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Alabama: Motorcycle

ALABAMA MOTORCYCLE PLATES                        No pairs known.

 

Numbers began at 1 1912-39, M 1 1940-41, M 101 or 101 M 1942-86

unless noted.

Ordered:  1918-20 2,000, 1921 1,500, 1923-24 1,000, 1925-26 850,

          1927 800, 1940 1,200.

M 787 seen 1984, M 012 seen 1986.

4-digit expected 1920; 5-digit expected 1960.

Matching windshield sticker issued with plate 1944.

70M = Replacement 1959-76; 80M = Supplemental 1967-76.

 

1912                  1937       522             1962   M 12470*

1913                  1938       635             1963   M 14116*

1914    169           1939       685             1964   M 15686*

1915    545           1940   M   865             1965   M 19997*

1916                  1941   M  1359             1966   M 24998*

1917   1261*          1942   M  2510*            1967   M 24505

1918                  1943 (w/s sticker)         1968   M 26043*

1919   1917*          1944      1303 M           1969   M 22549

1920   1927*          1945   M  2112             1970   M 35814

1921    352           1946      3940 M*          1971   M 50381*

1922    512           1947   M  6590*            1972   M 59324*

1923                  1948      9460 M*          1973   M 69961*

1924    307           1949   M  9001*            1974   M 83858

1925                  1950      9727 M*          1975   M 90097

1926    685           1951   M  6024             1976   M 92200

1927                  1952      8164 M*          1977   M 92767

1928                  1953   M  6200             1978   M 90774

1929                  1954   M  4205             1979   M 86629

1930    338           1955   M  8194*            1980   M 85945

1931    626*          1956   M  5944             1981   M 86709

1932    651*          1957   M  9587*            1982   M 82869

1933                  1958   M  6316             1983   M 94502

1934    466           1959   M  9962*            1984   M 89465

1935    507           1960   M  9951             1985   M 83829

1936      5           1961   M 12264*            1986   M 88575

 

VARIATIONS

1963:  Type 1 - Long square like 1962 size   1954 - 6925

       Type 2 - Tall square like 1964 size  14116

  

ODD YEARS                                        EVEN YEARS

FORMAT M 0001A (No I,O,Q used)                   FORMAT M 00001

1987   M 0001A - M 3591K   (93,582)              1988   M 83699

1989   M 0001F - M 1142R   (91,133)              1990   M 76488

1991   M 0001A - M 4879J   (84,871)(Verify B,C)  1992   M 68848

1993   M 0001A - M 6796G   (66,790)              1994   M 59700

 

 

COLORS 1977-94  (Same as Annual Truck except 1988, 1992-93.)

1977   Black/White          1986   Black/Yellow

1978   Black/Yellow         1987   Red/White

1979   Blue/White           1988   Red/Yellow

1980   Red/White            1989   Black/White

1981   Black/Yellow         1990   Black/Tan

1982   Black/White          1991   Dark Blue/White

1983   Black/Yellow         1992   Green/Tan

1984   Green/White          1993   Blue/White

1985   Dark Blue/White      1994   Black/White

 

 

1995-2000 BASE                                         No I used.

1995 "JUL 95"              M0001A - M1505L        (TOTAL 111,494)

 

 

2000-05 BASE     Assuming no E,I,O,Q,U,X used. (Verify K,P,R,T,W)

2000 "MAR 00"  Type 1     M 01787 - M 99523              (97,737)

2002 "APR 03"  Type 1a     MAA000 -  MBY872              (38,873)

2004 "APR 05"  Type 1b    MCA 162 - MCG 410               (5,249)

                                                  (TOTAL 143,148)

 

 

2005-10 BASE                       No E,I,O,Q,U,X, ASS, BRA used.

2004 "APR 05"  Type 1     ASP 699 - AZY 654             (104,956)

2006 "MAY 07"  Type 1a    BFB 313 - BJV 556              (75,244)

2008 "APR 09"  Type 1b    BPB 661 - BRG 612              (22,952)

                                                  (TOTAL 203,152)

 

Children's Trust Fund ASC 366, University of Alabama BKM015 seen.

 

 

2008-10 SCHOOLS OPTIONAL BASE               Assuming no E,I used.

2007 "SEP 08"             BAC 006 - BAL 890               (7,885)

 

 

2010-14 SWEET HOME BASE

2009 "AUG 10"             M000124 - M216865             (216,742)

 

 

2015-23 EGRET BASE

2014 "MAR 16"             002444M - 191999M             (189,556)

 

 

COLORS 1995-PRESENT

1995-2000 BASE   Red/White

2000-05 BASE     Black and Blue/White

2005-10 BASE     Red, Blue and Light Blue/White

2010-23 BASES   (Same as Passenger)