 2,115 1987 627,092 298,002 43,849
1953 228,916 66,242 1,859 1988 627,598 306,886 40,930
1954 237,905 66,450 1,493 1989 616,874 319,592 39,430
1955 252,292 68,796 1,448 1990 637,034 336,700 37,795
1956 270,915 71,717 1,522 1991 623,924 352,075 37,141
1957 274,353 70,538 1,609 1992 610,903 364,394 30,484
1958 282,392 70,584 1,623 1993 633,843 391,246 31,272
1959 291,444 71,290 1,760 1994 567,897 375,037 25,690
1960 300,595 72,200 1,862 1995 574,069 390,000 25,972
