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North Dakota: Passenger

NORTH DAKOTA

 

Numbers began at 1 1911-48, except 1943 and 1949 began at 200-001.

1950-51 began at 2-001 except for #1 - 10 assigned to Governor,

U.S. Congressmen, and other high state officials.  1950 #4 seen.

1952-57 began at 1 again.

1911 #7220 highest number issued.

1914 #17500 highest number ordered.

Division of Fords vs. all other cars began 1921, using number

blocks (see Misc. 1 page).  Truck began 1925.  1933:  150,000 P ordered.

 

1911     6981        1927   151-489*       1943   212-238    (12,238)

1912     8945        1928   150-990        1944   134-150*

1913    12111        1929   161-918        1945   131-514*

1914    16693        1930   154-617        1946   139-295*

1915    24696        1931   144-444        1947   152-751*

1916    40435        1932   124-456        1948   161-618

1917    62690        1933   148-750*       1949   236-237    (36,237)

1918    71215        1934   154-340*       1950   193-529   (191,539*)

1919    84381*       1935   134-626        1951   196-128   (194,138)

1920    90833        1936   139-550*       1952   191-572

1921    91732        1937   139-749        1953   197616

1922    98-576       1938   140-688        1954   200-945

1923   109-204       1939   142-097        1955   208-731

1924   116-018       1940   146-661*       1956   208-130

1925  See below      1941   151-802        1957   213-260

1926  See below      1942   142-648*

 

         FORD CARS      REGS.              ALL OTHER CARS   REGS.

1925   F 1 - F82-332   (83,004)              1 - 50-512    (50,787)

1926   F 1 - F88-660   (88,825)              1 - 56-274    (56,745)

 

1943:  Renewals issued windshield stickers.

       New registrants issued 1943 dated plates.

1949:  Renewals issued rear tab, no serial number, 2 or 4 holes.

       New registrants issued 1949 dated plates.

 

1958-61 BASE

1958 Type 1                    1 - 208-945              (208,945 P)

1958 Type 2              209-930 - 238-894               (28,965 P)

1960 Type 3              240-488 - 312-750               (72,263 P)

1961 Type 4              313-605 - 315-895                (2,291 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 315,895 P)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 2 tab slots

Type 2 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 1 tab slot

Type 3 - Galvanized steel, scotchlite, 1 tab slot

Type 4 - Aluminum, scotchlite, 1 tab slot

 

TABS

1959   000042 - 320077

1960   005635 - 328149

1961   017440 - 339750

  

1962-65 BASE

1962 Type 1                    1 -  38-256               (38,256 P)

1962 Type 2               40-622 -  49-696                (9,075 P)

1962 Type 1a              50-077 - 283-822              (233,746 P)

1964 Type 3              286-075 - 319-890               (33,816 P)

1965 Type 4              322-401 - 354-907               (32,507 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 354,907 P)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Aluminum, round "O" of "DAKOTA", 1 tab slot

Type 2 - As Type 1, but galvanized steel

Type 3 - Aluminum, square "O" of "DAKOTA", 1 tab slot, thick dies

Type 4 - As Type 3, but thin 1966 dies

 

 

1966-69 BASE

1966 Type 1:  Tab slot         1 - 285-307              (285,307 P)

1967 Type 2:  No slot     287277 -  289587                (2,311 P)

1967 Type 3:  No slot    290-305 - 378-000               (87,696 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 378,000 P)

 

1970-73 BASE

1970 Type 1                    1 - 391-326              (391,326 P)

1973 Type 2              392-311 - 415-811               (23,501 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 415,811 P)

 

1974-79 BASE

1974 Type 1 (4-digit hyphen)   1 - 137-776              (137,776 P)

1974 Type 2              141-959 - 347-251              (205,293 P)

1975 Type 3              348-050 - 367-199               (19,150 P)

1976 Type 4              367-890 - 447-685               (79,796 P)

1977 Type 5              448-419 - 579-350              (130,932 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 579,350 P)

 

Description of 1970-79 Types:

Type 1 - North Dakota dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA"

Type 2 - North Dakota dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA"

Type 3 - Arkansas dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white

Type 4 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white

Type 5 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", snow-white

 

 

1980-88 BASE                 Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

1980     Type 1:  Dated "80"       AAA 001 - AVP 633    (496,633 P)

1982     Type 2:  Undated, box     AVR 597 - AZC 483     (79,887 P)

"JUL 87" Type 3:  No box           AZD 129 - AZM 038      (7,909 P)

                                                  (TOTAL 586,038 P)

 

No I,O,Q used in 3rd position.

Reserved series 1 - 10000, no hyphen. 

Replaced December 1987 through November 1988.

 

 

1984-88 ROOSEVELT BASE       Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

7-16-84  "DEC 84"          AA001 - KS648                (222,648 P)

 

No I,O,Q used.

Issued to new registrations only.

Non-Pass. Prefixes:  DV, FR, HP200-350, MH, SD, N, U.

Reserved series 1 - 10000, A001 - A999, A000, etc., using A,B,C.

Replaced December 1987 through November 1988.

 

 

1988-93 CENTENNIAL BASE      Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

1988  "12-88"            BAA 001 - CNP 653              (910,653 P)

 

No I,O,Q used in 3rd position.  DAV = Veteran.

DBK 435 unknown type, seen 1992.

Reserved series 1 - 10000, ND 1 - ND 9999, ND 0000, 1 ND - 999 ND.

Replaced 1993.

 

 

1993-2016 BISON BASE         Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

1993  "12-93"            DAA 001 - KRZ 512            (3,403,512 P)

 

No I,O,Q used in 1st or 3rd position*.  FAA-FZZ omitted.

*GKI,GLI,GMI,GNI reportedly issued.  HLA-HLZ not seen; PAW 531 seen.

Reserved series same as 1988-93, plus 1000 ND - 9999 ND, 0000 ND,

1 A - 9999 A.

Replaced 2016.

 

 

2016-23 LEGENDARY BASE       Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

11/12/15 "10 16" Type 1  001 AAA - 896 BTX            (1,055,896 P)

12/9/16  "09 17" Type 2  755 BTY - 412 DWR            (1,234,655 P)

Apr. 23          Type 3  026 DWY - 542 ECH              (124,517 P)

                                                (TOTAL 2,445,542 P)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Small state name, wheat inside bolt holes

Type 2 - Large state name, wheat outside bolt holes, 3M

Type 3 - Same as Type 2, but circular "US" hologram, Avery

 

No I,O,Q used in 4th or 6th position.