TRUCK PLATES
Truck / Commercial, 1914 to present Description / History |
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1914, this was the first year for state issued truck plates. |
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Plates were white on black porcelain. Serial number from 20000 to 39999 were reserved for trucks, and cars with solid rubber tires, but only some 6000 were issued. Aluminum weight strip on left with 1 to 5 stars indicating the weight rating. PENNA over the makers number on the aluminum keystone over 1914 on left side of plate. Issued in pairs. Plate size is 6" by 15¼". Manufacturer was Brilliant Manufacturing Co., Phila., PA. |
1 star Boyertown Auto Museum |
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2 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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3 star from Bob Connison |
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4 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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5 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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1915 Truck |
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Plates were white on sky blue porcelain. Serial number from 20000 to 29999 were reserved for trucks, and cars with solid rubber tires. Aluminum weight strip on left with 1 to 5 stars indicating the weight rating. PENNA over the aluminum keystone with the makers number inscribed on the keystone, over 1915 on left side of plate. Issued in pairs. Plate size is 6" by 15¼". Manufacturer was Brilliant Manufacturing Co., Phila., PA. |
1 star Boyertown Auto Museum |
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2 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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3 star from Jim Moini from Kelly Brewer |
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4 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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5 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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1916 Truck |
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Plates were black on orange painted steel. To the left side of the serial number PENNA embossed over embossed keystone. Maker's number was stamped into the keystone. 1916 embossed below keystone. An aluminum keystone was only used if the plate was transferred to another vehicle. On the far left were 1 to 5 stars arranged vertically indicating the weight rating. Issued in pairs. Manufacturer was Brilliant Manufacturing Co., Phila., PA. It appears that truck and solid rubber tire vehicles plates were generally in the 20000 to 29999 range, however, truck plates outside of this series are known. Nominal measurements are considered 6" by 16", actual measurement is 6⅛" by 16⅛".
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1 star from Jeff Hinkle |
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2 star John Willard & John Anshant from Eric Tanner |
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3 star from Bob Connison Jake Eckenrode display |
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4 star from Eric Tanner |
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5 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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1917 Truck |
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Plates were white on brown painted steel. To the left side of the serial number PENNA or PA embossed over embossed keystone. Maker's number was stamped into the keystone. 1917 or 17 embossed below keystone. PENNA & 1917 were used on lower number plates, while PA & 17 were used on higher plates. An aluminum keystone was only used if the plate was transferred to another vehicle. The S-prefix stood for solid-tired motor vehicle. Weight classes were listed as: First Class to Fifth Class as described below. On the far left were 1 to 5 stars arranged vertically indicating the weight rating. Issued in pairs. Plates were made in state prison system. Nominal measurements are considered 6" by 14" and 6" by 16", actual measurement of the larger plate is 6⅛" by 16⅛". Measurements of the size referred to as 6" by 14" need to be verified.
Not all class blocks were issued in their entirety, and not all stars and serial numbers were issued uniformly. If classes ran out of numbers some additional groupings were established. An interesting excerpt from 2017 vehicle records, plates S1 to S13 were registered to the Commonwealth of PA, State Highway Dept.
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1 star, S+2-digit, 14", PENNA/1917 from Eric Tanner & Jeff Hinkle 1 star, S+3-digit, 14", PENNA/1917 from Jeff Hinkle 1 star, S+4-digit, 16", PA/17 from 51jnj61 |
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2 star, S+4-digit, 16", PENNA/1917 Boyertown Auto Museum |
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3 star, S+4 digits, 14", PENNA/1917 from charlesgilbertantiquetoys 3 star, S+4 digits, 16", PENNA/1917 from Peter Cohen 3 star, S+4 digits, 16", PA/17 from Jeff Francis 3 star, S+5 digits, 16", PA/17 from Bob Connison |
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4 star, S+5 digits, 16", PA/17 Jake Eckenrode display |
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5 star, S+5 digits, 16", PA/17 Jake Eckenrode display |
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1918 Truck |
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Plates were white on black painted steel. To the left side of the serial number PA is embossed over embossed keystone. Maker's number was stamped into the keystone. 18 embossed below keystone. An aluminum keystone overlay was only used if the plate was transferred to another vehicle. On the far left were 1 to 5 stars arranged vertically indicating the weight rating. Issued in pairs. Plates were made in state prison system. All truck plates used a C prefix plus 1 to 5 digits. Plate measurements for C+1 or 2 digits are 6" x 10", C+3 digits are 6" x 13½", and C+4 or 5 digits were 6" x 16".
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1 star John Willard & John Anshant |
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2 star from Jeff Hinkle wide spacing from Jeff Francis |
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3 star from Jim Moini John Willard & John Anshant from Bob Connison |
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4 star from Eric Tanner |
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5 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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1919 Truck |
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Red on black, legend, all embossed, PA over keystone over 19 to the right of the serial number. The keystone has the VIN number inscribed. To the far right is a stack of 1 to 5 stars indicating the weight class of the vehicle. All truck plates used a C prefix plus 1 to 5 digits. C+1 or 2 digits were 6" x 10", C+3 digits were 6" x 13½", and C+4 or 5 digits were 6" x 16".
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1 star, 6" x 13½" from Jaska Börner |
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2 star, 6" x 16" from Jim Moini from Jim Moini from Jeff Hinkle |
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3 Star from Jeff Hinkle From Kelly Brewer from Phil Tedeschi |
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4 star from Eric Tanner |
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5 star Jake Eckenrode display |
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1920 Truck (Commercial) |
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White on dark blue, all embossed legend, plates with COMMERCIAL on top and PENNA 1920 along bottom and measure 7" high. Plates with COMMERCIAL and PENNA 1920 along bottom measure 6" high. Plates with 4 or fewer digits measure 12 inches wide, 5 digit plates are 13½ inches, 6 digit plates measure 16 inches. The connection between plate serial number and weight class is determined by the first digit in the serial number. The serial number can be as short as three digits with no separation, or have 1 to 3 digits in the first grouping, then a dash, then the second grouping of 3 digits. Class 1 or AA Class 2 or A Class 3 or B Class 4 or C Class 5 or D Class 6 or E Class 7 or F
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Class 1 or AA, 7" by 12" from Tiger Joe Sallmen Class 1 or AA, 7" by 13½" from Tim Gierschick Class 1 or AA, 6" by 16" from Peter Cohen Class 1 or AA, 7" by 16" from Rob Baran |
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Class 2 or A, 7" by 12" from Clayton Moore Class 2 or A, 7" by 13½" from Peter Cohen from Bob Connison Class 2 or A, 7" by 16" from Charlesgilbertantiquetoys |
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Class 3 or B, 6" by 16" from Peter Cohen |
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Class 4 or C, 7" by 12" from eBayer Lill-harle |
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Class 5 or D
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Class 6 or E
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Class 7 or F, 7" by 12" from Rob Baran |
1921 Truck (Commercial) |
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Black on yellow, all embossed legend, PENNA COMMERCIAL 1921 along bottom. All plates are believed to be 6" by 16" regardless of the length of the serial number. The connection between plate serial number and weight class is determined by the first digit in the serial number. The serial number can be as short as three digits with or without (?) separation, or or if longer, have 1 to 3 digits in the first grouping, then a dash, then the second grouping of 3 digits. Class 1 or AA Class 2 or A Class 3 or B Class 4 or C Class 5 or D Class 6 or E Class 7 or F
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Class 1 or AA from MNTCompany from Bob Connison from Clayton Moore |
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Class 2 or A from Eric Tanner |
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Class 3 or B Boyertown Auto Museum via Tim Gierschick |
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other classes/formats needed
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1922 Truck (Commercial) |
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Brown on cream, legend, all embossed, PENNA COMMERCIAL 1922 along bottom. All plates are believed to be 6" by 16" regardless of the length of the serial number. The connection between plate serial number and weight class is determined by the first digit in the serial number. The serial number can be as short as three digits with or without separation, or or if longer, have 1 to 3 digits in the first grouping, then a dash, then the second grouping of 3 digits. Class 1 or AA Class 2 or A Class 3 or B Class 4 or C Class 5 or D Class 6 or E Class 7 or F
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Class 1 or AA from Bruce Bufalini from Bob Connison from Jeff Hinkle |
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Class 2 or A from Kelly Brewer |
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Class 3 or B Boyertown Auto Museum from Rob Baran |
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Class 4 or C from Clayton Moore |
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Class 5 or D
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Class 6 or E from Rob Baran from Peter Cohen |
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Class 7 or F
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1923 Truck (Commercial) |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all embossed, PENNA COMMERCIAL 1923 along bottom. See paragraph below on plate size. The connection between plate serial number and weight class is determined by the first digit in the serial number. The serial number can be as short as three digits with or without separation, or or if longer, have 1 to 3 digits in the first grouping, then a dash, then the second grouping of 3 digits. All plates were believed to be 6" by 16" regardless of the length of the serial number; however Rob Baran, in his research, has noted 2 sizes. Most plates are 6" by 16"; however, two plates, 65-188 and another, actually measure 6" by 15". The 15-inch plates have the left side of the plate trimmed, and the beveled edge removed. He also notes that the positioning of the holes and the slots are reversed on the short plates. This information came from Rob Baran's article, Pennsylvania Commercial Plates 1920-1923 in February 2019 issue of Plates Magazine. Class 1 or AA Class 2 or A Class 3 or B Class 4 or C Class 5 or D Class 6 or E Class 7 or F |
Class 1 or AA from Bob Connison from Peter Cohen from Clayton Moore |
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Class 2 or A from Rob Baran |
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Class 3 or B from Clayton Moore |
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Class 4 or C from Joanne Subeck Crowe from Rob Baran |
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Class 5 or D, 6" x 15" from Rob Baran |
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1924 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, legend, all
embossed, PENNA 1924 along bottom, legend flanked by small keystones.
New letter weight classification system from R thru Z, excluding X,
normally in the prefix position; however, there were R suffix overflow
plates. These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck.
Sizes were based on number of characters, 6" by 10" for 2 to 4
characters, 6" by 12" for 5 characters, and 6" by 15" for 6 characters. Class R - R1 to R99-999 & 1-R to 2011-R Class S - S1 to S21-826 Class T - T1 to T8344 Class U - U1 to U11-793 Class V - V1 to V5000 Class W - W1 to W803 Class Y - Y1 to Y698 Class Z - Z1 to Z500
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Class R, 12" from Jeff Hinkle from Clayton Moore Class R, 15" from James Andreucci Class R, 12", overflow from Eric Tanner |
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Class S, 15" from Shane Oake |
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Class T, 12" from Samakimpata eBay user tw19670 |
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Class U, 10" from eBayer Rabbittman Class U, 15" from Eric Tanner |
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Class V, 12" from Bob Connison |
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1925 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all
embossed, 1925 PENNA along bottom, legend flanked by small keystones.
Weight classification system from R thru Z, excluding X, normally in the
prefix position; however, there were R suffix overflow plates.
These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck. Sizes were
based on number of characters, 6" by 10" for 2 to 4 characters, 6" by
12 or 6" by 13" for 5 characters, and 6" by 15" for 6 characters.
Not all plates conform to the sizes listed by character length.
The use of the dash separator may be inconsistent. Class R - R-1 to R99-999 & 1-R to 90-87R Class S - S-1 to S25-276 Class T - T-1 to T6457 Class U - U-1 to U9279 Class V - V-1 to V5799 Class W - W-1 to W4780 Class Y - Y1 to Y5000 Class Z - Z1 to Z5000 |
Class R, 12" America on Wheels plate from Bob Connison Class R suffix, 12" from Jeff Hinkle Class R suffix, 13" from Bob Connison Class R, 15" from Rob Baran Class U, 12" from Tyrone Caldwell |
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1926 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, legend, all
embossed, 1926 and PENNA along bottom, legend flanked by small keystones.
Letter weight classification system from R thru Z, excluding X,
normally in the prefix position; however, there were R suffix overflow
plates. These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck.
Sizes were generally based on number of characters, 6" by 10" for 2 and
3 characters, 6" by 12" for 4
characters, 6" by 13" for 5 characters, although some
5-character plates were 6" by 15" and 6" by 15" for 6 characters. Class R - R1 to R999, R1-000 to R99-999, 1R to 134-30R Class S - S1 to S33-452 Class T - T1 to T14-345 Class U - U1 to U2-780 Class V - V1 to V10-463 Class W - W1 to W3-057 Class Y - Y1 to Y5-000 Class Z - Z1 to Z5-000
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Class R - 15" from Bob Connison Class R suffix - 13" from Pl8source |
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Class S - 13" from Clayton Moore Class S - 15" from Peter Cohen |
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Class U - 13" from Peter Cohen |
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Class V - 15" from Eric Tanner |
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Class W- 15" from Eric Tanner |
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1927 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all
embossed, 1927 and PENNA along top, legend flanked by small keystones.
Weight classification system from R thru Z, excluding X, normally in the
prefix position; however, there were R suffix overflow plates.
These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck. Letter
size in 1927 was smaller than numbers. Sizes were
based on number of characters, 6" by 10" for 2 to 4 characters, 6" by
13" for 5 characters, and 6" by 15" for 6 characters. Class R - R-1 to R99-999, 1-R to 84-44R Class S - S-1 to S35-000 Class T - T-1 to T17-000 Class U - U-1 to U9000 Class V - V-1 to unknown Class W - W-1 to W5-009 Class Y - Y-1 to Y5-565 Class Z - Z-1 to Z2-113
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Class R - 10" from Tim Gierschick Class R - 15" from Bob Connison Class R Suffix - 13" from egostarlynx |
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Class S - 13" from eBay user Tiedup from Rob Baran |
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Class U - 13" from Eric Tanner |
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Class V - 10" from Drewski Class V - 15" from Peter Cohen |
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Class W - 15" from Eric Tanner |
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Class Y - 13" from Eric Tanner |
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1928 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, legend PENNA then 1928 flanked by small keystones. First letter designates weight class. Numerical portion can be 1 to 5 digits. 2, 3 & 4 character plates measure 6" x 10", 5 character plates measure 6" x 13", 6 character plates measure 6" x 15". Class R - R-1 to R99-999, 1R to 999-99R Class S - S-1 to S5-3000 Class T - T-1 to T2-1000 Class U - U-1 to U6-500 Class V - V-1 to V9-200 Class W - W-1 to W5-000 Class Y - Y-1 to Y5-000 Class Z - Z-1 to Z2-000 |
Class R - 13" from Peter Cohen Class R - 15" from Bob Connison |
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Class S - 10" from Jeff Hinkle from Jeff Hinkle John Willard & John Anshant plate Class S - 13" from Tim Gierschick |
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Class Z - 13" from Rob Baran |
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1929 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all
embossed, 1929 and PENNA along top, legend flanked by small keystones.
Weight classification system from R thru ZZ, excluding X. These
letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck. 2, 3 & 4
character plates measure 6" x 10", 5 character plates measure 6" x 13",
6 character plates measure 6" x 15". Class R - R-1 to R90-000 Class S - S-1 to S69-000 Class T - T-1 to T14-000 Class U - U-1 to U12-000 Class V - V1 to V11-000 Class W - W-1 to W5-000 Class Y - Y-1 to Y5-000 Class Z - Z-1 to Z5-000
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Class R - 13" America on Wheels plate Class R - 15" from Bob Connison |
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Class S - 15" from ebay user Rpkdog |
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Class U - 13" from Peter Cohen |
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Class V - 15" from Eric Tanner |
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1930 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, legend 1930 then PENNA along bottom flanked by small keystones. Final 2 letters designate weight class. Numerical portion can be 2 or 3 digits. 4 character plates measure 6" x 10", 5 character plates measure 6" x 12". *Class R - 00AA to 999FZ Class S - 00GA to 999KZ Class T - 00LA to 999MZ Class U - 00NA to 999NZ Class V - 00PA to 999PZ Class W - 00RA to 999RZ Class Y - 00SA to 999SZ Class Z - 00UA to 999UZ Class ZZ - 00VA to 999VZ *Much of the class data above came from a 1930 Bulletin Almanac. |
Class R from Peter Cohen from John Willard from John Willard
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Class S from John Willard from Powerfullhammer |
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Class Z from Rob Baran |
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1931 Truck, also see 1931 Mystery / Truck below |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all
embossed, PENNA and 1931 along bottom, legend flanked by small
keystones. Weight classification system from R thru ZZ, excluding
X. These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck, always
with a second letter in the serial number, and never in the second
position.
All plates appear to be 6" x 12. See 1931 Mystery/Truck plate below. Class R - R0A00, R00A0, R000A, 0R0A0, 0R00A Class S - S0A00, S00A0, S000A, 0S0A0 Class T - T0A00, T00A0 Class U - U0A00 Class V - V0A00 Class W - W0A00 Class Y - Y0A00 Class Z - Z0A00 Class ZZ - ZZ0A0 |
Class R, R0A00 format from Peter Cohen Class R, R00A0 format from Clayton Moore Class R, R000A format
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Class S from Jim Moini from Peter Clericuzio |
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This mystery plate image (855AK) had been posted by Rick Kretschmer. I contacted Rick and Eric Tanner for their take on the plate, as it does not fit any known 1931 format. It should be noted that in 1931 Truck plates went back to using the R through Z prefix to indicate the weight class. This was after 1930 plates used a 2-letter suffix to identify truck weight classes. Eric offers a possible explanation that this plate could be part of an early group of Truck plates. This plate is also not a stand-alone oddball or error. Enough 2 and 3 digit plates with 2-letter suffixes have been seen including 96AC, 793AC, 277AH, 176BB pair, 43BC and 987BC suggesting these are part of a series. Now an additional plate pair, 384AC, has been added to the display. Eric suggests that the plate(s) shown here is (are) part of a group of 1931 R-weight truck tags which were made well ahead of time using the 1930 system before the decision was made to switch to a new system (R through ZZ) for 1931 truck plates. Maybe they ran off 25,000 pairs before the change? That would take us from 00AA to 999BE. Too many to waste, so they were issued anyway, Eric offers as a possible explanation. Eric has also done some math calculations, adding up the known number of R-series plates, plus the series described here, resulting in a total number of plates similar to 1929 and '30 plates. While this is only a theory at this point, and lacks proof, it does offer a plausible explanation. |
from eBay user 369george from Rick Kretschmer |
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1932 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, legend PENNA then 1932 then across top flanked by small keystones. First 1 or 2 letters designate weight class. Numerical portion can be 5 or 4 digits for a total of 6 characters. Plate measures 6" x 15". Class R - R10-000 Class S - S10-000 Class T - T10-000 Class U - U10-000 Class V - V10-000 Class W - W10-000 Class Y - Y10-000 Class Z - Z10-000 *Class RZ - RZ1-000 *Class SZ - SZ1-000 *Class TZ - TZ1-000 Class UZ - UZ1-000 Class VZ - VZ1-000 Class WZ - WZ1-000 Class YZ - YZ1-000 Class ZZ - ZZ1-000 *Classes authorized but likely not issued. |
Class R
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Class S from Rob Baran |
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Class T from John Willard from Peter Cohen |
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Class U from Eric Tanner |
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Class V from Eric Tanner |
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Class W from Eric Tanner |
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Class Y from Rob Baran |
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Class Z from Eric Tanner |
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Class ZZ from John Anshant |
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1933 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, legend, all
embossed, PENNA and 1933 along top, legend flanked by small
keystones. Weight classification system from R thru ZZ, excluding
X. These letter classes identified the vehicle as a truck.
Plate measures 6" x 15". Class R - R10-000 Class S - S10-000 Class T - T10-000 Class U - U10-000 Class V - V10-000 Class W - W10-000 Class Y - Y10-000 Class Z - Z10-000 Class RZ - RZ1-000 Class SZ - SZ1-000 Class TZ - TZ1-000 Class UZ - UZ1-000 Class VZ - VZ1-000 Class WZ - WZ1-000 Class YX - YZ1-000 Class ZZ - ZZ1-000 |
Class R from Clayton Moore from eBay user rqb507
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Class S from eBay user hfritz2.570 |
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Class T from Peter Cohen from Threelabssalvage |
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Class U from Eric Tanner |
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Class W from Eric Tanner |
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Class SZ from John Anshant |
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1934 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, legend
34 then TRUCK flanked by small keystones then PA across bottom. First
letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight
classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X,
followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck,
remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final
position.
See formatting below. Plate measures 6" x 12". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, RA000 Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00 Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YX - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Jim Moini Class R, R0A00 format from Bob Connison Class R, RA000 format from Rick Kretschmer |
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Class S, S0A00 format from Bob Connison |
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Class U from Peter Cohen |
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Class SZ from John Anshant |
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1935 Truck |
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Yellow over dark blue, legend
35 then TRUCK then PA flanked by small keystones across bottom. First
letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight
classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X,
followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck,
remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final
position.
See formatting below. 5-character plates measure 6" x 12",
6-character plates measure 6" x 15". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, RA000-format subject to verification Class R - R00-00A (15") Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, SA000-format subject to verification Class S - S00-00A (15") Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Peter Cohen Class R, R0A00 format from Bob Connison Class R, R00-00A, 15" from Drewski |
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Class S, S000A format Finishyourplates Class S, S00A0 format from Carstuffstore Class S, S0A00 format from Pl8source Class S, S00-00A, 15" from Douggoneit |
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Class T, T0A00 format from MG00000 |
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1936 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, legend 36 then TRUCK then PA flanked by small keystones across top. First letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. See formatting below. 5-character plates measure 6" x 12", 6-character plates measure 6" x 15". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, RA000-format subject to verification Class R - R00-00A (15") Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, SA000-format subject to verification Class S - S00-00A (15") Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Steve Ondik Class R, R00A0 format from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R0A00 format from Bob Connison Class R, 15", R00-00A format from ebay user ustho-dffvjx |
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Class S, S000A format from Peter Cohen Class S, S00A0 format from ebay user Bccollects Class S, S0A00 format from Steve Ondik |
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Class T from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class W from MG000000 |
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Class UZ from John Anshant |
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1937 Truck |
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Yellow over dark blue, legend
37 then TRUCK then PA flanked by small keystones across top. First
letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight
classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X,
followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck,
remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final
position.
See formatting below. 5-character plates measure 6" x 12",
6-character plates measure 6" x 15". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, RA000-format subject to verification Class R - R00-00A (15") Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, SA000-format subject to verification Class S - S00-00A (15") Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, 12" from Bob Connison Class R, 15" from Jim Moini |
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Class S, S000A format from Jim Moini Class S, S00A0 format from Bob Connison Class S, S0A00 format from Nickelsndiamonds1013 |
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Class T, T000A format eBay user centipede16 Class T, T00A0 format from Chuck Sakryd Class T, T0A00 format Boyertown Auto Museum |
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Class U unknown source |
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Class ZZ from John Anshant |
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1938 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, map outline border, legend 38 then TRUCK flanked by small keystones then PA across top. First letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. See formatting below. All plates are 5-character and measure 6" x 12". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00 Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R00A0 format from Bob Connison Class R, R00AA format from Mitzipinehigh |
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Class S, S000A format from Pl8 Source Class S, S0A00 format from Bob Connison |
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Class T, T000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class U, U00A0 format from Clayton Moore Class U, U0A00 format from Tim Gierschick |
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1939 Truck |
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Yellow over dark blue, map outline border, legend 39 then TRUCK flanked by small keystones then PA across top. First letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. See formatting below. All plates are 5-character and measure 6" x 12". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00 Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Peter Cohen Class R, R00A0 format from Pete Madsen Class R, R0A00 format from Likesandclicks |
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Class S, S00A0 format from Drewski Class S, S0A00 format from Bob Connison Class S, S00AA format
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Class T from Jim Moini |
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Class W from MG000000 |
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1940 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, map outline border, legend 40 then TRUCK flanked by small keystones then PA across top. First letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. See formatting below. All plates are 5-character and measure 6" x 12". Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00 Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00 Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format Class R, R00A0 format Jerry's Classic Cars Museum Class R, R0A00 format from Peter Cohen |
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Class S, S000A format from Jim Moini same format as above from Clayton Moore Class S, S00A0 format from Jeff Hinkle Class S, S0A00 format from Scottketch71 Class S, S00AA format from Clayton Moore |
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Class T, T000A format from Pinkocelot Class T, T00A0 format from Bob Connison |
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Class U, U00A0 format from eBay user scrane2006 |
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Class W from Peter Clericuzio |
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1941 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline with EXP 3-31-42 in top border, legend 41 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 12", and are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00 Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00 Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format Class R, R00A0 format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R0A00 format from Frank and Ryan Vonderhey |
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Class S, S000A format from MG000000 Class S, S00A0 format from Jim Moini Class S, S0A00 format from Bob Connison Class S, S00AA format from Tom Firth |
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Class T, T000A format from Jim Moini Class T, T00A0 format from Scottketch71 |
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Class U, U0A00 format from Drewski |
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Class V, V000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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1942 Truck |
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Dark blue over yellow, map outline
with EXP 3-31-43 (or EXP without the period) in top border, legend 42 then TRUCK flanked by keystones
then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z
excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a
2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z
designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter
in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 12",
and are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R00A0 format from Bob Connison Class R, R0A00 format from Jim Moini Class R, R00AA format from Clayton Moore |
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Class S, S000A format from Jim Moini Class S, S00AA format from Peter Cohen |
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Class T, T00A0 format from Bob Connison |
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Class U, U00A0 format, w/ 43 tab from Kelly Brewer |
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Class ZZ from John Anshant |
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1943 Truck |
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These tabs were issued in lieu of regular plates to save steel during the war years and were to be bolted over top of 1942 plates. The tabs measured 1⅞ by 2⅛, were made of steel, painted red, had 43 painted black and embossed with the 4 and the 3 to the left and right of the bolt hole. Below the 43 was the expiration date of 3-31-44, below that etched into the tab was a serial number of up to 6 characters made up of an alpha character and up to 5 digits, with the alpha character corresponding to the weight class prefix. |
from Kelly Brewer from Jim Moini from Jim Moini |
1944 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline
with EXP. 3-31-45 in top border, legend 44 then TRUCK flanked by
keystones then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from
R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis
for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by
Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3
characters will include an additional letter in the final position.
Plate measures 6" x 11", and are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Bob Connison Class R, R00A0 format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R0A00 format from Peter Cohen Class R, R00AA format from eBay user bclark58mx |
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Class S, S000A format from Jim Moini |
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Class T, T000A format from Bob Connison |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline with EXP. 3-31-46 in top border, legend 45 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11". Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Pl8 Source Class R, R00A0 format from Bob Connison Class R, R00AA format from Peter Cohen |
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Class S, S000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class T, T00A0 format from Bob Connison |
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Class Y, Y000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class Z, Z000A format from Timothy Guy |
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1946 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline
with EXP. 3-31-47 in top border, legend 46 then TRUCK flanked by keystones
then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z
excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a
2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z
designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter
in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11",
and issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0 Class S - S000A, S00A0 Class T - T000A Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R00AA format
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Class S, S000A format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class U, U00A0 format from eBay user Geeseautopa Class U, U0A00 format from Pl8source Class U, U00AA from Bob Connison |
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Class V, V000A format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline with EXP. 3-31-48 in top border, legend 47 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11". Plates are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0 Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0, T0A00 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ & SZ - not used Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R00AA format from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R0AA0 format from Peter Cohen |
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Class S, S000A format from Bob Connison Class S, S0A00 format from Jim Moini Class S, S00AA format from Bob Connison |
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Class T, T000A format Boyertown Auto Museum Class T, T00A0 format Class T, T0A00 format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class U, U0A00 format from Platesource |
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1948 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, top legend 48 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration 3-31-49 in top border. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11", and are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0 Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ & SZ - not used Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Jim Moini Class R, R0A00 format from Bob Connison Class R, R00AA format from Clayton Moore Class R, R0AA0 format from Pl8source |
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Class S, S000A format Class S, S0A00 format from eBay user dustyjr Class S, S00AA format
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Class U, U00A0 format from eBay user Humblehorder Class U, U0A00 format from Pl8source |
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Class V, S00A0 format from eBay user totommyto |
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline with EXP. 3-31-50 in top border, legend 49 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11". Plates are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R0AA0 format from ebay user Bapad |
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Class S, S000A format from Bob Connison Class S, S00A0 format from Jeff Hinkle |
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Class U, U000A format Class U, U00A0 format from Jde609 Class U, U0A00 format from Peter Cohen Class U, U00AA format
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Class V, V000A format from Bob Connison Class V, V00A0 format
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1950 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, top legend 50 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration 3-31-51 in top border. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11", and are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format from Bob Connison Class R, R0A0A format from Jim Moini |
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Class S, S00A0 format from Jim Moini Class S, S0A00 format from Clayton Moore |
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Class T, T00A0 format from Peter Clericuzio |
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Class U, U00AA format from Peter Cohen |
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Class W, W000A format from Peter Cohen |
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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1951 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline,
top legend 51 then TRUCK flanked by keystones
then PA. Expiration 3-31-52 in top border. All plates are 5 characters,
first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the
weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding
X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck,
remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final
position. Plate measures 6" x 11".
Plates are issued in pairs. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A
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Class R, R000A format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R00A0 format from Jim Moini Class R, R00AA format from Frank and Ryan Vonderhey Class R, R0A0A format from Bob Connison |
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Class S, S000A format from brenstar1 Class S, S0A00 format from eBay user reformers25 Class S, S00AA format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class T, T000A format from Jim Moini Class T, T00A0 format from Suzelush1 |
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Class U, U000A format from Clayton Moore Class U, U0A00 format from Clayton Moore Class U, U00AA format
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Class V, V000A format from Jim Moini |
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Class Y, Y000A format from eBay user hfritz2.570 |
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Class VZ, VZ00A format from John Anshant |
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1952 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, top legend 52 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration 3-31-53 in top border. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 11". Plates issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00 Class V - V000A Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A Bottom plate is a test / sample. |
Class R, R00A0 format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R00AA format from Jeff Hinkle Class R, R0AA0 format from Bennyjoebob |
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Class S, S00A0 format from Jim Moini Class S, S00AA format
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Class T, T000A format from Clayton Moore from Clayton Moore |
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Class U, U000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class V, V000A format from Jonflstf |
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Class W, W000R format from Jim Moini |
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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Class R test / sample from John Willard |
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1953 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline, top legend 53 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration 5-31-54 in top border. All plates are 5 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 characters will include an additional letter in the final position. Plate measures 6" x 10¼". Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A, Y00A0 Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R00A0 format from Clayton Moore Class R, R00AA format from Steve Ondik Class R, R0AA0 format from Rob Baran same format as above from Bob Connison Class R, R0A0A format from Peter Cohen |
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Class S, S00AA format from Jim Moini |
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Class U, U000A format from Bob Connison Class U, U00A0 format from Carstuffstore |
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Class V, V000A format from Clayton Moore Class V, V00A0 format
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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1954 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline,
legend 54 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration
5-31-55 in top border. All plates are 5 characters,
first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the
weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding
X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 or 4 characters will include
an additional letter, sometimes 2 letters. Plate measures 6" x 10¼".
Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0, V0A00 Class W - W000A Class Y - Y000A, Y00A0 Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A |
Class R, R000A format Use of T in serial number not seen before 1953, except for weight prefix from Tom Firth Class R, R00A0 format from Jim Moini Class R, R00AA format Boyertown Auto Museum Class R, R0AA0 format from eBay user licpl8s Class R, R0A0A format from Jim Moini |
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Class S, S00A0 format from Bob Connison Class S, S0A00 format from Jim Moini |
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Class T from Jim Moini |
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Class U, U000A format
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Class V, V000A format from Pl8 Source Class V, V00A0 format from Bob Connison |
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Class V, Y00A0 format from ebay user allmdona |
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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Class ZZ, ZZ00A w/WV T-PSC tag from Clayton Moore |
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1955 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline,
legend 55 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration
5-31-56 in top border. All plates are 5 characters,
first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the
weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding
X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 or 4 characters will include
an additional letter, sometimes 2 letters. Plate measures 6" x 10¼".
Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0, V0A00 Class W - W000A, W00A0 Class Y - Y000A, Y00A0 Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A, ZZ0A0 |
Class R, R000A format from Nickey2 Class R, R00A0 format from Bob Connison Class R, R0A00 format from Jim Moini Class R, R00AA format from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R0AA0 format from Clayton Moore Class R, R0A0A format from Fabboss 7 |
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Class S, S000A format from Jim Moini Class S, S00A0 format Class S, S00AA format from Platedog Class S, S0AA0 format from Bob Connison |
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Class U, U000A format from Steve Ondik |
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Class V, V00A0 format
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Class W, W000A format from Jeff Hinkle |
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Class Y, Y00A0 format unknown |
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Class Z, A000A format from John Willard |
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Class ZZ, ZZ0A0 format from Clayton Moore |
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other classes/formats needed
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1956 Truck |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, legend 56 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration 5-31-57 in top border. Most plates are 5 characters; however, the R class went to 6 characters, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a 3-axle truck, remaining 3 or 4 characters will include an additional letter, sometimes 2 letters. Plate are now standardized at 6" x 12". Some plates use the thinner '57 dies, and a base with a narrower map outline. Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R000A, R00A0, R0A00, R00AA, R0AA0, R0A0A (later plates used '57 dies)*, R00TA, R0000A (plates used '57 dies)* Class S - S000A, S00A0, S0A00, S00AA, S0AA0 Class T - T000A, T00A0 Class U - U000A, U00A0, U0A00, U00AA Class V - V000A, V00A0, V0A00 Class W - W000A, W00A0 Class Y - Y000A, Y00A0 Class Z - Z000A Class RZ - RZ00A Class SZ - SZ00A Class TZ - TZ00A Class UZ - UZ00A Class VZ - VZ00A Class WZ - WZ00A Class YZ - YZ00A Class ZZ - ZZ00A
*Image(s) of '56 truck plates w/'57 dies needed, and 6-character truck plates needed.
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Class R, R00A0 format from eBay user Vinylvish Class R, R0A00 format from Jeff Hinkle Class R, R00AA format from Jim Moini Class R, R0AA0 format from Clayton Moore same format as above eBay user dustyjr Class R, R0A0A format from Bob Connison |
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Class S, S000A format from Bob Connison Class S, S0A00 format from Bob Connison Class S, S00AA format from eBay user rqb507 |
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Class T, T000A format eBay seller Brushcreekstudios |
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Class V, V0A00 format from pl8source |
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Class W, W000A format from Jeff Lesher from Clayton Moore |
Image added 11/17
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Class Z, Z000A format from John Willard |
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1957 Truck |
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Dark blue on yellow, map outline,
legend 57 then TRUCK flanked by keystones then PA. Expiration
5-31-58 in top border. All plates are 6 characters; however, first letter from R thru Z excluding X, not followed by Z
designates the weight classis for a 2-axle truck; first letter from R
thru Z excluding X, followed by Z designates the weight classis for a
3-axle truck, remaining characters will include
an additional letter. Plate measures 6" x 12".
Plates are issued as singles. Class R - R0000A, R000A0 Class S - S0000A Class T - T0000A Class U - U0000A Class V - V0000A Class W - W0000A Class Y - Y0000A Class Z - Z0000A Class RZ - RZ000A Class SZ - SZ000A Class TZ - TZ000A Class UZ - UZ000A Class VZ - VZ000A Class WZ - WZ000A Class YZ - YZ000A Class ZZ - ZZ000A |
Class R, R0000A format from Bob Connison |
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Class S from Bob Connison |
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Class U from Suzelush1 |
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Class Z from John Willard |
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Sample from Paul Bagnarol |
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1958 - 1963 Truck, multi-year |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, legend PA then TRUCK then 58, first use of a small keystone separator which is located between the 3rd and 4th character. Early plates had a tab slot to the left of 58 for a renewal tab which was never used. Annual validation sticker was issued for the upper left corner in place of the tabs. Plates measure 6" x 12". Weight letter classes, serial formatting and axle classes below:
ü Denotes presence of plate photo |
Class R, R00-00A format w/ slot from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R00-0A0 format w/ slot from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R00-0A0 format w/o slot from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R00-A00 format w/o slot from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class S, S00-00A format w/o slot from Pl8 Source Class S, S00-0A0 format w/o slot from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class T with slot Class T w/o slot from Platesource |
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Class U w/o slot from Shane Oake |
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Class V w/o slot
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class W from Teepee301 |
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Class Y
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Class Z
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class RZ
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class SZ
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class TZ
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class UZ w/slot from Peter Cohen from Sal Dodd |
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Class VZ w/ slot
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class WZ w/ slot
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class YZ w/o slot from Sal Dodd from Clayton Moore |
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Class ZZ w/ slot from Drewski Class ZZ w/o slot from John Willard |
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Class WT
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class YT
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class ZT
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class YX w/slot
from Kelly Brewer from Sal Dodd |
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Class ZX, w/o slot from John Willard |
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1964 - 1967 Truck, multi-year |
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Yellow on dark blue, map outline, legend PA then TRUCK then 64, small keystone separator between the 3rd and 4th digit. Annual validation sticker was issued for the upper left corner. Plates measure 6" x 12". Weight classes R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z, UZ, VZ, WZ, YX, ZZ, WT, YT, ZT, YX, ZX. The WT, YT, ZT classes are for 3-axle truck tractors. The progression within weight classes R00-00A, R00-0A0, R00-A00.
ü Denotes presence of plate photo |
Class R, R00-00A format from Chuck Sakryd Class R, R00-0A0 format from Jeff Lawson Class R, R00-A00 format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class S, S00-00A format from Chuck Sakryd Class S, S00-0A0 format from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class T from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class U from Platedog |
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Class V from Chuck Sakryd |
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Class W
from Kelly Brewer |
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Class Y
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Class Z from Drewski |
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Class WZ anonymous ebay-er |
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Class YT, YT0-00A from Clayton Moore Class YT, YT0-0A0 from Drewski |
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1968 - 1971 Truck, multi-year |
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Dark blue on yellow, revised map outline, top legend COMMERCIAL (replacing TRUCK), bottom PENNSYLVANIA, embossed outline for sticker well lower left. Early plates had 68 etched into the sticker well with no sticker used in 68. A new plate serial coding system was introduced using CA-10000 as the starting point with C as a non-advancing character and the second letter always advancing last after the numbers. Plates authorized CA-10000 to CZ-99999. Plate serial numbers no longer represent weight classes. A small keystone separator was used between the 2-letter prefix and the 5-digit number. The weight class, number of axles and truck type, although they are still used, are no longer designated by the registration number.
Both the CC-39980 and CL-89915 plates are formatted similarly. |
from Steve Ondik from Chuck Sakryd |
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Error plate from Clayton Moore |
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Test plate
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1972 - 1977 Truck, multi-year |
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Yellow on dark blue, the map outline
has been replaced by a narrow embossed border, top legend COMMERCIAL, bottom
legend
PENNSYLVANIA, sticker wells upper left and right corners. Serial
coding again using CA-10000 as the starting point with C as a
non-advancing character and the second letter always advancing last
after the numbers. Plates authorized CA-10000 to CZ-99999. A small keystone separator was used between the
2-letter prefix and the 5-digit number.
Both the CC-76348 and CT-8531 plates are formatted similarly. |
from Jeff Lawson
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1978 - 1984 Truck, multi-year, renewable to 2000 |
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All new plates issued. Dark blue on yellow, top legend PENNSYLVANIA, bottom TRUCK, sticker wells upper left and right corners. Serial coding again using CA-10000 as the starting point with C as a non-advancing character and the second letter always advancing last after the numbers. After reaching CZ-99999, the series went to 10000-CA and progressed into the CC series. Format 1 CA-10000 to CZ-99999 Format 2 10000-CA into the CD series |
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1984 - 2000 Truck, multi-year, renewable to 2002 |
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Yellow on dark blue, top legend TRUCK, bottom PENNSYLVANIA, sticker well in lower left corner. Serial coding starting 5 digits+CD as a continuation of 1978 to 1984 progression and ran into the CJ series where it was stopped and a new series starting at YA-00000, then ZA-00000. As best as I can remember, PennDOT claimed there was a computer issue with too many registrations starting with C. Format 1 CD etc. in suffix position as continuation of 1978 to 1984 progression to CJ in suffix position. Format 2 YA-00000 to ZV-99999
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Format 1
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Format 2, YA-00000 serial from Peter Clericuzio Format 2, ZA-00000 serial
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1999 - 2004 Truck, multi-year, renewable to present |
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Dark blue on white with fading bands of blue on top and yellow on bottom, YAA-0000 to YRR-9810 or above, dash separator, PENNSYLVANIA screened across top and TRUCK embossed along bottom. Sticker well upper left. Plates valid thru 2017 and likely beyond. Vanity plates on trucks appear to be issued on the passenger www base, and have limited weight restrictions. |
From Steve Ondik
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2005 - 2017 Truck, multi-year, renewable to present |
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Dark blue on white with solid bands of blue on top and yellow on bottom, YSA-0000 to YZZ-9999, then ZBA-0000 to ZKH-9999, keystone separator, PENNSYLVANIA screened across top and TRUCK embossed across bottom. Sticker well upper left. Plates valid thru 2017 and likely beyond. Plates are referred to by many as visitPA plates or solid band plates. PennDOT uses the term Family of Plates. At the end of 2016, PennDOT discontinued issuing validation stickers. Some 2017, and even 2018 stickers are in use but were issued before 2017. |
from Grant M. from Ryan Battin |
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Vanity plates on trucks appear to be issued on the passenger visitPA base, and have weight restrictions not exceeding 14,000 pounds. The plate to the right is the only vanity spotted with Truck as the legend. Information subject to verification. |
Vanity from Jordan Irazabal |
2017, Truck, multi-year |
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In December of 2016 PennDOT announced that by the middle of 2017, once the supply of the current plate stock runs out, they will begin issuing slightly redesigned plates. They look similar in design to the current plate but the sticker well where validation stickers were placed has been removed and the outline of a small Pennsylvania map has been put it its place. 2017 is a mixture of both variants. There is no prototype image of the Truck plate. Format 1 - up to ZKH-9999, same as older Truck plates on visitPA base, with sticker well, no sticker, no map. The ZKI prefix was not used. Note: Plates without the sticker well and without the map outline are not known to exist. Format 2 - ZKJ-0000 to current high, similar to Format 1 Truck plates on visitPA base but now without sticker well, and with a small map outline in its place. Plates first seen in mid-May of 2017. |
Format 1 from Steve Ondik |
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Format 2 from W. Young from Kyle Kuser from Steve Ondik from Jeff Lawson from Bruce Bufalini |
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Images and photos are always welcome. Please send to:
John McDevitt, Walnutport, PA
ALPCA #4376