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Nebraska: Motorcycle

NEBRASKA MOTORCYCLE PLATES

                     Singles 1915-21, 1945?, 1957, 1960, 1969-on.

                     Pairs 1922-40, 1946, 1948, 1950-52, 1954.

 

1915   1 - 1417                               1918      1 - 3977

1916   1 - 1417                               1919-20   1 - 1417

1917   1 - 1417                               1921      1 - 1417

 

County codes same as passenger 1922-present.

 

1922-50, 1952-61 FORMATS     1-MC1 - 1-MC999

                            10-MC1 - 10-MC99

 

1951 FORMATS                 A-MC1 - A-MC999

                            AN-MC1 - AN-MC99

 

VARIATIONS

1920:  Tab has "NEB." unlike passenger "NEB".

1925, 1929:  MC is stacked.

1930:  No hyphen.

1940:  Type 1 - New plate, no slots.

       Type 2 - Restamped "X" tonnage plate, 2 bottom slots.

1942:  Type 1 - Normal size, 2 bottom slots.

       Type 2 - Tall size, no slots. (10-MC16 seen)

1943-44 TABS:  "3/B" or "4/B"

1946:  2-MC751 seen.  One seen with 1947 tab "B/7".

1947:  Dated plate, tall size. (1-MC1121*, 2-MC1255* seen)

1953 TAB:  "B/3"

1959, 1961:  Dated plates.

 

 

HIGHEST EXTRA-LONG PLATES

Expected by registration figures, unless * higher plate seen.

 

           ADAMS    LINCOLN    YORK     DAWSON   SCOTTS B.   SARPY      TOTAL  %

1946     14-MC105  15-MC101                      21-MC147                 56   1%

1947     14-MC141  15-MC128  17-MC100            21-MC208                181   4%

1948     14-MC180  15-MC122  17-MC110            21-MC249                265   5%

1949     14-MC169  15-MC130  17-MC101            21-MC229                233   5%

1950     14-MC164  15-MC161            18-MC106  21-MC222                257   5%

1951               LN-MC158                      SC-MC168                128   3%

1952-53  14-MC149  15-MC144                      21-MC159                155   4%

1954     14-MC124  15-MC127                      21-MC107  59-MC148*     110   3%

1955     14-MC112  15-MC134                                59-MC179      128   3%

1956     14-MC113  15-MC114                                59-MC217      147   4%

1957     14-MC106  15-MC115                                59-MC247      171   4%

1958     14-MC104                                          59-MC293      199   4%

1959     14-MC105  15-MC113                      21-MC106  59-MC353      281   5%

1960               15-MC108                      21-MC106  59-MC317      234   4%

1961               15-MC119                      21-MC115  59-MC286      223   4%

 

 

 

1962-68 FORMATS             1-MC 1 - 1-MC9999

                           10-MC 1 - 10-MC999

 

1969-75 FORMATS            1-M/C 1 - 1-M/C99999

                          10-M/C 1 - 10-M/C9999

 

1969  90 M/C-34 seen with misplaced hyphen

 

1976-84 FORMATS                1-1 - 1-99999

                              10-1 - 10-9999

1982 "JUN 83" 5/9-10057 seen

Aluminum or galvanized steel.

 

1985-2002 FORMATS          1 M/C 1 - 1 M/C 99999

                          10 M/C 1 - 10 M/C 9999

 

2-5-digits have wide "M/C", 6-digits have thin "M/C".

 

 

2003-05 BASE

Douglas/Lancaster/Sarpy (no "M/C")

2002 "JAN 03" Type 1: Embossed   NPU374, NUC726 - NUF235, OEN807,

                                 OFB067, OFD006 - 008,

                                 OGG437 - 446, OGU428 - 809

2004 "10 05"  Type 2: Flat       OJH614 - OJI183, OLN428 - OLQ393

 

All letters used, but series mixed with passenger assignments.

 

Other 90 counties ("M/C" after county code)

2002 "JAN 03" Type 1: Embossed   3 M/C 1 -  3 M/C 999

                                10 M/C 1 - 10 M/C 999

2004  "1 05"  Type 2: Flat      10-1018 seen

 

 

2006-11 BASE

Douglas/Lancaster/Sarpy:  PRW782, PSC346 - 683, PSF011,

                          PVY221 - PWA019, RPI492

Other 90 counties:        3-1 - 3-9999, 10-1 - 10-9999

 

2012-17 BASE

Douglas/Lancaster/Sarpy:  RKT020, RKV414, RLF777, SYS274

Other 90 counties:        3-1 - 3-9999, 10-1 - 10-9999

 

2018-22 BASE  

Douglas/Lancaster/Sarpy:

Other 90 counties:        3-1 - 3-9999, 10-1 - 10-9999

 

 

COLORS   (Same as Truck)

1976-84   Green/White                   2000-02   Red/White

1985-87   Blue/White                    2003-05   Black/White

1988-90   Red/White                     2006-11   Blue/White

1991-93   Black/White                   2012-17   Dark Green/White

1994-96   Blue/White                    2018-22   Black/White

1997-99   Black/White