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 These plates are generally used on heavy equipment with limited to no highway use.
This type appears to have started sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
A distinctive red on yellow color scheme was used until the general reissue in 2000, at which time this type ended up on the bland "blue fade" base.
Motorcycle-sized "Special Equipment" plates are also used on construction equipment. These were red on white, later reissued on - you guessed it - light blue plates.
Click the photo to see this type in use.
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1970s
Miserable shape, but shows the rough life most of these plates have. |
1975 |
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1979
Finally, one that's not too beat-up. |
Like most every other type, these received "Replacement Sticker" decals while the new plates were being made in 2000-2002. |
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2002
The yellow on these plates was slightly lighter than the chrome yellow used on the older plates; but it faded much quicker to an almost lemon yellow. |
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2004. Old number carried over.
These plates just don't seem the same without the distinctive red on yellow color scheme. I don't know why they couldn't carry the old design over to new plates - after all, the new Trans. plates look pretty much exactly like what an updated version of these should be! |
ca. mid 2000s |
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