TENNESSEE MOTORCYCLE PLATES   Pairs 1918-19, 1927-32, 1934, 1939,

                                    1953, 1955, Singles 1959.

Began 1916.

Ordered:  1,000 1918, 1,500 1919, 1927-29, 1,700 1930,1,800 1931,

          2,000 1932, 1,695 1934, 1,750 1943 A Tab, 240 1943 B Tab.

Numbers in bold are verified starting numbers.  No map 1927.

Motorcycle with sidecar series known 1937-55 (B series).

Sidecar may have begun 1935 merely with separate color schemes.

Known plates:  1947 2B-152, 1953 3B-16, 1954 53B-1, 1955 3B-8.

1916      1 -  930      1928     1774 -

1917      1 -  567      1929     991A -

1918    142 - 1463*     1930    2-580 -

1919    775 -           1931      116 -    138 [Montgomery 1067 - 1078]

1920    811 -           1932       79 -   1408*

1921                    1933     1009 -   1546 [Montgomery 1353 - 1362]

1922   1001 - 2525*     1934      338 -   1033 [Montgomery  509 -  520,

1923   2179 -                                   Shelby     1296 - 1695]

1924    288 -  987      1935      840 -   1716 [Knox 401 - 625]

1925 [Montg. 1775 - ?]  1936      292 -   1555

1926    668 -           1937   A1-228 - A1-879

1927                    1938    A 925 - A1-863

1939-47 FORMATS          1A-1 - 9A-999          County codes same

                        10A-1 -  95A-9          as passenger.

1940   10A-10+ added (expected 1939)

1943 TAB   A 976

1947   10-X23 seen

OVERFLOW EXPECTED:   1946   2-X354

                     1947   1-X496, 2-X561, 10-X27, 25-X6

1948-65 FORMATS           1-1 - 9-999           County codes same

                         10-1 - 95-99           as passenger.

1949   2-1062 added (expected 1948)

       10-100 added (expected 1948)

VARIATIONS

1936:  292 is White/Red; 1555 is Blue/White.

1948:  6-24, 73-15, 76-7 have no "A"; 19A-93 has "A".

1965:  Type 1 - Map shape, old county formats

       Type 2 - Rectangle, ET-1644 - ET-2939  (1,296)

COLORS 1924-36   (If different than passenger)

1924   White/Green                1930               Black/White

1925   Black/White                1931, 1933, 1935   White/Black

1926   Black/White                1932,       1936   White/Red

1927   Brown/White                1934               White/Green

1928   Dark Green/White                       1936   Blue/White

1929   Red/White

1966-81 FORMATS       ZC0001 - ZU9999       Hyphen added 1969-80,

                                            space only 1981.

Prefixes used:  1966-72 - ZC,ZD,ZE,ZF,ZM,ZN,ZP,ZR,ZU

                1973    - ZC,ZD,ZE,ZF,ZM,ZN,ZP,ZR,ZS,ZT

                1974-81 - ZC,ZD,ZE,ZF,ZH,ZJ,ZM,ZN,ZP,ZR,ZS,ZT,ZU

1966   ZE9485    (29,483*)            1974   ZT-2352   (112,341)

1967   ZF5400    (35,397*)            1975   ZS-7510   (107,500)

1968   ZF7595    (37,592*)            1976   ZU-5074   (125,062)

1969   ZM-1569   (41,565*)            1977   ZT-1368   (111,368)

1970   ZN-1062   (51,057*)            1978   ZT-2763   (112,752)

1971   ZR-0206   (70,199)             1979   ZT-6887   (116,876)

1972   ZU-0852   (80,844)             1980   ZT-4987   (114,976)

1973   ZT-8517   (98,508)             1981   ZS 8610   (108,600)

VARIATIONS

1972:  ZN-8592 is White/Red; ZM-2983, ZN-8831 are Yellow/Black.

1974-75:  Steel and aluminum reported.

COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE

1974               ZZ-0020

1980               ZZ-0021

1982               ZZ

1985 "86" sticker  CZ

1982 BASE        Red/White, "TENN" bottom          No G,I,L used.

1982                                 ZA 0001 - ZN 1447  (101,437)

1983-88 BASE     Green/White, "TENN" bottom  No G,I,L,O,Q,Z used.

1983    "83"   Type 1: Debossed "83" ZA 0001 - ZM 6239   (96,230)

1984 "(MAR)85" Type 2: Undated       ZP 0180 - ZY 9999   (89,812)

1987 "(MAR)88" Type 2a               CA 0001 - CC 9182   (29,180)

                                                  (TOTAL 229,160)

No 1984 sticker issued; switched to expiration date.

1985 sticker expired March 1985; same for 1986-90.

Replaced March 1988.

1989-94 BASE     Black/White, "TN" bottom, space     No O,Q used.

1988 "(MAR)89" Type 1: Debossed "89" ZA 0001 - ZM 8901  (128,889)

1990   "3-91"  Type 2: Undated       ZN 0617 - ZW 2153   (71,530)

                                                  (TOTAL 202,133)

Replaced March 1994.

1995-2001 BASE   Dark Blue/White, "TN" bottom, no space

1994 "(MAR)95" Type 1: Debossed "95"  ZA0001 - ZV9999   (189,981)

2000  "FEB 01" Type 1a                0001ZA - 4089ZD    (34,086)

                                                  (TOTAL 224,067)

Letters not seen:  I,O,Q,W,X,Y,Z

Monthly Staggered Registration seems to have begun March 1996,

expire "MAY 96".

Replaced during 2001.

2002-22 BASE     Black/White, screened "TENNESSEE" top

2001 "FEB 02" Type 1                  ZA0001 - ZD9167    (39,164)

2002 "JUL 03" Type 2                  ZD9585 - ZW9999   (160,399)

2005 "MAR 06" Type 2a                 0001ZA - 9993ZL   (109,983)

2007 "FEB 08" Type 3                  0814ZM - 9999ZV    (79,179)

2008 "AUG 09" Type 3a                 0ZA001 - 1ZF723    (51,718)

2009 "JUN 10" Type 4                  0ZG036 - 9ZV999   (129,952)

2012 "JUN 14" Type 4a                 00ZA01 - 99ZV99   (189,981)

2016 "SEP 17" Type 4b                 000ZA1 - 999ZZ9   (209,979)

2021          Type 4c                 K13899 - K20386     (6,488)

                                                  (TOTAL 976,391)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Embossed, "TN" bottom, screened "02" (39,164)

Type 2 - Embossed, No "TN" bottom            (270,382)

Type 3 - Flat, bar code mid center           (130,897)

Type 4 - Flat, bar code LR edge              (536,400)

Letters not seen:

ZA0000 - I,  O,Q,  X,Y,Z   (199,980)

0000ZA - I,  O,Q,W,X,Y,Z   (189,981)

0ZA000 - I,  O,Q,W,X,Y,Z   (189,981)

00ZA00 - I,  O,Q,W,X,Y,Z   (189,981)

000ZA0 - I,L,O,Q,    Y     (209,979)

COLORS 1963-81   Same as Truck 1963-67, 1973-81, Passenger 1971.

1963         White/Black       1968, 1970   Yellow/Dark Green

1964, 1966   Yellow/Black      1969         Dark Green/Yellow

1965, 1967   Black/Yellow

1971   Black/White             1974, 1978         Red/White

1972   Yellow/Black            1975, 1979, 1981   Green/White

1973   Black/Green             1976, 1980         Black/White

                               1977               Dark Blue/White

STICKER COLORS   (1985-88 "CYCLE")  (S) = Same as Passenger

(MAR) 1985   White/Green            3-91   White/Blue

(MAR) 1986   Blue/White             3-92   Black/Light Blue

(MAR) 1987   White/Green            3-93   Black/White

(MAR) 1988   Black/Yellow           3-94   Black/Orange and White

(MAR) 1990   Blue/White (S)