SOUTH CAROLINA MOTORCYCLE PLATES      Singles all years.

Numbers assumed to have begun at Z-1 1921-66.

Plates ordered:  1921-22 1,100, 1925 800, 1927 450, 1929 450, 1930 425.

Plates shown on DMV charts in [].

1917   1411 - 2135         1956        Z-5221*

1918                       1957        Z-6399*

1919                       1958        Z-5041

1920                       1959        Z-6867*

1921  (Z began)            1960        Z-7321*

1922                       1961        Z-2770

1923                       1962        Z-5890*

1924                       1963        Z-3777

1925     Z287*             1964        Z-5330*          [Z-5500]

1926                       1965         Z8866*

1927                       1966         Z8705, 1Z514, 1Z740

1928                       1967        Z 1003 - Z 11090

1929                       1968        Z 1546 - Z 13233

1930                       1969        Z 1149 - Z 11428

1931                       1970         Z 159 - Z 17251*

1932                       1971         Z 138 - Z 18893

1933    Z-210              1972        Z 1168 - Z 23591

1934    Z-360              1973        Z 4251 - Z 38910

1935                       1974        Z 1871 - Z 41893

1936     Z-24              1975        Z 4838 - Z 48245*[Z 66000]

1937    Z-124              1976        Z 1917 - Z 65050*

1938    Z-259              1977        Z 6739 - Z 49327*

1939    Z-629              1978        Z 1014 - Z 50627*

1940    Z-301              1979        Z 5976 - Z 41911

1941                       1980        Z 5750 - Z 35814

1942    Z-389              1981        Z 3793 - Z 40670

1943                       11-30-82    Z 1041 - Z 41977

1944    Z-450              11-30-83    Z 6150 - Z 22060

1945     1050              11-30-84    Z 4213 - Z 49301*

1946     1768              11-30-85    Z 1116 - Z 48036*

1947     3790              11-30-86   Z 10228 - Z 58483*[Z 10001]

1948   Z-5090              11-30-87   Z 10001 - Z 89078*

1949   Z-7146              11-30-88   Z 10001 - Z 64591*

1950   Z-5890              11-30-89   Z 10001 - Z 69942*

1951   Z-3917              11-30-90   Z 10001 - Z 57847*[Z 58000]

1952   Z-4826              11-30-91   Z 10001 - Z 73288*

1953   Z-5424*             11-30-92    Z10001 -  Z46175*

1954   Z-5630*             11-30-93    Z10001 -  Z48256*

1955   Z-3975              11-30(94)   Z10001 -  Z54758

                          (Renewed to 11-30-95)

VARIATIONS

1917:  Type 1 - Diagonal "SC", no slots     1411 - 2092

       Type 2 - Horizontal "SC", top slots  2135

1944:  List states that no letter = "Special motorcycles", i.e.

       State/County/City vehicles.

1945:  1-3-digits have "Z" prefix, 4-digits no prefix.

      (Verify 1946-47 1-3-digit; 4-digit expected 1938-44)

1949:  83 has no "Z" prefix.

1959:  Type 1 - 4 corner holes     Z-1 - Z-5209 (Z-6200 on chart)

       Type 2 - No corner holes Z-6867          (1960 has holes)

1965:  Z-3038 has hyphen; Z8866 has no hyphen.

1976:  Error "CAROLNIA", or normal correct spelling.

       Entire 55,000 plate order made incorrectly, then remade.

       Z 51956 highest seen error.

1994-95:  No embossed date; date shown on year sticker.

1996-2016 BASE               Assuming no A,I,O,Q used. (Verify T)

1995  "1 96" Type 1           Z10001 - Z99999            (89,999)

1998  "6 99" Type 1a          ZB0001 - ZZ9999 except ZX (209,979)

2005  "5 06" Type 2           ZX0001 - ZX9999             (9,999)

2007  "6 08" Type 3        Z/B 10001 - Z/B 39897         (29,897)

2008  "6 09" Type 4        Z/B 44083 - Z/D 66168        (202,084)

                                                  (TOTAL 546,143)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - All embossed, Blue/White

Type 2 - All embossed, Black/White

Type 3 - Numbers, border embossed; "Z/B", state name screened,

         Blue/White

Type 4 - All flat, Blue/White

Monthly Staggered Registration began 12/1/1995, expire "1 96".

NEW 2016-25 BASE                        Black, Blue and Red/White

5/1/15  "5 16"  Type 1     Z/D 74412 - Z/D 91772         (17,361)

2016   "MAR 17" Type 2     Z/E 38395 - Z/H 38179        (289,582)

                                                  (TOTAL 343,564)

ZE-ZF began at 10001; ZG-ZH began at 101.

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Two sticker boxes

Type 2 - One sticker box

COLORS   FR 1976-94.  Same as Truck 1976-89.

1944   Yellow/Green (same as Passenger tab)

1976, 1980,     11-30-84, 11-30-88, 11-30-92       Blue/White

1977, 1981,     11-30-85, 11-30-89, 11-30-93       Red/White

1978, 11-30-82, 11-30-86, 11-30-91, 11-30-94 - 95  Green/White

1979, 11-30-83, 11-30-87, 11-30-90                 Black/White

MOTORCYCLE DEALER

1921-71    Y

1972-84    X

1985-on   XZ