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Michigan: Motorcycle

MICHIGAN MOTORCYCLE PLATES                     Singles all years.

 

Numbers began at 1 1910-67.  1972 and 1974 are Gold/Dark Blue.

 

1910   1059*     1925   3690*     1940    5002*     1955   28836*

1911   1787      1926   3-252     1941    5072      1956   30330*

1912   3572      1927   3-795*    1942    6035*     1957   30689*

1913   5779*     1928   3-439     1943    6585*     1958   37572*

1914   7164*     1929   4-566*    1944    6712*     1959   41092*

1915   7884      1930   3-797*    1945    6956*     1960   43645*

1916   8264      1931   3-202     1946   13259*     1961   45538*

1917   8903*     1932   3-283*    1947   21890*     1962   44354*

1918   7158      1933   3-413*    1948   22492*     1963   40206*

1919   8557*     1934   3-476*    1949   25724*     1964   44493*

1920   8903*     1935   3430*     1950   26036*     1965   69640*

1921   9609*     1936   2-913     1951   26144*     1966   87597*

1922   6382*     1937   3 155     1952   27024*     1967   99841*

1923   4674*     1938   4-648*    1953   28771*            Y0352

1924   3695*     1939   4 663*    1954   29006*            Y3096

 

VARIATIONS

1915, 1918-20:  3-digit has dash prefix. (No dash 1916, 1921-22)

1921:           2-digit has flanking dashes. (No dashes 1915)

1935:           1-267 has hyphen, 1776 on have no hyphen.

1946:           1-4-digits short size, 5-digits long size.

1973-on:        Space or no space between letters and numbers.

 

 

1968-72 FORMAT   A0001 - Z9950    1973-83 FORMAT   AA000 - ZZ999

                 No I,O,Q used.                    No I,O,Q used.

1968   M6394      (115,893*)

1969   P8485      (137,835*)      1973      NW815      (295,816*)

1970   T8711      (167,960*)      1974-75   YX025      (503,026)

1971   X3713      (202,713*)      1976-78   ZJ442      (514,443)

1972   Z9950      (228,850)       1979-83   ZZ999      (529,000)

     AA000 - AR811 (14,812)       ("82")  000AA - 133BC (25,134)

       (TOTAL 1972 243,662*)             (TOTAL 1979-83 554,134)

 

 

1984-2008 BLUE BASE                               No I,O,Q* used.

1984     Und.    Type 1          000MA - 999ZZ          (276,000)

1986     "86"    Type 1a         000AA - 999LZ          (253,000)

1987     "87"    Type 1b         AA000 - UM161          (433,162)

1999    "03-01"  Type 2          UR007 - ZZ999          (128,993)

2003   "MAR 04"  Type 2a         A000A - J304M          (202,305)

                                                (TOTAL 1,297,305)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Painted border

Type 2 - Unpainted border

 

*Q added by LQ prefix. (Verify AQ-KQ)

Not staggered 1981-2005; all expire 3/31.

Monthly Staggered Registration began 4/1/2005.

(Both "99" and "3-99" seen)

Variations:

Small "MICHIGAN" ("M" aligned with "C" of "CYCLE")

431MC - 004PZ, 085RP - 502ZZ, 177AW, 046CB - 604KH.

Large "MICHIGAN" ("M" offset from "C" of "CYCLE")

926RA - 352RC, 652AD - 194AU, 687BJ, 616KL on.

 

 

2007-13 BLUE BAR BASE                                No I,O used.

Jan.07  "MAR 07"                 K490C - Z999Z          (357,510)

8/12/11 "OCT 12"                 A000A - A918E            (4,919)

2012    "JUN 13"                 AA000 - EP870          (109,871)

                                                  (TOTAL 472,300)

 

2013-25 PURE MICHIGAN BASE

        "JUL 15"                 FA000 - RC780          (242,781)

 

 

OPTIONAL BASES:                                      No I,O used.

 

1998-2008 GREAT LAKES SPLENDOR BASE

Jan.97   "98"                    00AA0 - 02FK2          (129,023)

 

 

2007-22 SPECTACULAR PENINSULAS BASE

Jan.07 "MAR 07"                  55GD2 - 80KP5           (82,254)

 

 

2013-25 MACKINAC BRIDGE BASE

2013   "FEB 14"  Type 1          7NF44 - 0NK17            (3,274)

                 Type 2          6NT15 - 0QJ48           (38,434)

                                                   (TOTAL 50,310)