MISSOURI MOTORCYCLE PLATES

Numbers began at 1 1913-61, 1966-74.

#441 mentioned in 1913 news article.

D = Motorcycle Dealer.  Highest numbers assigned in bold.

1913               1929    1443        1945      2-886

1914   1659        1930    1757*       1946      6-580*

1915               1931     998        1947      8-074

1916   3449        1932    1415        1948      8-626*

1917    949        1933    1825*       1949-50  12-743

1918   2420        1934     917        1951      6-714

1919   4384*       1935     932        1952      7-032*

1920     28        1936   1-281        1953      6-274

1921   3337        1937   1-036        1954      6-237

1922   4139*       1938   1-708        1955      6-332

1923   2850*       1939   1-761        1956      6-897*

1924   2518*       1940   2-253, 2487* 1957      7-011

1925   1978        1941    2813*       1958      8-306

1926   2051*       1942   3-017        DEC 59    8-825

1927      1        1943   1-684        DEC 60    8-902, A-751*

1928   1496        1944   2-599        DEC 61    7-781, A-047 - A-312

1962-65 FORMATS                    Assuming no D,I,O,Q,U,V* used.

DEC 62   A-001 - P-587        Verify:      KLMN -------  (12,575)

DEC 63   A-001 - S-699        Verify:  B  H   N R -----  (14,685*)

DEC 64   A-001 - Z-016        Verify:  B  H   N RSTW     (18,997*)

DEC 65   A-001 - Z-999,       Verify:   C  K   P    X Z  (25,965)

         I-944, U-436, V-893, 1-157 - 5-106

1965 VARIATIONS

Type 1 - Vertical "DEC" left, "MISSOURI" bottom Y-235, I-944,

                                                U-436, V-893

Type 2 - "MO DEC" bottom                  1-157 - 5-982, 10-000+?

DEC 66            39-570*    1975-79 FORMATS       No D,I,O used.

DEC 67   50-000   43-388*    APR 75   1A-001 - 3P-999   (110,987*)

DEC 68   60-000   41-030*    APR 76   A1-001 - P6-349   (113,337*)

APR 70   60-000   45-051*    APR 77   1A-001 - 7P-135   (114,123*)

APR 71   60-000   52-840*    APR 78   A1-001 - P5-064   (112,052*)

APR 72   60-000   68-547*    APR 79   1A-001 - 6N-088   (104,077*)

APR 73   80-000   84-078*

APR 74   90-000   98-852*

1980-97 BASE                                    No D,I,O,Q* used.

1979 "APR 80" Type 1: Dated "80"    A1-001 - Z9-999     (197,978)

1981 "APR 83" Type 1a               A0-001 - E0-764       (3,764)

1981 "APR 82" Type 2: Undated       F0-380 - F0-804         (425)

1982 "APR 83" Type 1b               K0-324 - Y0-696      (12,373)

1984 "APR 85" Type 1c               1A-001 - 5L-989      (85,980)

1986 "APR 87" Type 2a               7L-105 - 9Z-999     (110,883)

1989 "APR 90" Type 2b               1Q-001 - 9Q-999       (8,999)

1991 "APR 92" Type 2c               10-0A1 - 95-8N1     (107,570)

                                                  (TOTAL 534,525)

After Z9-999, A0-001 - Z1-000 issued.

*Q added 1990.

Replaced April 1997.

1998-2009 BASE                               No D,I,O,Q,U,V used.

1997 "APR 98" Type 1               A0 001 - Z9 999      (199,980)

1999 "APR 00" Type 1a              0A 001 - 5S 026      (145,012)

                                                  (TOTAL 344,992)

Replaced by 2010. (Verify 0H 000)

2010-22 BLUEBIRD BASE                     Assuming no I,O,Q used.

2009 "APR 10" Type 1: Blue map     AA 1AA - CP 9KT      (282,915)

2013 "APR 14" Type 2: Black map    CR 2TK - DY 2SA      (142,543)

                                                  (TOTAL 431,597)

2022-25 BICENTENNIAL BASE                 Assuming no I,O,Q used.

2022                               GE 9KR - HF 9TP      (115,704)

1975-on: Numbers progress before letters, regardless of position.

COLORS   (If different than passenger) (T = Same as BL Truck)

1943   White/Green (same as tab)          1961   White/Maroon (T)

1951   White/Maroon                       1962   White/Green  (T)

1952   Maroon/White (T)                   1963   White/Maroon (T)

1953   White/Maroon                       1964   Black/Yellow (T)

1954   Black/Yellow                       1965   Black/White  (T)

1955   Yellow/Black                       1966   White/Blue   (T)

1956   White/Red    (T)                   1967   White/Green

1957   White/Black  (T)                   1968   Green/White

1958   White/Blue   (T)                   1970   Black/White

1959   White/Orange (T)                   1971   White/Brown

1960   White/Black  (T)