TYPE |
INFORMATION |
TEXAS MOTORCYCLE PLATES Singles all years.
Numbers began at 1 1917-42. Amounts manufactured in [ ].
1943-44 are tabs. No I,O,Q used 1943-74.
1932-35, 1937-41 Formats: -1- - -999-, 1-000 - 9-999
1936 Formats: -1- - -99-, -100 - -999, 1-000 - 9-999
1942 Formats: -100 - -999, 1-000 - 9-999 (hyphen, not star)
1917-19 6941 [10,000] 1931 7-126 [8,000]
1920 3823 [5,000] 1932 4-110 [8,000]
1921 4959 [8,000] 1933 5-000 [5,000]
1922 6756 [10,000] 1934 3-710 [4,000]
1923 3818 [10,000] 1935 4-093 [4,000]
1924 [10,000] 1936 3-831
1925 5-624 [6,000] 1937 3-682 [5,000]
1926 3-686 [5,000] 1938 4-896 [5,000]
1927 1-231 [5,000] 1939 3-064 [5,000]
1928 3-352 [3,000] 1940 5-810 [5,500]
1929 1-490 [4,000] 1941 5-042 [6,000]
1930 5-251 [6,000] 1942 9-984 [6,000]
1943 TAB Z/M 10 - Z/M 4728 (4,719) [Z/M 6009 = 6,000]
1944 TAB Z/M 10 - Z/M 5352 (5,343)
1945 Z/M 10 - Z/N 1663 (11,644*)
1946 Z/M 10 - Z/M 9870 (9,861)
1947 Z/M 10 - Z/P 4597 (24,568*)
1948 Y/J 10 - Y/M 4433 (34,394*) [Y/M 9999 = 39,960*]
1949 Y/J 10 - Y/M 6843 (36,804*) [Y/N 6049 = 46,000*]
1950 Y/J 10 - Y/M 6524 (36,485*)
1951 Y/U 10 - Y/X 4034 (33,995*) [Y/X 9999 = 39,960*]
1952 8/N 10 - 8/R 8583 (28,554*)
1953 8/N 10 - 8/S 2097 (32,058*) (8/S 2999 on chart)
1954 8/N 10 - 8/S 2890 (32,851*) [8/S 9519 = 39,480*]
1955 8/N 10 - 8/S 6302 (36,263*) [8/S 9999 = 39,960*]
1956 8/N 10 - 8/S 5441 (35,402*) [8/S 5999 = 35,960*]
1957 9/H 10 - 9/L 8912 (38,873*) [9/L 8000 = 37,961*]
1958 9/H 10 - 9/M 2371 (42,322*)
1959 9/H 10 - 9/M 9960 (49,911*)
1960 9/H 10 - 9/M 9999,
9/T 6851 - 9/T 6856 (49,956*)
1961 9/R 10 - 9/W 921 (50,862*)
1962 9/R 10 - 9/W 4774 (54,715*)
1963 9/R 10 - 9/W 6273 (56,214*) [9/W 9044 = 58,985*]
1964 9/R 10 - 9/W 6851 (56,792*) [9/W 8498 = 58,439*]
1965 9/R 10 - 9/X 5533 (65,464*)
1966 9/R 10 - 9/Y 3168 (73,089)
X1214 - X7517 (6,304) (TOTAL 79,393*)
1967-74 FORMATS
1967 Type 1 X 10 - X66021 (66,012)
Type 2 X77885 - X98837 (20,953)
(TOTAL 98,828*)
1968 X 10 - X99999, 100X - 2429X (102,320*)
1969 X 10 - X99999, 100X - 24018X (123,909*)
1970 X100 - X99999, 100X - 61760X (161,561*)
1971 X100 - X99999, 100X - 99999X,
100W - 4492W (204,193*)
1972 X100 - X99999, 100X - 37932X
W100 - W89170 (226,804*)
1973 V100 - X72446 (272,147*)
1974 Type 1 V100 - X98478 (298,179*)
Type 2 146 X - 6093 X (5,948)
(TOTAL 303,778*)
VARIATIONS
1925: 2*775 is White/Maroon, 5*624 is Black/White.
1966: Type 1 - "TEX-66" top 9/R 10 - 9/Y 3168 (73,089)
Type 2 - "MOTORCYCLE" top, "19 TEXAS 66" bottom
X1751 - X7517 (5,767)
1967: Type 1 - "MOTORCYCLE" top, "19 TEXAS 67" bottom
Type 2 - "TEXAS 67" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom
1974: Type 1 - "TEXAS 74" top, "MOTORCYCLE" bottom
Type 2 - "TEX 74" top, no legend bottom
1975-91 BASE Black/White No I,O used.
1975 "75" Type 1 3AA 10 - 3XE 999 (503,910)
Apr.78 "JAN 80" Type 2 3XF 10 - 3ZZ 999 (66,330)
May 78 "AUG 79" Type 2a 4AA 10 - 4ZZ 999 (570,240)
Nov.84 " 86" Type 2b 100 A3A - 999 N3V (277,200)
(TOTAL 1,417,680)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - "TEX", debossed "75" (3WY 713 verified)
Type 2 - "T/X", undated
No 1978 sticker issued; "MAR" and "79" stickers issued instead.
Monthly Staggered Registration began 4/17/1978, expire "MAR 79",
for new registrations only; began 4/1/1979 for renewals.
Renewed until at least "MAR 86".
1977/78: 3VS --- off-white, 3WW 480 bright white.
3WZ 10 - 3XE 999 not assigned to counties; possibly discarded.
1981: 4QG --- dull thin dies, 4QP --- sharp bold dies.
1991-2006 BASE Dark Blue/White No I,O,Q used.
Mar.90 "MAY 93" Type 1 100 N3W - 999 Z3Z (222,381)
Jun.96 "FEB 98" Type 1a 001 A4A - 999 Z4Z (528,471)
2005 "MAR 06" Type 1b 3AA 001 - 3AK 212 (9,203)
(TOTAL 760,055)
1992/95: 574 U3G sharp bold dies, 707 X3K dull thin dies.
Starting number changed from 100 to 001 at 001 U3W.
022 Y3L no hologram, 500 A4V hologram.
2006-13 FLAT BASE Dark Blue & Red/White No I,O,Q used.
2005 "1-06" Type 1 3AL004 - 3BE566 (17,546)
Type 2 3CL788 - 3DL132 (22,322)
2006 "1-07" Type 3 3DM 959 - 3DP 028 (1,068)
2006 "2-07" Type 3a 3DP861 - 3KN233 (136,236)
2007 "03-08" Type 4 3KR197 - 3ZZ999 (307,496)
2010 "05-11" Type 4a 4AA001 - 4XC124 (497,662)
(TOTAL 1,016,140)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - "MO" and "YR" boxes, thin font, steel
Type 2 - "MO" and "YR" boxes, thin font, aluminum
Type 3 - "MO" and "YR" boxes, wide font (space or no space)
Type 4 - "MO YR" box, wide font
2014-23 CLASSIC BASE Black/White No I,O,Q used.
2013 "09 14" Type 1 4ZB992 - 4ZZ999 (20,987)
2014 "03 15" Type 1a 001A3A - 714T3T (384,330)
(TOTAL 405,317)
COLORS (S) = Passenger colors, (R) = Reverse colors
1919 SEAL Blue/White (R) 1931 Black/White (R)
1920 Orange/Black 1932 White/Green (S)
1921 1933 Maroon/White
1922 Black/Dark Red 1934 White/Black
1923 Black/Ivory (R) 1935 Black/Orange
1924 Red/White (R) 1936
1925 White/Green 1937 Ivory/Black (S)
1926 White/Black 1938 Black/Orange
1927 Yellow/Dark Blue 1939 Black/Yellow
1928 White/Dark Brown (S) 1940 Gold/Blue
1929 Maroon/White 1941 Black/Gold (R)
1930 Gold/Dark Blue (R)
STICKER COLORS
1976-77 Same as Passenger (1976 "MOTORCYCLE")
1979-84 Same as Passenger
1984-91 Same as Passenger, "MOTORCYCLE/MOPED"
1992-94 Same as Passenger
1995 Blue/White
1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 Black/Yellow
1997, 2000, 2003 White/Green
1998, 2001, 2004 White/Blue
2006-16 Black/White
OTHER SERIES
1. Side Car 1930-51. Prefixes: 1942 SC, 1943-47 ZS, 1948-50 YS,
1951 YZ.
2. Motor Scooter 1953(-54?). Prefixes: 1953 8T-8U.
3. Moped - Began mid-1983, expire "84", Yellow/Black "MOPED"
sticker bottom. Number range assigned: 6AA 10 - 6EF 999 (99,990)