TYPE |
INFORMATION |
NORTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLE PLATES
6-30-26, 1929: 2,000 ordered.
1943: Gold/Black plate.
1948: Issuance by county began.
1950: 33301 on chart.
1951: 35501 - 57500 (22,000) reserved.
1955: 43801 - 57800 (14,000) reserved; 54100 (10,300) assigned.
1956, 1962-64, 1966-67: 3001 on chart.
1963: 3001 - 15000 (12,000) reserved.
6-30-13 1941 1572 - 1943 (372)
6-30-14 333 - 1942 1725 - 3616 (1,892)
6-30-15 13 - 1378 1943 1149 - 3002 (1,854)
6-30-16 125 - 1024 1944 1448 - 4137 (2,690)
(6-30) 17 100 - 1945 1498 - 1669 (172)
(6-30) 18 188 - 482 1946 1081 - 8305 (7,225*)
(6-30) 19 28 - 1947 657 - 9745 (9,089)
(6-30) 20 611 - 1948 10266 - 24663 (14,398)
(6-30) 21 15 - 1949 33218 - 49978 (16,761*)
(6-30) 22 776 - 1515 1950 34001 - 48848 (14,848*)
(6-30) 23 466 - 1951 35501 - 47805 (12,305*)
6-30-24 100 - 1952 35892 - 45952 (10,061*)
6-30-25 2 - 1953 41101 - 54060 (12,960*)
6-30-26 1014 - 1954 44111 - 52725 (8,615*)
6-30-27 1955 43801 - 53247 (9,447*)
1927 818 - 1956 3151 - 10885 (7,735)
1928 1957 3039 - 9700 (6,662)
1929 3 - 229 1958 3510 - 10339 (6,830*)
1930 1109 - 1959 3009 - 6903 (3,895)
1931 1377 - 1960 3027 - 9850 (6,824)
1932 2346 - 3170 1961 3192 - 9943 (6,752*)
1933 126 - 1962 4630 - 10338 (5,709)
1934 770 - 1963 3001 - 10027 (7,027*)
1935 1004 - 1964 3066 - 12984 (9,919*)
1936 1268 - 1965 3356 - 15836,
1937 1095 - 1968 86037 - 90560 (17,005)
1938 1001 - 2533 1966 4335 - 15769,
1939 1036 - 2058 78324 - 91178 (24,290)
1940 1069 - 2678 1967 3370 - 31525 (28,156)
VARIATIONS
1947: Type 1 - "NC/47" 657 - 9745
Type 2 - "N/C", undated 11967 - 12167
1967: Type 1 - Short dies, "MOTORCYCLE" top (see above numbers)
Type 2 - Tall dies, no legend 175MD - 3906MD
1968-72 FORMATS 1MA - 9999MA, 1MB etc. No G,I used.
1968 5639MD (35,636*)
1969 9259MD (39,256*)
1970 973MF (50,968*)
1971 2729MH (62,723*)
1972 1776MK (81,768*)
1973-78
1973 100070 - 198389 (98,320*)
1974 100039 - 226609 (126,571*)
1975 102146 - 218199 (116,054*)
1976 103179 - 223367 (120,189*) Green/White
1977 101097 - 221889 (120,793*) Red/White
1978 106809 - 214192 (107,384*) Green/White
1979-85 BASE Undated Red/White
1979 "79" 110684 - 429237 (318,554)
Monthly Staggered Registration appears to have begun 1980/81,
expire "JUN 81", same as passenger. Probably replaced during 1985.
1985-2023 BASE Undated Blue/White
1984 "MAY 85" Type 1: Tall dies 437298 - 999999 (562,702)
1999 "11 00" Type 2: Short dies 1A0001 - 8E3677 (1,503,527)
(TOTAL 2,066,229)
No G,I,O,Q,U used.
Type 2 progression is 1A-1Z, 2A-2Z, etc.
After 3H, 4H and 5H were issued "10 08" before resuming at 3J.
8E3677 has new die for "8".