COMMERCIAL 1960-1980
1960 BASEXAA-100 - XXZ-999
The numbering of the tan base Commercial plates started with XAA-100 in 1960. These plates have tab slots, even though actual tabs were not used.
Plates are displayed in alphabetical order.
1960Trailer tab/stickerEd B
1960Dave Zullo
1960Dave Zullo
1960Dave Zullo
1960
1961
1961Dave Zullo
1962
1963
1965Dave Zullo
1964
1963
In 1964, this series stopped at XXZ-999. (Farmer plates used XYA-100 through XZZ-999.)
The next series started at XA-1000.
1964 BASEXA-1000 - XZ-9999
1964
1964
1965
1965
1964Dave Zullo
1966
1967
1966
1966Dave Zullo
1967
1965
1966Dave Zullo
1967Dave Zullo
1967
1966 BASEX-10000 - X-99999
In late 1966, another new series started at X-10000.
1967Dave Zullo
1966
1966
1967
1966Dave Zullo
1968
1968Dave Zullo
1968 BASEX2A-100 - X9Z-999
The next series started in mid-1968 at X2A-100.
(The X1A series was apparently skipped because number 1 looks too much like letter I.)
1968Dave Zullo
1968
1968
1968
1970
Between X6N- and X6T-, the tab slots were eliminated.
STICKERED 1977
1969
1969Dave Zullo
1969
In 1969, experimental reflectorization was introduced - possibly at X8A-100.
1969REFLECTORIZED
1969REFLECTORIZED
1969Dave ZulloREFLECTORIZED
1970Dave ZulloREFLECTORIZED
1969REFLECTORIZED
1970-1980XAA-10A - XT?-99Z
In 1970, a new series started at XAA-10A, still using the reflectorization.
1970REFLECTORIZED
1970REFLECTORIZED
1971REFLECTORIZED
1971REFLECTORIZED
1973REFLECTORIZEDSal Dodd
1974REFLECTORIZEDDave Zullo
Reflectorization was dropped late in the XC series.
XCV-86G above is reflectorized.
XCZ-95S below appears to be non-reflective with regular paint.
1971
STICKERED 1971
Leib Brothers
UNIQUE 1971
SAMPLE STICKER
# 000000
1973
1971
There were no commercial plates dated 1972.
The stickers changed from year-of-validity (1971) to year-of-expiration (MAR 73).
1973
1974
1974/75
1975
1975
2002Passenger sticker
1976
1977
1978
1978
1979
1980CONSTRUCTOR sticker
1980
1980
This series ended somewhere between XTA and XTH.
