With the 1960 base, trailer numbering started in the TU- series, possibly at TUA-100.
After TZZ-999 was reached, the series resrt and started at TAA-100.
All of the plates up to TZZ and then from TAA as high as TKC-384 used experimental reflective sheeting.
They usually used blank metal tabs with the sticker(s) attached.
There are listed in alpha order on this page.
1960Dave Zullo
1963Dave Zullo
1960Jeff Fazekas
1961Dave Zullo
1960
1960
1962
1961
c.1962
1963
1964
1963
1964
This plate was made by putting the reflective sheeting on a black painted aluminum base plate - from the late issue 1957 base.
This is the only one known with a black back side ... but there may be more.
Dave Zullo
1965
1966
1966
1973
1983Dave Zullo
1967
1971
1980 TABc.1967 plate
1968
1969Dave Zullo
1969Dave Zullo
1971
1969
1970
1971
1976Dave Zullo
This plate is an anomaly - it's a TG- series (which should have been issued around 1967), but it has a natural 1960 tab.
The source of this plate said that the tab was original to the plate.
Either way, I wanted to include it here.
Dave Zullo
In mid-1970, the reflectorization was changed somewhere between TKE and TKH. The tab slots went away at this point as well ... sort of :-)
It looks like these reflective plates from TK? to TNZ had clearcoat applied on top of the same reflective sheeting that was used previously.
Thanks to Dave Zullo for the info on the reflectorization of these plates.
REFLECTORIZED and the sheeting is
over a blank with TAB SLOTS !!
Dave Zullo
REFLECTORIZED - STICKERED 1976
Dave Zullo
REFLECTORIZED - STICKERED 1975
1970REFLECTORIZED
1970REFLECTORIZED
Dave Zullo
REFLECTORIZED - STICKERED 1984
Dave Zullo
REFLECTORIZED - STICKERED 1981
1971REFLECTORIZED
Starting with the TOA series, reflectorization was dropped, and regular painted plates were used.
c.1971
1971
1971
1973
1973Dave Zullo
The TRA-TRZ and TSA-TSZ prefixes were skipped, because the TR-A and TS-A prefixes were used on TRACTOR plates.
1973
1975Dave Zullo
1974
1973
A possible overlap of serial numbers happened in 1972 or 1973.
The TUC series of trailer plates was issued on the reflectorized base in 1960.
But there were also TUC plates issued on the 1971 (painted) base.
See below - number TUC-502 is from 1960 and TUC-809 is from 1972/73.
Seems like an overlap.
Dave Zullo
