63-72 Calif Comm Black Plate sequence

[C/10 King]

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

Mine are the original one from a '68.

Yeah Mike, A buddy of Kevin's, Mark G. has a black "A" plate as well on his 68'.

[19553100]

"I Don,t buy that theory. Because when you buy a brand new veh. The plates are sent from main DMV in Sacto. Not your local Dmv office. JMO"


JMO,
My 1969 Chevelle SS396 was purchased at Starksen Chevrolet in Lancaster, CA
in October, 1968, It was owned by 2 neighbors there, for 15 years each.
It has both original black license plates XTW342 according to the original owner.

I was at a local car show a few years back when a couple approached me.
The guy asks, "Hey your Chevelle is from Lancaster isn't it?" I said yes and
was curious as to how he could tell. He explained that he grew up in Lancaster
and was working in a gas station there for a few years including 1969.
According to him, most every car that rolled in had black plates that started with XTW.

[leddzepp]

I could have told you it was from Lancaster too...says it on the license plate frames.

Very nice car, by the way!

[storm9c1]

Originally Posted by C/10 King

Do you have a photo of that? I've never seen a original black plate with any letter further than "J" or the right side.

I guess the computer engineer just came out in me. I didn't mean the letter X literally. I meant it figuratively. The last digit (on the right) is actually "D" on my plate.

[C/10 King]

Originally Posted by storm9c1

I guess the computer engineer just came out in me. I didn't mean the letter X literally. I meant it figuratively. The last digit (on the right) is actually "D" on my plate.

Okay, I get what you mean. I had one of those too.

[KevsClassics]

My 72 ends with a Z ??

[Flat 67]

How come my 71 has blue plates with 12 345L...................

Originally Posted by C/10 King

Remember, this only a possibility, but unless you know who originally purchased your truck brand new, I say there is a possibility that it was probably traded in for a new vehicle in a dealership in 72 or 73. It might have been issued new plates to the new owner. Remember this is just my guess. My other guess is it probably had at one time a "H" or a "J" at the end of the black plate, most 71's did.

Mr. C/10
You got me thinking and I did some checking and I came up with another possibility as to why I have blue plates on a 71. It was not sold until 3-20-72. So I could have the original blue plates on a 71, what do you think?..................................Flat67

[jugernot]

I don't know if this will help anyone, but a found a link to another forum with a similar topic


http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...d.php?t=156885

[C/10 King]

Originally Posted by KevsClassics

My 72 ends with a Z ??

Funny funny funny!

Originally Posted by Flat 67

How come my 71 has blue plates with 12 345L...................




Mr. C/10
You got me thinking and I did some checking and I came up with another possibility as to why I have blue plates on a 71. It was not sold until 3-20-72. So I could have the original blue plates on a 71, what do you think?..................................Flat67

Mr Flat, I think That's a good possibility.

[skoffice]

I just bought a set of black plates at the Reno swap meet last weekend for my '64. They are stamped '63 on the upper right and are Axx448. And my dad's '71, sold in '70, had 64xxxG before he switched to the HUNTING plate.

[C10-Driver]

I bought a 70 GMC C/20 from a fellow in Sacramento this spring. It was assembled in Fremont and, as far as I know, spent most of it's life in the Sacramento area. The plate number is 34 326 F. Don't know if this will help solve this puzzle but thought I would throw it out there anyway.

[cst350]

I am planning to get some plates soon (mine were stolen about 10 years ago!)

Here is what I found on the subject... Hope it helps.



http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/lad/pdfs/yom/new_text.pdf


CST350

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by Flat 67

How come my 71 has blue plates with 12 345L...................




Mr. C/10
You got me thinking and I did some checking and I came up with another possibility as to why I have blue plates on a 71. It was not sold until 3-20-72. So I could have the original blue plates on a 71, what do you think?..................................Flat67

This is why you have blue plates.

[C/10 King]

Originally Posted by cst350

I am planning to get some plates soon (mine were stolen about 10 years ago!)

Here is what I found on the subject... Hope it helps.



http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/lad/pdfs/yom/new_text.pdf


CST350

Oh yes, The YOM' Year of manufacture plates, Oh boy, here goes another can of worms!!! Meaning the "interpretation" of this method

[jugernot]

I did some work on the plates that I bought for my 68 and found that the plates were first registered in 68.

[VDOG]

Im the second owner of my 69 C-10. My plates start with a 77 and end with a D and they are black. Black and need to be restored, does anyone know what type of yellow that is on the numbers?

[1971 GMC SHORTY]

Ok The J plate came From My Uncles 1971 GMC Short Bed that he bought new in 1970 in Fresno. The N plate is from my 1964 Short Bed that Was From Sunland Ca from the Dude that Bought it brand new??

[Dano69c10]

For Your Information.

The original black and yellow plates for my 69c10 is;

## ### C

Dano

[factorystock]

There will always be decrepencies due to early or late year model, left over new vehicle sold the next year and lost plates that were replaced, but there is a sequence to California commercial plates. Commerical plates used only one letter, car plates used 3 letters.The new (yellow on black) 1963 plates, began with A on the left side.There were many different letters for 1963, because many older 1956 thru 1962 plates(black on yellow) were exchanged Generally 1964 was around N or P, 1965 around R or S or , 1966 around T or U, 1967 was V or X . Y or Z may be early 68 models. After letters were exhuasted around 1968, The letter A began on the right side. A and B around 1968, C and D around 1969, F G around 1970, H and J around 1971. L and K around 1972( plates now changed to blue with yellow letters). This is what I have observed on pickups with period plates 95% of the time. Remember commerical plates have only 1 letter during these years, multiple letters (3 letters 3 numbers are car plates).

[19553100]

I'd like to hear from any California members
that have trucks with Black Commercial plates
that end in a Letter. (2 numbers/ 3 numbers/ 1 Letter)
Your truck would be a 1967-72 probably

My question: Is there a "63" imprinted in the upper corner
box?


Thanks for responding!

Wayne Weaver

[Stocker]

Originally Posted by 19553100

I'd like to hear from any California members
that have trucks with Black Commercial plates
that end in a Letter. (2 numbers/ 3 numbers/ 2 Letter)

Wouldn't that be just one letter (not two) on commercial plates? Or have you found another oddity?


EDIT: I see you corrected it in your post, thanks.

[LiveWire64]

My dads 1971 GMC van was bought in Sept of 1970 here in Cali.
The black & yellow plate was 12 131 H.

[19553100]

LiveWire 64,

Does the front Plate is there a "63" stamped into
the upper corner sticker box??

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Okay, okay!!!!

My '72 had black plates. So, a lot of water flows under the bridge from 1967 until 2010, right?

The current build is a '68 non-op'd with white commercial plates. Can't get at 'em right now, so I don't know the sequence. But I have access to a set of black plates with this config:

ABC 123

What will I have to do to use them?

[19553100]

Not all 1963 series California Black plates have a "63" stamped into upper corner box. This applies to passenger and commercial plates.

Some Passenger plates did not have the "63" stamp near the last of the series. I've seen plates examples beginning with X with the "63" and without, same goes for Y. All the Z plates I've seen have no "63".
My '69 Nova and Chevelle have their original Black plates and no "63"...
I just never noticed.

Commercial plates do the same thing near the end of the earlier format
(starts with a letter) in 1966-68. All of the later format thru 1972 did have the "63" ( ends with a letter)

Wayne