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NORTH CAROLINA PLATE TYPES - SUMMARY CHRONOLOGICALLY BY INTRODUCTION DATE
(Types researched through 1983, except Farm Truck and Trailer through 2018)

PLATE TYPE            EARLIEST SEEN  BEGAN   NOTES
Passenger                6/30/13     4/1/13  Ch. 107 P 3/10/1913
Dealer                   6/30/14     4/1/13? Ch. 107 P 3/10/1913
Motorcycle               6/30/14     4/1/13? Ch. 107 P 3/10/1913
Unknown Type "T"         6/30/17
Trailer                   1931       7/1/19  Ch. 189 P 3/10/1919
Truck                    6/30/20     7/1/19  Ch. 189 P 3/10/1919
Highway Commission        1934       7/1/22
Sample                   6/30/24
Taxi                     6/30/26
Replacement              6/30/26
City/County Owned                            Reported Exp. 6/30/1927
Rental Car                                   Reported Exp. 6/30/1927
State Official           6/30/27
Bus                       UND.        1927?
Solid-Tire Truck          1928               Reported 1927
Unknown Type "TR"         1928
Unknown Type "U"          1928                                 
Public Owned              1930               Reported 6/30/1926
Unknown Type "C"          1930
Unknown Type "M"          1930
Boat Trailer                                 Ch. 336 P 5/1/1931
Franchise Truck           1932        1930?
Interstate Bus            1932
Solid-Tire Trailer                           Listed 1932
Tractor                                      Listed 1932
Trailer "X"               1933
Truck "X"                 1933
Automobile Trailer        1934        1934?  Ch. 73 P 2/21/1933
Interstate Trailer        1939               Listed 1934
Interstate Truck          1941               Listed 1934
Private Comm. Trailer     1935        1934?
State Highway Patrol      1937?              Listed 1934
State Highway Patrol M/C  1937               Listed 1934
Utility Bus                                  Listed 1934
National Guard            1938        1936   Ch. 218 P 4/23/1935
Unknown Type "S"          1937
Public School             1938                                  
Farm Truck                1942        1942   Ch. 227 P 3/15/1941
Manufacturer              1947        1947   Ch. 220 P 3/5/1947
Bus For Hire          (1948 chart)           Truck Act P 1947?
Common Carrier Bus        1948               Truck Act P 1947?
Common Carrier Trailer(1948 chart)           Truck Act P 1947?
Common Carrier Truck      1948               Truck Act P 1947?
Contract Carrier Tlr.     1948               Truck Act P 1947?
Contract Carrier Truck    1948               Truck Act P 1947?
M/C Dealer            (1948 chart)           Ch. 220 P 3/5/1947
Judicial                  1949        1949                      
Permanent                 UND.        1950   Ch. 583 P 3/28/1949
Amateur Radio             UND.        1951   Ch. 1099 P 4/14/1951
Special Mobile Equip.     1955        1954   Ch. 826 P 4/17/1953
Horseless Carriage        1956        1956   Ch. 1339 P 5/26/1955
Driveaway             (1956 chart)
Temporary 20-Day      (1963 chart)    1958   Ch. 246 P 4/9/1957 
Farm Trailer              1960        1960   Ch. 571 P 5/21/1959
Transporter           (1962 chart)
Permanent State Owned (1963 chart)
U.S. House/Senate     (1963 chart)           Reported 1960
House/Senate              1963        1963
Personalized              1968        1968   Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967
Personalized Horse. Carr. 1969        1968   Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967
Personalized M/C          1969        1968   Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967
Citizens Band Radio   (1973 chart)    1972   Ch. 829 P 6/12/1971
Civil Air Patrol      (1973 chart)    1972   Ch. 829 P 6/12/1971
Handicapped               1972        1972   Ch. 374 P 5/13/1971
Limousine                             1972   Ch. 952 P 7/19/1971
Permanent M/C         (1973 chart)
Perm. State-Owned M/C (1973 chart)
Temporary 20-Day M/C     2/19/73
Temporary 10-Day      (1974 chart)           Ch. 919 P 3/4/1974
Trailer Dealer            1974
Dept. of Transportation   1975        1975   Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975
Disabled Veteran          1976        1976   Ch. 221 P 5/5/1975
District Attorney         1976               Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975
Exempt For Hire           1976        1976?  Not on 1976 chart
Ex-Prisoner of War        1976        1976   Ch. 584 P 6/13/1975
Apportioned Trailer   (1977 chart)    1977   Ch. 767 P 6/24/1975
Apportioned Truck         1977        1977   Ch. 767 P 6/24/1975
Trailer 5-Year        (1977 chart)    1977?
Dept. of Motor Vehicles   1978
Fireman                   1978        1978   Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977
Fireman-Rescue Squad  (1979 chart)    1978   Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977
Handicapped Placard   (1979 chart)    1978   Ch. 340 P 5/9/1977
Horseless Carr. Perm. (1979 chart)    1978   Ch. 572 P 6/15/1977
Rescue Squad              1979        1978   Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977
U.S. Judge                1978               Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977
Temporary 60-Day App. (1979 chart)
U.S. Attorney         (1979 chart)           Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977
U.S. Marshall         (1979 chart)    1979   Ch. 443 P 4/23/1979
Van Pool                  1981
Apport. Trailer 5-Year(1983 chart)    1982?
Consul                (1983 chart)    1982   Ch. 240 P 4/23/1981
Street Rod              "AUG 88"      1984   Ch. 323 P 5/18/1983
 
PERMITS:
 
For Hire License         5/31/18     6/1/17  Ch. 231 P 3/6/1917
Outdoor Advertising      5/31/34     6/1/33  Ch. 445 P 5/13/1933
Service Station           UND.        1938?
Dept. of Con. and Dev.    1953
Water Well Rig            1965
 
 
                         6/30/1926       1929
PLATE ORDERS:  Passenger  360,000      525,000
               Truck       30,000
               Dealer      12,000       12,000
               M/C          2,000        2,000
 
 
LETTER KEY 1915-49:  (Not including unidentified letters)
 
B   Truck 1936-43,                       K   Rental Car 6/27,
    Bus For Hire 1948-49                     Contract Carrier Trailer 1948
BT  Truck 1935                           M   Manufacturer 1947-48
C   Automobile Trailer 1936,             P   Public Owned 1930-49
    Private Commercial Trailer 1941-49   PS  Public School 1938-48
CA  Automobile Trailer 1937-49           S   Taxi 1932-34,
D   Dealer 1915-49                           Contract Carrier Truck 1948-49
FT  Common Carrier Truck 1948            SHP State Highway Patrol 1934-48
FTR Common Carrier Trailer 1948          T   Truck 1920-30, 1932,
G   City/County Owned 6/27                   Taxi 1936-49
H   Highway Commission 1934-44           TS  Truck Solid-Tire 1928-30, 1932
IST Interstate Truck 1941-42             UB  Utility Bus 1934-48
J   Judicial 1949                        X   Taxi 6/26-6/27, 1930-31
 
LETTER PREFIX SUMMARY 1950-55:
 
A,N,R,V,W,X  Passenger              K   Contract Carrier Truck
B   Bus For Hire                    L   Special Mobile Equipment
C   Private Commercial Trailer      M   Manufacturer
D   Dealer                          S   Contract Carrier Truck
E/X  Common Carrier Trailer         T   Taxi
F   Common Carrier Truck            U   Rental Car
H   Highway Commission              Z   Automobile Trailer
J   Judicial
 
LETTER SUFFIX SUMMARY 1956-72:
 
A   Taxi                            K,Z  Trailer
B   Bus For Hire                    L   Private Comm. Trailer (1956-61)
C   Rental Car                          Transporter (1962-72)
D   Dealer (1956-59)                M   Manufacturer
E   Driveaway                       N   Special Mobile Equipment
F   Common Carrier Truck            S,T,V  Truck
H   Contract Carrier Truck          U   Farm Trailer (1960-61)
 
LETTER PREFIX SUMMARY 1973-83:
 
A-J,N  Automobile Trailer           RA-RE  Rental Car
M      Trailer 5-Year               TA     Taxi
AA-KZ  Truck (except EX,HP)         TP     Transporter
EX     Exempt For Hire              WA-WB  Common Carrier Truck
HP     Highway Patrol               XA-XB  Contract Carrier Truck
ME     Special Mobile Equipment     YA     Bus For Hire
MF     Manufacturer                 ZA     Driveaway

 
DETAILED NOTES ALPHABETICALLY BY TYPE:
 
No legends unless noted.  Passenger colors unless noted.
6-30-27 number blocks from Gastonia Daily Gazette, 6/29/1926.
Numbers in [ ] shown on DMV chart or reported in news article.
 
1943:  Plate - M/C
       Tab   - All other types assumed
 
Annual plates 1975-83 with these designs unless noted:
"1975" top, large "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981,
large "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "1976" bottom 1976, 1980, 1982-83,
large "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19" and "78" in lower corners 1978.
 
Red/White odd years 1975-83, Green/White even years 1976-82,
except those types switching to First in Flight graphic design
in 1982 or 1983.
 
PASSENGER  (See Passenger page)
 
AMATEUR RADIO
Ch. 1099 P 4/14/1951, E immediately, for supplemental permanent
plate for $1 extra fee.  Began 1951.
Ch. 291 P 3/23/1955, E 1/1/1956, allowing call-letter plates to
be mounted so as to cover the regular plates for $1 extra fee.
1,058 issued 1961.

LEGENDS:  "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-78,
          "19 AMATEUR RADIO 79" top, large "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979, 1981-82,
          large "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19 AMATEUR RADIO 80" bottom 1980,
          "AMATEUR RADIO" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1983 stickers.
COLORS:  Blue/White 1982.
 
A. Undated "PERMANENT N.C." bottom, Black/Aluminum, #W4YJG
B. Undated "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom, Black/Aluminum, #W4AYA
 
1956     W4AA -  W4ZZZ
1959    K4AAA -  K4ZZZ   (Verify 1956-58)
1964   WA4AAA - WA4ZZZ   (Verify 1962-63)
1972   WB4AAA - WB4ZZZ   (Verify 1967-71)
 
APPORTIONED TRAILER
Ch. 767 P 6/24/1975.  Began 1977.  Earliest seen 1977 chart.

LEGENDS:  "19 APPORTIONED 77" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1977, 1979, 1981-83,
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19 APPORTIONED 78" bottom 1978.
          (Verify 1980)
 
1977  [L-10801]                     1981   L-14472 -
1978   L-10932 - L-12696            1982   L-15191 -
1979  [L-13072]                     1983
1980
 
APPORTIONED TRAILER 5-YEAR
Earliest seen issued 1982, expire "1986".
(Was there a 1977/81 issue, since Trailer 5-Year existed?)

LEGENDS:  "APPORTIONED" top, "N.C. EXPIRE 1986 N.C." bottom 1986.

APPORTIONED TRUCK
Ch. 767 P 6/24/1975.  Began 1977.

LEGENDS:  "19 APPORTIONED 77" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1977, 1979-80,
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19 APPORTIONED 78" bottom 1978,
          "N.C. COMMERCIAL 83" top, "APPORTIONED" bottom 1981-83.
 
1977   LA-1447 - LC-5757            1981   LB-2230 - LD-3238
1978   LA-1380 - LC-8981            1982   LA-4464 - LD-2049
1979   LA-2872 - LC-7796            1983   LA-7687 - LD-8900
1980   LA-9339 - LD-5984
 
AUTOMOBILE TRAILER  (1956-78:  See Table 2)
Ch. 73 P 2/21/1933, effective immediately.  Earliest seen 1934.
Probably began 1934, as 1/2 ton Trailer plates issued 1933.
Originally for trailers 500 lbs. or less.
Statesville Record and Landmark, 2/28/1933:
"From this date on, no boat trailer tags will be issued and the
tags for trailers as above described will be the same as are now
issued for the one-half ton trailers."
By 1948, up to 2,500 lbs. allowed.  54,968 registered 7/31/1951.
 
LEGENDS:  "A/TRL" right 1934-35,
          no legend, "C" prefix 1936,
          large "C" over smaller "A" 1937-49,
          "Z" prefix 1950-55 (tab slots 1953, slogan 1954),
          "K" or "KA" to "KZ" suffix 1956-72,
          "Z" or "ZA" to "ZL" suffix added 1968-72,
          "A" to "E" prefix 1973-78.
 
1934       86890 -     88929    (2,040)
1935       81256 -     86476    (5,221)
1936      C-1646 -   C-16968   (15,323)
1937   C/A 32463 - C/A 61941   (29,479)
1938   C/A 49025 - C/A 69614   (20,590)
1939   C/A 41400 - C/A 58585   (17,186)
1940   C/A 43650 - C/A 60023   (16,374)
1941   C/A 37992 - C/A 64899   (26,908)
1942   C/A 34430 - C/A 77085   (42,656)
1943 TAB  310479 seen on 1942 C/A 40479, 638291 on C/A 65197
1944   C/A 32913 - C/A 45376   (12,464)
1945   C/A 35235 - C/A 63308   (28,074)
1946   C/A 36747 - C/A 79864   (43,118)
1947   C/A 35680 - C/A 84323   (48,644)
1948   C/A  9056 - C/A 49981   (40,926)
1949   C/A  2443 - C/A 63229   (60,787)
1950     [Z-1001]-   Z-69330   (68,330)
1951     [Z-1001]-   Z-58423   (57,423)
1952      Z-1024 -  [Z-68001]  (66,978)
1953     [Z-1001]-   Z-70102   (69,102)
1954     Z-13033 -   Z-71208   (58,176)
1955     [Z-1001]-   Z-82261   (81,261)
 
1955:  Old dies Z-55292, 1956 dies Z-82261.
1960:  Bolt slots 5869-KF, bolt holes 9992-KJ - 3984-KK (3,992)
1973-98:  A-10001 - A-99999, B-10001 etc., no G,I,O,Q,U used.
 
1979-85 BASE    Red/White "1979"            Replaced during 1985.
 "1979"  Type 1: No sticker bars   A-10001 - F-74927    (514,922)
"JUN 81" Type 2: Sticker bars      F-75118 - N-48515    (243,395)
                                                  (TOTAL 758,507)
 
1984-2020 BASE  Red/White "TRAILER"
"APR 84" Type 1: Wide dies         N-54023 - Z-99999    (765,969)
"NOV 89" Type 1a                   A-10001 - J-77492    (697,485)
 "5 97"  Type 2: Thin dies        AN-10001 - CM-25667 (3,345,630)
                                                (TOTAL 4,809,084)

K,L,M,P,AY,AZ omitted.  No BJ,CC seen.  OBX-6996 also seen.
(BJ seen on Weighted up to 2005, and 2006 base.)
"AUG 84" Thin "TRAILER"  N-54023, R-15604, R-34983, R-49559
"AUG 85" Wide "TRAILER"  N-88334, R-19614, R-21098, R-87992 on

BOAT TRAILER
Ch. 336 P 5/1/1931, E immediately.  Listed 1932.  None seen.
Discontinued 2/21/1933; replaced by Automobile Trailer 500 lbs.
or less.
 
1932  [29001 - 29300]    (300)
 
BUS
Undated Red/White porcelain, vertical "BUS" left, vertical "NC"
right, #2911 seen.  Reportedly began 1927.  Replaced 1930 by
annual plates in pairs.
 
The News and Observer (Raleigh), 6/26/1929:
"There are well over 200 busses now carrying the State's red and
white bus license plates but not one of them is No. 13.  'For two
years we've been trying to pass that plate on everybody that buys
a tag but they won't take it,' declared Miss Margaret Sherill, of
the Corporation Commission."
 
The News and Observer (Raleigh), 2/12/1930:
"NEW BUS LICENSE TAGS EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 1"
"The State Prison license tag plant being ready to make the 400
pairs of plates necessary, the new North Carolina bus tags will be
sent to bus owners in time to go on the busses by March 1, it was
learned at the Corporation Commission yesterday.  In the past the
commission has used a single, enameled license plate which had no
date.  From now on it will require two tags, dated and issued
annually.  The busses do not pay for these tags, their license
cost being based on the amount of revenue they take in."
 
The News and Observer (Raleigh), 2/14/1930:  "R. O. Self, State
Director of Motor Vehicle Transportation, yesterday sent out
notices to all passenger and freight motor carriers that the new
license tags, corresponding to the tags used on private cars, had
been received and would be exchanged for the present bus tags upon
filing of information required by the department.  Director Self
hopes to have the new tags on all buses by March."
 
"BUS" prefix listed 1934.
 
BUS FOR HIRE  (1956-83:  See Table 1)
Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.  Earliest seen 1948 chart.
 
LEGENDS:  "B" prefix 1948-55, "B" suffix 1956-72,
          "YA" prefix 1973-83, "19 COMMERCIAL 83" top 1983.
 
1948  [B-64801]
1950  [B-31601]
1951  [B-34701 - B-35100]  (400)  (217 registered 7/31/51)
1952  [B-34701]
1953  [B-40201]
1955  [B-41401 - B-41800]  (400)
 
CITIZENS BAND RADIO
Ch. 829 P 6/12/1971.  Began 1972.  Earliest seen 1973 chart.

LEGENDS:  Vertical call letters (i.e. "KMK") left, smaller "NORTH CAROLINA" top,
          "73" bottom center 1973-74, "1976" bottom center 1976,
          vertical call letters left, "1975" top, smaller "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975,
          "19 (call letters) 77" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1977, to accomodate 4-letter prefixes,
          "N.C. (call letters) 78" top, "CITIZENS BAND RADIO" bottom 1978-79, 1981-82,
          "(call letters)" top, "CITIZENS BAND RADIO NC" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
         (Verify 1980)
COLORS:  Blue/White 1982.
 
CITY/COUNTY OWNED
Only listed Exp. 6/30/1927.  See notes under State Official.
Became Public Owned by 1930.
 
6-30-1927  [101 G - 4000 G]
 
CIVIL AIR PATROL  (See Table 4)
Ch. 829 P 6/12/1971.  Began 1972.  Earliest seen 1973 chart.
1971 law specified #201 - 500 for officers, #501 - 1500 for
enlisted, etc.

LEGENDS:  Vertical "CAP" left, small "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "CIVIL AIR PATROL 73" bottom 1973-74, 1976, 1978-83,
          vertical "CAP" left, "CIVIL AIR PATROL 75" top, small "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975, 1977.
         (Verify 1972)
COLORS:  Blue/White 1982-83.

COMMON CARRIER BUS
(Reported 1939 with vertical "BUS" right, 1940 with vertical "BUS"
left and right.)  Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.
*Ch. 1008 P 4/5/1947, E 10/1/1947.
Earliest seen 1948.  Last seen 1953.
Merged with Common Carrier Truck by 1955.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "BUS" prefix before hyphen 1948-53.
 
1948  [66301]- 67925   (1,625)
1949   58201 - 68322     (122)
1950  [55301]- 56526   (1,226)
1951  [57501 - 60500]  (3,000)  (1,726 registered 7/31/51)
1952  [57501]
1953  [56101]- 57587   (1,487)
 
COMMON CARRIER TRAILER
Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.  Earliest seen 1948 chart.
Last seen 1955 chart.  May have merged with Common Carrier Truck
or Private Commercial Trailer 1956.
 
LEGENDS:  "F" over "TR" monogram prefix 1948,
          small "E" over larger "X" 1950-55.
 
1948  [F/TR-75600]
1950   [E/X-65301]
1951   [E/X-67501 - E/X-74500]  (7,000)  (6,649 registered 7/31/51)
1952   [E/X-67501]
1953   [E/X-67501]- E/X-70301   (2,801)
1955   [E/X-68701 - E/X-78200]  (9,500)
 
COMMON CARRIER TRUCK  (1956-83:  See Table 2)
Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.  Earliest seen 1948.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "FT" prefix 1948, "F" prefix 1950-55,
          "F", "FA" or "FB" suffix 1956-72,
          "WA" or "WB" prefix 1973-83, "19 COMMERCIAL 83" top 1983.
 
1948  [F/T-68801]- F/T-71735   (2,935)
1950    [F-58301]
1951    [F-60501 - F-67500]    (7,000)  (6,213 registered 7/31/51)
                   F-65610
1952     F-59064 -[F-60501]    (1,438)
1953    [F-58801]
1954     F-58467 - F-72956    (14,490)
1955    [F-57801 - F-68700]   (10,900)
 
CONSUL
Ch. 240 P 4/23/1981.  Began 1982.  Earliest seen 1983 chart.
1981 law specified that numbers begin at #1.
 
LEGENDS:  "CONSUL" screened left, First in Flight graphic with
          "19" and "83" in upper corners 1983.
 
CONTRACT CARRIER TRAILER
(Reported 1938 with "K/4" left.)
Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.  Earliest seen 1948.
Issued to Trailers For Hire.
Last seen 1955 chart.  May have merged with Contract Carrier
Truck or Private Commercial Trailer 1956.
 
LEGENDS:  Large "K" over smaller "1" left 1948, "K" prefix 1950-55.
 
1948  [K/1 86001]- K/1 86153   (153)
1950    [K-79301]
1951    [K-82501 - K-85000]  (2,500)  (1,105 registered 7/31/51)
1952    [K-82501]- K-82610     (110)
1953    [K-84501]
1955    [K-85001 - K-87000]  (2,000)

CONTRACT CARRIER TRUCK  (1956-83:  See Table 2)
Possibly began with Truck Act of 1947*.  Earliest seen 1948.
Issued to Trucks For Hire.
 
LEGENDS:  "S" prefix 1948-55, "H" suffix 1956-72,
          "XA" or "XB" prefix 1973-83, "19 COMMERCIAL 83" top 1983.
 
1948  [S-81100]- S-83537   (2,438)
1949   S 83324
1950  [S-72301]- S-73900   (1,600)
1951  [S-74501 - S-82500]  (8,000)  S-80853  (5,490 registered 7/31/51)
1952   S-74110 -[S-74501]    (392)
1953  [S-77001]
1954   S-82436 - S-82944     (509)
1955  [S-78201 - S-85000]  (6,800)
 
DEALER  (1956-79:  See Table 1)
Ch. 107 P 3/10/1913.  Probably began Exp. 6/30/1913.
Earliest seen Exp. 6/30/1914.  No dated 1980 plate issued.
 
LEGENDS:  "DEALER" top 1914,
          no legend, "D" prefix 1915-55 (slogan 1954),
          vertical "27" right 1927, vertical "28" left 1928,
          no legend, "D" or "DA" to "DD" suffix 1956-59,
          vertical "DEALER" right 1960-77 (hyphen suffix added 1965-77),
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19 DEALER 77" bottom late 1977, 1978,
          "19 DEALER 79" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979,
          "JUN DEALER 81" top, small "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1981-82,
          "JUN DEALER 83" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983-85.

COLORS:  Green/White JUN 1981, Red/White JUN 1982, Blue/White JUN 1983-85 base.

12,000 ordered Exp. 6/30/1926, 1929, indicating that multiple sets
were issued with the same number, a practice still in effect in
1942-43 but discontinued by 1955.

24,971 registered 7/31/51.  1951 [26,000].  1955 [34,500].
1963  [15001 - 99999]
 
6/30/1913                               1934
6/30/1914   8035 -   8229               1935
6/30/1915    D-1 -  D-199, D200 - D243  1936     D-760
6/30/1916    D39 -   D385               1937    D-7335
6/30/1917   D353                        1938
6/30/1918   D284 -   D509               1939
6/30/1919  D 112                        1940   D-10938
6/30/1920  D 433                        1941   D-10712
6/30/1921  D 177 -  D 470               1942   D-10111 - D-11053
6/30/1922                               1943
6/30/1923  D 331 - D 1159               1944
6/30/1924   D 55 -  D 992               1945   D-10861
6/30/1925                               1946   D-12065
6/30/1926                               1947    D-1580
6/30/1927                               1948  [D-10301]- D-26634
1927      D-1371                        1949   D-20802 - D-25837
1928      D-1789 - D-2382               1950   [D-2101]- D-21157
1929      D-1421 - D-2375               1951   [D-2201 - D-28200]
1930      D-1327 - D-2397               1952   [D-2201]- D-28338
1931      D 1349                        1953   [D-2201]- D-31059
1932    [D-10001 - D-11500]             1954    D-2615 - D-34323
1933     D-10250                        1955   [D-2201 - D-36700]
 
UND.   D-11623   1942-55 dies, 1938 legend
 
1953:  D-15675 no slogan, tab slots, D-55652 slogan, no slots.
1955:  D-18524 1942-55 dies, D-38787 1956 dies.
 
DEALER       FRANCHISE          INDEPENDENT          TRAILER
JUN 81   F/D-11431 - 44632   I/D-11762 - 63565   T/D-1392 - 5322
JUN 82   F/D-13797 - 38193   I/D-10093 - 63843
JUN 83   F/D-15956 - 44340   I/D-03072?- 62997  (X/D)
UND.(84) F/D-45193           I/D-70726 - 79908,  X/D-1754
                         (85)I/D-03072 - 03096
 
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Earliest seen 1978.
 
LEGENDS:  "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 78" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1978,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982.
         (Verify 1979-81, 1983)
 
1978   DMV-3
1982   DMV-1
 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975, E 7/1/1975.  Began 1975.
1975 law specified numbers 1 to 85.

LEGENDS:  "DOT" in reverse-color box screened left 1975-77, 1979-83.
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-77,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
         (Verify 1978)
 
1975   62            1978                 1981   13
1976   76            1979  [50]           1982    1
1977   48            1980   38            1983
 
DISABLED VETERAN
Ch. 221 P 5/5/1975.  Began 1976.

LEGENDS:  "19 DISABLED VETERAN 76" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1976-82,
          "DISABLED VETERAN" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
COLORS:  Red & Blue/White 1976-82.  (Verify 1983)
1976:  DV-3398 steel, DV-4289 aluminum.
 
1976  [DV-1001]- DV-4289            1980   DV-2450 - DV-4721
1977   DV-1028 - DV-3795            1981   DV-1113 - DV-3888
1978   DV-2876 - DV-4459            1982   DV-1780 - DV-4198
1979  [DV-1300]- DV-3025            1983
 
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975, E 7/1/1975.  Earliest seen 1976.

LEGENDS:  "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 76" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1976, 1978,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
         (Verify 1977)
 
1976    DA-2            1979   [DA-2]           1982    DA-6
1977                    1980    DA-2            1983  [DA-25]
1978   DA-18            1981   DA-16
 
DRIVEAWAY  (See Table 1)
Earliest seen 1956 chart.  Issued to new vehicles driven or
transported from manufacturer to dealer.
 
LEGENDS:  "E" suffix 1956-72, "ZA" prefix 1973-83.
 
EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Earliest seen 1976.  Not on 1976 chart.

LEGENDS:  "1978" bottom center 1978,
          "19 COMMERCIAL 81" top 1981-83.  (Verify 1980)
 
1976   EX-8499      1979  [EX-6900]     1982   EX-3657
1977   EX-6005      1980                1983   EX-5966
1978   EX-4571      1981   EX-2672
 
EX-PRISONER OF WAR
Ch. 584 P 6/13/1975.  Began 1976.

LEGENDS:  "19 NORTH CAROLINA 76" top, "PRISONER OF WAR" bottom 1976-82,
          "PRISONER OF WAR" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
COLORS:  Red & Blue/White 1976-82, Blue & Red/White 1983/84 base.
 
1976   POW-535 - POW-695, XPW-196   1980      POW-548 - POW-673
1977   POW-230 - POW-688            1981      POW-520 - POW-670
1978   POW-236 - POW-999            1982      POW-275 - POW-667
1979  [POW-200]- POW-799            1983-84   POW-831 - POW-872
 
FARM TRAILER
Ch. 571 P 5/21/1959.  Began 1960.
Not listed on 1963 chart.
 
LEGENDS:  "FARM TRAILER N.C. 60" bottom 1960,
          "61 FARM TRAILER N.C." bottom 1961.
 
1960   107-U
1961     1-U
 
FARM TRUCK  (1942-55:  See Passenger page) (1956-80:  See Table 3)
Ch. 227 P 3/15/1941.  Began 1942.  17,691 registered 7/31/1951.
 
LEGENDS:  "FARMER - NC - 42" 1942-49, "FARM TRUCK N.C." 1950-63,
          "FARM TRUCK - NC" 1964-80, all legends in place of state name,
          "1978" bottom center 1978.  1980 has "DEC" sticker at LL corner.
          "R" or "RA" to "RK" suffix 1956-72, "FA" to "FT" prefix 1973-80.
 
1955:     Old dies 992-188, new 1956 dies 997-047.
1973-80:  FA-1001 - FZ-9999, no G,I,O,Q,U used.
 
1981-2023 BASE  Red/White, "COMMERCIAL" top  No G,I,O,Q,U,SR used.
"DEC 82"  Type 1: "FARM (TRUCK) NC"  FA-1001 - FZ-9999  (188,979)
"DEC 87"  Type 1a                    SA-1001 - SZ-9999  (179,980)
"DEC 94"  Type 1b                    WA-1001 - WE-9000   (43,996)
"12 98"   Type 2: "FARM TRUCK - NC"  WF-1301 - YF-9800  (386,458)
"09 17"   Type 3: Thin dies          YH-2287 - YY-3920  (118,621)
Aug. 23   Type 3a                    PF-2184 -
                                                  (TOTAL 920,819)
 
FIREMAN
Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977.  Began 1978.

LEGENDS:  "FIREMAN" screened top, "19 NORTH CAROLINA 78" bottom 1978,
          "FIREMAN" embossed top, "19 NORTH CAROLINA 79" bottom 1979-80,
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19 FIREMAN 81" bottom 1981,
          "FIREMAN" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
         (Verify 1982)
 
1978   VF-1058
1979  [VF-1004]
1980   VF-1027
1981   VF-1041
 
FIREMAN-RESCUE SQUAD
Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977.  Began 1978.  Earliest seen 1979 chart.

LEGENDS:  "FIREMAN-RESCUE SQUAD" top, "19 NORTH CAROLINA 79" bottom 1979,
          "FIREMAN-RESCUE SQUAD" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
          (Verify 1978, 1980-82)
 
1979  [RF-0000]
 
FRANCHISE TRUCK
Probably began 1930 for express trucks, when annual bus plates began.
Earliest seen 1932, vertical "EXP" left and right, #9495 - 9496.
Listed 1934 as "EXP" prefix, issued to trucks operating under
franchise, used for express shipping.
1941 has vertical "EX" left and full-size "T" right, #9515.
 
HANDICAPPED  (See Table 4)
Ch. 374 P 5/13/1971.  Began 1972.

LEGENDS:  Small "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "HANDICAPPED 72" bottom 1972-75,
          large "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "HANDICAPPED 76" bottom 1976, 1978, 1980-82,
          "HANDICAPPED 77" top, large "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1977, 1979,
          "HANDICAPPED" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1983 stickers.
          "HD" suffix 1972, "HD" prefix 1973-83.
 
1978:  Small state name HD-1427, large state name HD-2379
1981:  Steel HD-3674, aluminum HD-3758
 
HANDICAPPED PLACARD
Ch. 340 P 5/9/1977.  Began 1978.  Permanent Blue/White plate.
 
LEGENDS:  Undated, wheelchair prefix, "HANDICAPPED" top, large "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979,
          large "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "HANDICAPPED" bottom 1983.
 
UND. Type 1: Screened wheelchair, no holes   3258 - 21193
     Type 2: Embossed wheelchair, UR hole   22222 -
    (Type 3: As Type 2, but legends flipped 34369)
 
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Began 7/1/1922, Exp. 6/30/1923.  Earliest seen 1934.
Not listed Exp. 6/30/1927, 1948, 1963-on.  Listed 1956.
Last seen 1957 (assumed).  1962 #H-443 also seen.
By 1965, H was normal passenger series.
1934:  "H" prefix listed as "State Highway and Prison Commission".
 
Statesville Landmark 6/8/1922:
"One thousand special licenses have been ordered for the State
highway commission, numbered from 1 to 1-000.  They are duplicates
of the regular plates, except the letter H stencilled in one end.
The first hundred will be used for service cars and the remaining
900 distributed among the maintenance and engineering cars, in the
nine districts.  Numbers from 100 to 199 will go to the First
District, 200 to 299 to the second district, and so on."
 
1932    [11501 -  13300]  (1,800)            1944    H-9243
1934    H-2219                               1950-53   [H-1]
1935    H-2219 - H-5067   (2,849)            1955      [H-1]
1941   H-11387                               1956     H-406
1942     H-125                               1957     H-122
 
HORSELESS CARRIAGE/ANTIQUE AUTO  (See Table 4)
Ch. 1339 P 5/26/1955.  Began 1956.  Issued to vehicles at least
35 years old used primarily for parades and special occasions.
$5 annual fee 1956, $9 annual fee 1978.  321 issued 1961.
1963  [1601 - 3000]

LEGENDS:  "HORSELESS" top, "N.C. CARRIAGE 56" bottom 1956-60,
          "HORSELESS" top, "61 CARRIAGE N.C." bottom 1961-77,
          "ANTIQUE AUTO" top, "19 NORTH CAROLINA 78" bottom 1978-79,
          "19 ANTIQUE AUTO 80" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1980-82,
          "ANTIQUE AUTO" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1983 stickers.
 
HORSELESS CARRIAGE PERMANENT
Ch. 572 P 6/15/1977.  Began 1978.  Undated permanent plate
issued to vehicles at least 50 years old for $18 one-time fee.
Replaced by 1992 with annually-revalidated First In Flight base.

LEGENDS:  "HORSELESS CARRIAGE" top, vertical "PERMANENT"
          screened left before car graphic, small "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom.
COLORS:  Green/White.
 
1001 - 5038   (5212 - 6422 all legends screened)

HOUSE/SENATE
Began 1963.  Assignments by districts began 1966 for House.
Plates assigned by seat numbers of members, House #1 - 120
(119 by 1971), Senate #1 - 50 1963-present.
"A" suffix allowed for member's second vehicle by 1971.
All plates 1970-83 fit this numbering.
 
LEGENDS:  "HOUSE" or "SENATE" on White/Green FR sticker left 1963-64, 1966,
          on Gold/Black sticker left 1965, in reverse-color box left 1967-77,
          "SENATE" in reverse-color box left 1978-83,
          "STATE/HOUSE" (not in box) left 1978-83.
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-78,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
 
1964 HOUSE   190
1965 HOUSE   164
1966                SENATE   109
1967 HOUSE   192
1968 HOUSE   192
1969 HOUSE   192
 
INTERSTATE BUS
Only seen 1932, vertical "BUS" left, vertical "IS" right, #9683.
 
INTERSTATE TRAILER
Reported 1933-42 with "IS/TRL" left.  Earliest seen 1939.
Listed 1934 as "IS" prefix, issued to "trailers operating under
franchise and dealing exclusively in interstate commerce."
 
1939   IS/TRL 5771

INTERSTATE TRUCK
Reported 1933-42 with "IS/T" left.  Earliest seen 1941.
Listed 1934 as "IS" prefix, issued to "trucks...operating under
franchise and dealing exclusively in interstate commerce."
 
1941   IS/T 5206
1942   IS/T 4091 - 6306   (Pair seen)
 
JUDICIAL  (1956-83:  See Table 4)
Began 1949.
Charlotte Observer, 12/2/1948:  "FIGHT FOR LOW TAGS SETTLED"
"The Department of Motor Vehicles today completed its annual
tussle with protocol - assigning low license numbers to the
state's bigwigs...In former years...the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court [got] No. 10, followed by the six associate
judges...It was decided to set up a new series of numbers for
the court.  So the chief justice gets J-1 and his six
associates get J-2, J-3, etc."
 
Originally issued to the 7 state supreme court judges only,
while superior court and other judges received Official plates
#101 to 134.  By 1967, issued to all state judges, J-1 - J-66.
Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975, E 7/1/1975, and Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977,
lists assignments by court and rank.  X suffix = Retired.
A suffix, etc. = Additional resident judge within a district.

LEGENDS:  "J" prefix 1949-83 (slogan 1954).
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-78,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
         (Verify 1975)
 
1949       J-3
1950-51   [J-1 -  J-7]            1963      [J-1 - J-55]
1952      [J-1]                   1972     J-3-X
1953      [J-1]
1954      J-23                    1981   J-106-X
1955      J-48                    1983   J-118-E
 
LIMOUSINE
Ch. 952 P 7/19/1971.  Began 1972.  None seen; not on 1973-83 charts.
 
MANUFACTURER  (1956-79:  See Table 2)
Ch. 220 P 3/5/1947, E 7/1/1947.  Began 1947.
Durham Sun, 1/31/1934:  "M - Vehicles used by manufacturers."

LEGENDS:  "M" prefix 1947-55, "M" suffix 1956-72, "MF" prefix 1973-83.
          "JUN MANUFACTURER 81" top, small "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1981,
          "JUN MANUFACTURER 83" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983-85 base.

COLORS:  Green/White JUN 81.
 
1947             M-1181         1951, 1955   [M-1801 - M-2200]  (400)
1948           [M-10101]
1950, 1952-53   [M-1801]        JUN 81   MF-77 - MF-1842
 
MOTORCYCLE  (See Motorcycle page)
Ch. 107 P 3/10/1913.  Probably began Exp. 6/30/1913.
Earliest seen Exp. 6/30/1914.
 
MOTORCYCLE DEALER  (1956-79:  See Table 3)
Ch. 220 P 3/5/1947, E 7/1/1947.  Earliest seen 1948 chart.
Earliest seen 1949.

LEGENDS:  "D" prefix 1948-55, "DM" suffix 1956-72, "DM" prefix 1973,
          "MD" prefix 1974-83.  "N.C. JUN 82" 1982-83.
COLORS:  Green/White JUN 81, Red/White JUN 82, Blue/White JUN 83-85 base.
 
1948  [D 501]                     1955  [D1101 - D1800]  (700)
1949   D 726                      1975          MD 35
1950  [D1101]                     JUN 81       MD1014
1951  [D1101 - D1800]  (700)      JUN 82       MD1305 -  MD2612
1952  [D5602]                     JUN 83      MD-1740 - MD-2067
1953  [D1101]- D1322   (222)      UND. (85)   MD-3157 - MD-3367
 
NATIONAL GUARD  (1956-83:  See Table 4)
Ch. 218 P 4/23/1935.  Began 1936.  Earliest seen 1938.  830 issued 1961.
 
Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram 12/24/1950:
"The National Guard tag is a revival of a prewar custom.  Special
plates went to Guard officers in 1937 and were discontinued when
the war began.  Approximately 720 were in use during 1950."
 
LEGENDS:  "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "NATIONAL/GUARD 38" right 1938 (reported 1940),
          "NATIONAL GUARD" in place of state name 1950-83,
          vertical "NC" right 1950-74, full-size "NC-" prefix 1975,
          vertical "NC" prefix 1976-83, embossed soldier after "NC" 1976-83.
          Dash suffix added 1965-74, dash prefix added 1980-83.
 
1935 law specified #201 - 500 only.
Ch. 1130 P 4/22/1949 amended to #201 - 1100.
Ch. 490 P 4/7/1955 amended to #201 - 1600.
Ch. 700 P 6/6/1967, E 1/1/1968, expanded to enlisted members, not just officers.
Ch. 1432 P 4/13/1974 amended to #1 - 1600.
 
1938        [201 -  400]
1950        [201]-  469
1951, 1955  [201 - 1100]  (900)  (591 registered 7/31/51)
1952        [201]-  518
1953        [201]-  515
1954             -  537

PERMANENT
Ch. 583 P 3/28/1949.  Began 1950.
Issued to all public-owned cars, trucks and buses.
Previously issued Public Owned plates.
26,955 issued as of 12/1/1950.  12,000 of these were treated with
Scotchlite reflectorization in 1950 (numbers unknown).
Black/Aluminum all years except 1960-68 annual plates.

LEGENDS:  "PERMANENT N.C." bottom 1950-56,
          "PERMANENT" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1963-79,
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "PERMANENT" bottom 1983.
 
UND. (1950-56)   [P-1001]- P-40930   (1,281 registered 7/31/51)
                (P-21643 - P-23704 reflective,
                 P-27186 - P-40930 non-reflective)
UND. (1963-79)   P-80197 - P-99681,   854-P - 62503-P
UND. (1983)      75228-P - 90423-P, 14057-R - 97300-R,
                 15163-S - 91104-S, 24872-T  (38698-T Black/White)
 
It appears some annual plates were issued in 1960-68, possibly as
an option for agencies which desired normal-looking plates for
undercover vehicles.  Later, they were just issued passenger plates.
Passenger colors and designs 1960-62, 1965-66, 1968.
 
1960   P-51172 -              1966   PP-1217 - PP-1219
1961   P-51153 -              1967
1962   P-51326 -              1968    PP-500 - PP-2267
1963
1964
1965   P-72847 -
 
PERMANENT MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen 1973 chart.  Black/Aluminum all years.
 
LEGENDS:  "PERMANENT" bottom, "NC" in UR corner 1973-79
          (a design suggesting origin as early as 1966),
          "N.C. PERMANENT" top 1983.
 
1973-74   [P-800]
1975-79   [P-900]
1983      P-1425
 
PERMANENT STATE OWNED
Earliest seen 1963 chart.
 
LEGENDS:  "STATE OWNED" top, "N.C. PERMANENT" bottom 1963-66,
          "N.C. PERMANENT" top, "STATE OWNED" bottom 1972-74,
          "N.C. PERMANENT" top between holes, "STATE OWNED" bottom 1975-83.
COLORS:  Black/Aluminum 1963-71, Black/Yellow 1972-79.
 
1963     [PA-0000]  PB-5165 - PC-5210
1968        [PA-1]
1972-74  [PX-1234]  PX-652 - PZ-3235
1975-83  [PX-4989]  PL-4004 - PN-3140, PR-2181 - PS-9694, PV-1 - PV-7185
 
PERMANENT STATE OWNED MOTORCYCLE
Earliest seen 1973 chart.  Black/Yellow all years.
 
LEGENDS:  "STATE OWNED" top, "N C PERMANENT" bottom.
 
1973-74  [25-PZ]
1975-79  [75-PZ]
1983     [95-PZ]
 
PERSONALIZED
Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967.  Began 1968.  Combinations allowed 1968:
3 letters and 3 numbers, 4 letters and 2 numbers, 5 letters
and 1 number, or 6 letters; ampersand or hyphen also allowed.
Law P 3/3/1971, E immediately, expanding to trucks under 1 ton.
Annual dated plates 1975-82, First in Flight graphic base
began 1983.

LEGENDS:  "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-78,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982.

Registrations:  1968  3,888, 1970  6,629, 1975  12,599,
                1980  16,734, 1982  43,409.
 
PERSONALIZED HORSELESS CARRIAGE
Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967.  Began 1968.  Earliest seen 1969.
Law included "private passenger motor vehicles".
Became Personalized Antique Auto 1978.
 
PERSONALIZED MOTORCYCLE
Ch. 413 P 5/12/1967.  Began 1968.  Earliest seen 1969.
Law included "private passenger motor vehicles".
 
PRIVATE COMMERCIAL TRAILER  (1956-61:  See Table 2)
Probably began 1934.  Earliest seen 1935.
Discontinued 1962; merged with Automobile Trailer.
 
LEGENDS:  "B" over "TRL" right 1935,
          large "C" over smaller "1" or "5" left 1941-49,
          "C" prefix 1950-55, "L" or "LA" suffix 1956-61.
 
1935       95049
1941   C/5 97289
1942   C/1 85693
1946   C/1 90129
1948  [C/1 92241]
1949   C/1 89584 - C/1 96443    (6,860)
1950    [C-82301]
1951    [C-85001 -   C-95000]  (10,000)  (7,246 registered 7/31/51)
1952     C-85620 -  [C-94501]   (8,882)
1953    [C-87001]-   C-92949    (5,949)
1954     C-99030
1955    [C-87001 -   C-99999]  (12,999)
 
PUBLIC OWNED
(Reported Exp. 6/30/1926, 1927-29, 1937 with "P" prefix.)
Charlotte Observer, 6/6/1925:  "Machines owned by municipalities
or other governmental organizations will display tags with a "P"
prefix."  City/County Owned listed 6/30/1927.
See notes under State Official.  Earliest seen 1930.
Listed 1934 as "P" prefix for State, County and City vehicles.
Last seen 1949.  Discontinued 1950; replaced by Permanent.
 
It appears some annual plates were issued in 1961-65, possibly as
an option for agencies which desired normal-looking plates for
undercover vehicles; see Permanent.
 
1930    P-8963 - P-23876   (14,912)
1931   P 11651 - P 12281      (631)
1932    [14501 -   19500]   (5,000)
1935   P-17916 - P-17990       (75)
1936    P-1947 -  P-4037    (2,091)
1942   P-19162
1947   P-20920
1948  [P-52301]- P-54747    (2,447)
1949   P-58124
 
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Earliest seen 1938.  Last seen 1948.
Probably discontinued 1950; replaced by Permanent.
 
1938   [PS-101 - PS-4600]  (4,500)
1942    PS-367 -  PS-381      (15)
1946   PS-1467 - PS-3643   (2,177)
1947    PS-256 - PS-5888   (5,633)
1948  [PS-2501]- PS-7814   (5,314)
 
RENTAL CAR  (1956-83:  See Table 1)
Earliest listed Exp. 6/30/1927.  Not listed 1932, 1948, 1950.
"K" prefix listed 1934.  Earliest seen 1965.
 
LEGENDS:  "U" prefix 1951-55, "C" suffix 1956-72,
          "RA" or "RB" prefix 1973-78.  "1978" bottom 1978.
 
6/30/1927  [4001 K - 8000 K]   (4,000)
1951      [U-35101 - U-35500]    (400)  (203 registered 7/31/51)
1952      [U-35101]
1953      [U-40601]
1955      [U-41801 - U-42300]    (500)
 
1979-84 BASE "1979"             [RB-2600]- RB-5764
1983-84 BASE "First in Flight"  [RD-1100]- RE-9735

REPLACEMENT
Only seen Exp. 6/30/1926 #R-2279.
"R" reported as Replacment Exp. 6/30/1927.
 
RESCUE SQUAD
Ch. 773 P 6/28/1977.  Began 1978.  Earliest seen 1979.

LEGENDS:  "RESCUE SQUAD" top, "19 NORTH CAROLINA 79" bottom 1979,
          "19 RESCUE SQUAD 82" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1982,
          "RESCUE SQUAD" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers.
          (Verify 1978, 1980-81)
 
COLORS:  Blue/White 1982.
 
1979   RS-1026
1982   RS-1027
 
SAMPLE
Earliest seen Exp. 6/30/1924.  1954 has slogan or no slogan.
(Verify Exp. 6/30/1925, Exp. 6/30/1926, 1927-28, 1943 Tab)
 
6/30/1924   000-000               1937-38   000-000
6/30/1927   000-000E, 00-000E     1939      011-111, 012-345,
1929        000-000                         067-890, 098-796
1930         00-000               1940      000-012, 012-345, 012-392
1931          00400               1941      000-222
1932        012-345, 067-890      1942      000-000
1933        010-000               1944      000-002, 000-003,
1934        000-000, 067-890                000-009
1935        0443111               1945-55   000-000
1936        000-444
 
1956, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1970-72     00-0000
1957                                 0-0000
1959, 1962                          000-000
1961, 1963-64, 1966, 1969           AA-0000
1965, 1967                           AA-000
1973-74                             ABC-000
1975                                000-000, AAA-000
UND. (1979), UND. (First in Flight) AAA-000
 
SOLID-TIRE TRAILER
Listed 1932.
 
1932  [22001 - 22100]    (100)
 
SOLID-TIRE TRUCK  (See Truck page)
Reported in 1927 news article.  Earliest seen 1928.
Last seen 1933.
 
SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT  (1956-83:  See Table 3)
Ch. 826 P 4/17/1953, E 7/1/1953 or 1/1/1954?  Began 1954.
Earliest seen 1955.

LEGENDS:  "L" prefix 1955, "N" suffix 1956-72, "ME" prefix 1973-83.
 
1955  [L-42301 - L-43800]  (1,500)

STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
Agency created by Ch. 218 P 3/18/1929, E 7/1/1929.
Earliest listed 1934 as "SHP" prefix.  Earliest seen 1937(?).
"SHP" prefix still used 1948 with 501 issued.
 
1937?  SHP-105             or 1935?  (Poor photo, Light/Dark)
UND.   SHP-221 - SHP-285   1938 dies, Dark Blue/Silver (Aluminum)
1946   SHP-244
 
The Robesonian (Lumberton), 9/27/1939:  "The new [1940] State
tags carry maroon numerals on a silver background, identical
with present State Highway patrol license plates."
 
Asheville Citizen-Times, 2/5/1950:
"Even Highway Patrol tags will be a little different this year.
Their 661-prefix is familiar to most motorists now.  Plans for
1950 call for a W, then a series of 500 numbers beginning with
20,100 for Col. Tony Tolar up to 20,600.  One hundred and fifty
of the tags have been treated by the Prismo process to make the
numerals reflect light at night."
 
Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, 12/24/1950:
"Highway Patrol tags will be changed this year.  Plans for 1951
call for an R. plus a series of 500 numbers beginning with 8100
for Col. James R. Smith."
 
Passenger plates issued 1949-76.  Rebegan 1977.

LEGENDS:  "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 77" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1977-78,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979, 1981,
          "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "1980" bottom 1980, 1982,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "83" in upper corners 1983.
 
1977  [HP-100]- HP-1370      1981   HP-571 - HP-1147
1978   HP-446 - HP-1363      1982   HP-142 - HP-1306
1979  [HP-100]- HP-1353      1983   HP-610 - HP-1488
1980   HP-101 - HP-1353
 
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL MOTORCYCLE
Agency created by Ch. 218 P 3/18/1929, E 7/1/1929.
Earliest listed 1934 as "HP" prefix.  Only seen 1937.
 
1937   HP53
 
STATE OFFICIAL  (1956-83:  See Table 4)
Earliest seen Exp. 6/30/1927.  Statesville Landmark 6/8/1922:
"Every automobile, motor truck and cycle in North Carolina will
have a tag issued by the State this year, whether the vehicle is
owned by the State, county or municipality.  The special session
of the General Assembly did away with the special license plates
that came into vogue a year ago, and police departments, street
departments, and the like will disappear, even to the resplendent
brass plate on the rear of the Governor's car."
 
LEGENDS:  No legend, plain number series all years.
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 75" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1975-78,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-81,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
 
Ch. 865 P 6/26/1975, E 7/1/1975, listed assignment of #1 - 109.
Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977, listed assignment of #1 - 200.
 
6-30-27   [1 -  50]  (#20 seen, although may have reached 100)
1932       1 -[100]
1933             3
1934       1
1938      [1 - 200]
1941             2
1942             2
1944            67
1947       1
1948      [1]
1949                 (All are fully reflective)
1950-51   [1 - 200]  (182 registered 7/31/51 including H + J)
1952       1
1953      [1]
1955      [1 - 200]
1963      [1 - 200]
 
STREET ROD
Ch. 323 P 5/18/1983.  Began 1984.  Earliest seen "AUG 88",
Red/White, "STREET ROD" top, #SR-1023.
 
TAXI  (1956-83:  See Table 1)
Earliest seen Exp. 6/30/1926.  "NC" monogram over "6-30/27" right
6/30/1927.  1932 listed as "For Hire Cars" but may have included
Taxis, Rental Cars and Buses.  1934 listed as "S" prefix.
 
LEGENDS:  "T" prefix 1942-55, "A" suffix 1956-72, "TA" prefix 1973-83.
 
6/30/1926   X-3317 - X-4004      (688)
6/30/1927    X-498 - X-1596    [X-1 - X-5000]
1929        X-3744
1930       (X confirmed as Taxi; assumed also for 1931)
1931        X 3572 - X 5291    (1,720)
1932        S 1114             [101 -   9999]
1935        S-8024
1936        T-1925
1942       T-20212 - T-23083   (2,872)
1946       T-13466
1947       T-13973
1948      [T-57801]
1949       T-59773
1950      [T-25101]- T-27441   (2,341)  (4,631 registered 12/1/50)
1951      [T-28201 - T-34700]  (6,500)  (4,223 registered 7/31/51)
1952      [T-28201]- T-31577   (3,377)
1953      [T-34701]
1955      [T-36701 - T-41400]  (4,700)
 
TEMPORARY 10-DAY (Cardboard)
Ch. 919 P 3/4/1974, E immediately.  Earliest seen 1974 chart.
Issued by Dealers, valid for 10 days.
 
TEMPORARY 20-DAY (Cardboard)
Ch. 246 P 4/9/1957.  Began 1958.  Earliest seen 1963 chart.
Issued by Dealers, valid for 20 days.
 
TEMPORARY 20-DAY MOTORCYCLE (Cardboard)
Earliest seen 2/19/1973.  Issued by Dealers, valid for 20 days.
 
TEMPORARY 60-DAY APP. (Cardboard)
Earliest seen 1979 chart.
 
TRACTOR
Listed 1932.
 
1932  [28001 - 28500]    (500)
 
TRAILER
Ch. 189 P 3/10/1919.  Began 7/1/1919, Exp. 6/30/1920.
Reported 1930.  Earliest seen 1931.  Last listed 1934.
 
LEGENDS:  Stepped "TRL" prefix reported 1930,
          "1 1/2" over "TRL" right 1931,
          "TRL" right 1932,
          vertical "1/2" over horizontal "TRL" right 1933.
1934:  "TRL" prefix listed, issued to "truck trailers carrying
       loads beyond a certain capacity."
 
1931    1 1/2:  75135 - 75138, 2 1/2:  75362, 3:  75498 - 75571,
        3 1/2:  75695 - 75700, 4 1/2:  79270, 5:  79377 -
1932 No weight [22101 - 27500]   (5,400)
1933      1/2:  63178 - 91654   (28,477)
 
TRAILER DEALER  (1974-79:  See Table 4)
Earliest seen 1974.  No 1980 issued.

LEGENDS:  Vertical "DEALER" between "T" prefix and hyphen 1974-78,
          "T/D" prefix on Dealer plate 1981,
          "X/D" prefix on Dealer base 1983.  (Verify 1979, JUN 82)

TRAILER 5-YEAR
Issued 1977, expire "1981", and 1982, expire "1986".

LEGENDS:  "EXPIRE 1981" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1981, 1986.
 
EXP 1981   M-10968 - M-34487
EXP 1986
 
TRAILER X
Only seen 1933.
 
LEGENDS:  Vertical "1/2" over horizontal "TRL" right 1933.
 
1933 1/2:  X 1898 - X 1996, 2:  X 4246 - X 4358
 
TRANSPORTER  (See Table 2)
Earliest seen 1962 chart.  Earliest seen 1967.  Probably began
1962, as 1956-61 "L" suffix is Private Commercial Trailer.

LEGENDS:  "L" suffix 1962-72, "TP" prefix 1973-83.
 
TRUCK  (See Truck page)
Ch. 189 P 3/10/1919.  Began 7/1/1919, Exp. 6/30/1920.

TRUCK X  (See Truck page)
Only seen 1933-34.  Listed 1934 as "For hire trucks or plates with
numbers similar to those on another truck denoting that it is extra."
 
U.S. ATTORNEY
Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977.  Earliest seen 1979 chart.

LEGENDS:  "U.S. ATTORNEY" and number screened inside state map center 1979-80, 1983.
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-80,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "83" in upper corners 1983.
         (Verify 1981-82)
 
1979  [3]
1980   1
1983  [3]
 
U.S. HOUSE/SENATE
(Issued State Official plates #14, 17, 19-30 in 1954.)
Listed 1963.  Reported 1960, 1966.  Earliest seen 1972.
North Carolina has had the following number of U.S.
Representatives:  1943-62 12, 1963-92 11, 1993-2002 12, 2003-22
13, 2023-32 14, and has always had 2 U.S. Senators.

LEGENDS:  "MEMBER U.S. CONGRESS (or SENATE)" above state name 1972,
          "U.S. HOUSE (or SENATE)" in reverse-color box left 1976-77,
          "U.S. HOUSE (or SENATE)" and number screened inside state map center 1979-80, 1982-83.
          "19" and "72" in upper corners, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1972,
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 76" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1976-77,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
          (Verify 1973-75, 1978, 1980-81)
 
1971-72:  U.S. House assigned #19 - 29, U.S. Senate assigned #17 - 18.
Since 1976, U.S. House plate number corresponds with district number.
 
U.S. JUDGE
Ch. 762 P 6/27/1977.  Earliest seen 1978.

LEGENDS:  "U.S. JUDGE" and number screened inside state map center 1978-80, 1982-83.
          "19 FIRST IN FREEDOM 78" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1978,
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-80,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
         (Verify 1981)
 
1978    2                 1981
1979   11                 1982    1
1980    8                 1983  [12]
 
U.S. MARSHALL
Ch. 443 P 4/23/1979.  Began 1979.  Only 3 plates issued:
#1 = Eastern District, #2 = Middle District, #3 = Western District.

LEGENDS:  "U.S. MARSHALL" and number screened inside state map center 1979-80, 1982-83.
          "1979" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1979-80,
          First in Flight graphic with "19" and "82" in upper corners 1982-83.
         (Verify 1981)
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "C"
Only seen 1930 pairs #C-90998 - C-92882 (1,885).
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "M"
Only seen 1930 #M-2497.  Believed to be Manufacturer.
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "S"
Earliest seen 1937.  Last seen 1942.  Believed to be Truck For Hire.

LEGENDS:  Large "S" over smaller number left 1937-39, 1942.
 
1937   S/2 22215
1938   S/3 25913, S/4 27209
1939   S/2 22581
1942   S/1 24420
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "T"
Only seen Exp. 6/30/1917, #T 34.
(Truck "T" began 7/1/1919, Exp. 6/30/1920.)
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "TR"
Earliest seen 1928.  Last seen 1930.  Believed to be Trailer.

LEGENDS:  "T" with shorter "R" connected 1928-29, "TR" monogram 1930.
 
1928   Tr-10385
1929   Tr-13146
1930   Tr-13151 - Tr-15081, Tr-16368 - Tr-16521, Tr-15828K - Tr-15923K, Tr-26740
 
UNKNOWN TYPE "U"
Only seen 1928 #U-8683 - U-8765 (83), same design as Dealer.
 
UTILITY BUS
Listed 1934 as "UB" prefix, issued to buses "operated in lieu of
trolley cars."  Earliest seen 1948 chart, "Utility Bus Intracity".
Discontinued 1950; replaced by Permanent.
 
1948  [UB-1001]
 
VAN POOL
Earliest seen 1981.
 
LEGENDS:  "19 VAN POOL 81" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1981,
          "VAN POOL" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom 1983,
          revalidated by month and 1984 stickers 1983-84.
 
1981   VP-1037
 
 
PERMITS:
 
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Earliest seen 1953.  Last seen 1974.  Pairs seen 1954 C/F.
Believed to be boat or fishing licenses, as aluminum plates
verified 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-62, 1964, 1967-68.
 
SIZES:  5 1/4" x 12" 1953-69, 6" x 12" 1970-74.
LEGENDS:  "N.C.DEPT.CON.& DEV.53" bottom 1953-74.
 
In addition, small diamond-shaped tag seen 1960, Black/Gold,
"N.C./1960" top, #3532 center, "CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT"
bottom two sides.
 
1953 Gold/Black                           C/F T1-301
1954 Black/Gold                  B1-712   C/F M - 38
1955                            B1-1437                                 
1956 Black/Gold                  B1-437   C-212 -  C-2507
1957 Gold/Black                                            M-47
1958 Black/Gold                          C-1979 -  C-2142
1959 Gold/Black                          C-2109 -
1960 Black/Gold                          C-1903 -  C-3776               
1961 Gold/Black                  B1-354,   C-72 -   C-914
1962 Black/Gold                          C-1445 -  C-3945 (X-22 reported)
1963 White/Dark Red                       C-176 -  C-2604
1964 Dark Red/White                       C-706 -  C-1922
1965 White/Dark Red                       C-466 -  C-2962               
1966 White/Green                 B1-452,  C-246 -  C-4059, X-120
1967 White/Dark Red                      C-6252 -
1968 White/Green                B1-1159,  C-174 -  C-5709
1969 White/Light Blue                     C-491 -  C-1828, X-271
1970 White/Dark Red                      C-1850 -  C-5999, X-532        
1971 White/Blue                           C-760 -  C-7914
1972 White/Green                           C-30 -  C-8445, B-852
1973 White/Dark Red           - B1-1579, C-1001 -  C-9609, B-911
1974 White/Black       B1-737 - B1-1433,  C-173 - C-10885

FOR HIRE LICENSE
Ch. 231 P 3/6/1917.  Began 6/1/1917, Exp. 5/31/1918.
Supplemental plate.  Discontinued 1932; merged with Taxi etc.
 
The Gastonia Gazette, 3/3/1917:  "Must Have New Auto Tags"
"Sheriff W. N. Davis has received a letter from Tax Clerk J. S.
Griffin, of the Corporation Commission at Raleigh, stating that
the new revenue act requires every person operating an automobile
for hire to carry on his machine a number plate stamped with the
words "For Hire."  These license tags are furnished to the
licensees without additional cost.  New licenses are required for
the year 1917-18 as of May 31, 1917."
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1918
   Embossed steel, Blue/White, unknown size, "NO. 156" top, "FOR HIRE" center,
   "LICENSE EXP. MAY 31'18" bottom above "NORTH CAROLINA - BUNCOMBE COUNTY".
   Rockingham Co. #34 also known.
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1919
   Porcelain, Yellow/Black, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", "NO. 52" top, "FOR HIRE" center,
   "LICENSE EXP. MAY 31'19" bottom above "NORTH CAROLINA  HALIFAX COUNTY".
   Alamance, Caldwell, Halifax, Moore, Tyrrell known;
   Davie, Guilford, Stanly, Warren reported.  Halifax, Tyrrell not seen 1922-26.
  (Tyrrell is smallest county in 1930 census)
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1920 - 1921
   No plates known.  Series probably continued but perhaps
   non-porcelain tags were issued, decreasing survival rate.
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1922 - 1926
   Porcelain, colors below, 4" x 8", "219" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" above
   "BUNCOMBE COUNTY" above "FOR HIRE" above "LICENSE EXPIRES MAY 31, 1922" bottom.
   Extra fee $10 in 1921/22.
   40/100 counties known; no Forsyth (3rd largest) or Wake (5th
   largest) seen, but county-issued Wake seen 1919, 1922.
   COLORS:  White/Black 1922, Black/Red-Orange 1923,
            Red/White 1924, White/Red 1925, White/Dark Blue 1926.
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1927 - 1928
   No plates known, but series probably continued in some form.
 
   EXP. MAY 31, 1929 - 1932
   Series divided into 4 types:  Bus, Car, Trailer and Truck.
   LEGENDS:  "FOR HIRE" top, "N-C 1928-29" bottom 1928/29 - 29/30,
             "FOR HIRE" top, "N.C.1930-31" bottom 1930/31,
             sideways "BUS", "CAR", "TRAILER" or "TRUCK" left reading up 1928-31,
             sideways capacity or weight legend right reading down 1928-31.
   COLORS:  Unknown all years.  White/? 1928/29.
 
   1928/29 TRAILER   7769   2 TON
           TRUCK     3726   1 TON
   1929/30 BUS        586   26 PASS
           CAR       1024   4 PASS
   1930/31 BUS       2267   22 SEATS
           TRUCK     7754   2 1/2 TON
   1931/32?
 
The Charlotte News, 12/18/1931:  "For Hire Tag Ruling Is Made"
"Licenses for trucks for hire and for taxicabs will remain with the
owner instead of going with the car if ownership is transferred, the
department of revenue at Raleigh ruled this morning.  Heretofore
trucks for hire and taxicabs have carried a regular license plate
and a for hire license plate in addition.  In the event of sale or
transfer of ownership the regular license plate went with the car
while the for hire license was retained by the purchaser.  This year
[1932] the regular license and for hire license plates have been
combined..."

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
Ch. 445 P 5/13/1933.  Began 6/1/1933, Exp. 5/31/1934.
Last seen Exp. 5/31/1942.
Small-size permit plate issued to signs and billboards for $1 fee.
 
LEGENDS:  "N.C.5-31-34-O.A." top 1934, 1936, 1939-40, 1942.
COLORS:  White/Black 1934, 1936, Red/Black 1939, Green/Black 1940,
         Black/Gold 1942.  (Verify 1935, 1937-38, 1941)

5/31/1934   29252      5/31/1937              5/31/1940   14446
5/31/1935              5/31/1938              5/31/1941
5/31/1936    3416      5/31/1939    5442      5/31/1942   18376
 
New law, the Outdoor Advertising Control Act, P 1967, E upon federal
funds being made available, therefore not until 10/15/1972.
Undated Black/Aluminum full-size plate issued with "U S - 321"
stencilled at top, #73 embossed lower left and #124 embossed lower
right in M/C dies, or "U S - 74" top, #58 left, #83 right.
Top legend denotes highway the sign is located on.
 
SERVICE STATION
May have begun 1938.  Undated small-size plate, Black/Yellow,
vertical "NC" left, "SERVICE" top, "STATION" bottom, #612 - 20777.
 
Statesville Daily Record, 4/22/1938:  "All service stations when
inspected will be given a yellow tag approximately three by six
inches bearing the inscription 'N.C. Service Station.'  These tags
are numbered and are on a yellow background with black lettering."
 
WATER WELL RIG
Earliest seen 1965.  Supplemental permit, city plate size.
 
LEGENDS:  "WATER WELL RIG" top, "1965 N.C. PERMIT NO. 35" bottom 1965,
          "WATER WELL RIG" top, "N.C. PERMIT NO." center, "1980 266" bottom 1980.
COLORS:  Gold/Black 1965, Green/White 1980.
 
1965    35
1980   266
 

1956-72 SYSTEM
1-A - 9999-A, 1-AA - 9999-AA, 1-AB etc., no G,I,O,Q used.
U omitted 1969-71, assumed omitted 1966-72.
 
 
TABLE 1
 
        TAXI       BUS     RENTAL         DEALER        DRIVEAWAY
1956    712-A        (B)       (C)   6296-DC  (36,293)       (E)
1957                                 9445-DC  (39,442)
1958   1450-A               423-C    3771-DD  (43,767)
1959                10-B             7700-DD  (47,696)
1960   1997-A                          15058 - 66492             
1961                                   20728 - 67324
1962                                   18591 - 65579
1963                                   15604 - 62373
1964                                   20345 - 71641
1965                       1445-C      15413 - 67838            
1966                                   15525 - 71658
1967    428-A              4268-C      42447 - 92427
1968   1144-A              4120-C      38376 - 93916
1969   4034-A              3253-C      38173 - 87390
1970   3922-A      250-B   6799-C      39614 - 99701             
1971  [3755-A]            [6185-C]     35131 - 90861
1972   1792-A      217-B   7874-C     [22001]- 98699      297-E
1973  (TA)      (YA)       RA-8049     20346 - 98649    (ZA)
1974   TA-5266             RB-2430    [17001]- 90402     ZA-1204
1975             YA-1076   RB-2091     21881 - 97997             
1976  [TA-5000] [YA-1100]  RA-7053     14871 - 99987    [ZA-1100]
1977  [TA-3600] [YA-1100] [RA-6901]    18169 - 99588,   [ZA-1100]
                                     V-10131 - V-15242
1978   TA-4380             RB-3791   V-12301 - V-96561,
                                     W-11741 -
1979   TA-4979  [YA-1300]  RB-5764   V-17518 - V-99832  [ZA-1100]
1980   TA-3123           (See Rental)   (See Dealer)             
1981   TA-3165                -              -
1982   TA-3336                -              -
1983   TA-3258                -              -
 

TABLE 2
 
       COMMON   CONTRACT                        COMM.
       CARR.TK. CARR.TK.   TRAILER             TRAILER    MFR.
1956   1434-FB    232-H    2196-KE   (52,188)      (L)       (M)
1957   5073-FA   3157-H    9670-KJ   (89,662)
1958             5133-H    7415-KJ   (87,407)  9638-L
1959             4428-H    7070-KK   (97,061)  3404-L
1960   5564-F    1591-H    1922-KL  (101,912)  6660-L            
1961             6181-H    4989-KL  (104,979)  4360-LA    745-M
                                               TRANSP.
1962   4159-F              9650-KR  (149,636)      (L)
1963                       8600-KS  (158,585)             543-M
1964             2253-H    3998-KT  (163,982)
1965                       7498-KU  (177,481)                   
1966   5790-F              3342-KX  (193,323)             516-M
1967                       9027-KY  (209,007)   115-L    1332-M
1968   8540-F              1026-ZA  (231,003)             458-M
1969             2264-H    7548-ZC  (257,523)            1563-M
1970   8794-FA   1913-H    9308-ZE  (279,281)   835-L    2212-M 
1971                       5329-ZH  (295,300)
1972   7110-FA   6778-H    5691-ZL  (325,659)  1097-L
1973   WB-4741  (XA)       E-13344  (363,340) (TP)      (MF)
1974   WB-9786   XB-1768   E-31038  (381,034)  TP-2240   MF-3098
1975   WB-3860   XA-8127   E-51977  (401,973)                   
1976   WB-5222  [XA-1200]  E-59013  (409,009) [TP-1400] [MF-1000]
1977   WA-7694  [XA-1100]  E-64106  (414,102) [TP-2100]  MF-2407
1978                       E-72487  (422,483)
1979  [WA-7600] [XA-1500]    (See Trailer)     TP-2697  [MF-2300]
1980   WA-3820                -         -               (See Mfr.)
1981                          -         -                   -
1982                          -         -                   -
1983   WA-7670                -         -      TP-1679      -
 

TABLE 3
 
       M/C DLR.  S.M.E.    FARM TK.           HORSELESS/ANTIQUE
1956       (DM)  1785-N    6533-RC   (36,530)   [1601]-  1726
1957              281-N    6921-RC   (36,918)    1636 -  1747
1958      1-DM               14-RD   (40,010)    1603 -  1777
1959                       5746-RB   (25,744)    1610 -  1811
1960                       8078-RB   (28,076)    1768 -  1888   
1961              321-N    4578-RD   (44,574)    1606 -  1907
1962                        795-RE   (50,790)   [1601]-  1956
1963                       9681-RE   (59,676)   [1601]-  2100
1964     152DM             3899-RF   (63,893)    1601 -  2156
1965     354DM   1746-N    6279-RF   (66,273)    1668 -  2380    
1966     658DM   1196-N    4490-RH   (74,483)    1601 -  2680
1967    693 DM             1289-RF   (61,283)   [1601]-  2887
1968    945 DM   1683-N    7955-RF   (67,949)   14353 - 15390
1969   1092 DM   1907-N   [2800-RH]  (72,793)   14074 - 15480
1970   1117 DM   2404-N    4367-RF   (64,361)   14066 - 15897    
1971     75 DM             6763-RH   (76,756)   14088 - 15441
1972   1233 DM   2558-N     423-RK   (90,414)  [14001]- 15701
1973    DM 181   ME-1708   FL-4967   (84,958)   10028 - 11457
1974   MD 1593             FL-8413   (88,404)  [10001]- 11720
1975   MD 1186   ME-1312   FL-8805   (88,796)   10010 - 11867    
1976   MD 1879   ME-2777   FN-1247   (99,236)   10056 - 12469
1977   MD 1563   ME-3201   FP-1463  (108,451)   10016 - 12029
1978    MD 748   ME-2063   FT-4788  (138,773)   10009 - 12180
1979   MD 1529  [ME-2000]  FP-9063  (116,051)   10085 - 11739
1980  (See M/C   ME-2017   FP-9644  (116,632)   10109 - 11191   
1981   Dealer)   ME-1707    (See Farm Truck)    10017 - 10639
1982      -      ME-2113      -         -       10051 - 10812
1983      -      ME-2179      -         -       10016 - 17048
 
 
TABLE 4
 
      OFFI-   JUDI-    NATIONAL            HANDI-    TRAIL.
      CIAL    CIAL      GUARD      C.A.P.  CAPPED    DEALER
1956    11    [J-1]  [201]-  459     -        -         -
1957     1           [201 - 1700]    -        -         -
1958                  222 -  618     -        -         -
1959    66            618 -          -        -         -
1960    66                           -        -         -  
1961          J-26   [201]- 1061     -        -         -
1962    [1]   J-26   [201]-  713     -        -         -
1963    [1]   J-26   [201]- 1213     -        -         -
1964   155    J-26   [201]-          -        -         -
1965   193    J-26    372 -  882     -        -         -  
1966   163    [J-1]   201 -  832     -        -         -
1967   195    J-26   [201]- 1012     -        -         -
1968  [200]  [J-55]   444 - 2917     -        -         -
1969    63            323 - 2066     -        -         -
1970   197    J-36    316 - 3001     -        -         -  
1971                  333 - 2627     -        -         -
1972  [200] [J-100]  [201 - 3600]           495-HD      -
1973    [1]   [J-1]  [201]- 1158           HD-1431      -
1974    69    [J-1]  [201]- 2388           HD-1676   T-1675
1975    [1]   [J-1]    16 - 1617    247    HD-1601  [T-1300]
1976   239    J-67     11 - 3578    508    HD-1800   T-2552
1977  [109]  J-118C    33 -[3400]   215   [HD-1700] [T-1801]
1978    49   J-102A     6 - 3782    307    HD-2382   T-1998
1979    20    [J-1]    24 - 2396   [268]  [HD-3000]
1980   111    J-60      3 - 3940    285    HD-1358   (See  
1981     8    J-60     18 - 2837    274    HD-3726    Dlr.)
1982    40    J-60      9 - 1198    262    HD-3723      -
1983   [25]   J-61     25 - 2191    241    HD-2675      -