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Illustrated History of Connecticut License Plates Joe Wasielewski - ALPCA Member 6996

All-Terrain Ambulance Amateur Radio Apportioned Boat Ramp Bus Camp Trailer to 1957 Camp Trailer 1958- Camper Classic Vehicle Combination 1 Combination 2 Commercial to 1957 Commercial 1958- Common Construction Dealer Motorcycle Dealer New to 1969 Dealer New 1970-1989 Dealer New 1990- Dealer Spec. Equip. Dealer Used to 1969 Dealer Used 1970-1989 Dealer Used 1990- Dismantler Early American Error Plates Exp. Test Factory Farm Fire Apparatus Fish Foreign Consul Gasoline Handicapped Hearse High Mileage Veh. Interstate Junk Livery Marine Trailer M.F.G. Military Miscellaneous/Local Motorcycle Municipal M.V. Dept Official Parade Permits Political - State Political - US Postmaster POW Prototype PUC Repair to 1969 Repair 1970- Sample School Bus Service Bus Snowmobile Special Equipment Sphinx State Student Transport Taxi Temp. Metal Plates Temp. Non-Passenger Temp. Pass. Temp. Reg. Certificate Toll Trailer Trans. Vanpool Veteran Volunteer Firefighter Wrecker Sample Sample plates are typically made to show what the currently issued license plates look like, or as a prototype to evaluate a new design or numbering format. In Connecticut, these were produced at least as far back as the early 1930s. The early plates used zeroes for the serial number; in the 1970s SAM-PLE became the norm. These plates have been used for displays at the DMV offices, photographed and sent to law enforcement to familiarize them with the latest plates, and for sale to collectors as well. Connecticut still makes sample plates available to collectors, though the price is now way up at $25/plate.     1968     1974 ca. 1974/1975 Polyvend sample. There are a very few of these around with a 000-000 serial as well.         ca. 1977 1980s- dot was removed.       1988           1991  mid-1990s The dot is back.     ca. 2000s CCSU sample. There are a few of each of the various special-issue types with a 000000 serial like this, but most have the SAM-PLE format.       Health Professionals sample. I'm not sure this type was ever even issued. Knights of Columbus Sample       Preserve the Sound sample      Preserve the Sound Combination sample. I believe the actual numbering format started at 100-LZ and worked backwards through various letter series.  Preserve the Sound Commercial sample. The actual numbering format started at 100-LC.       1995 Special Olympics sample  Special Olympics sample in the typical organizational plate numbering format. Also note the different logo versus the previous plate.         ca. 2000 Combination sample, complete with misspelling. There were a batch of these that made it out early on. (MJB Collection) ca. Late 1980s/early 1990s Commercial Sample     ca. Late 1960s Interstate Sample 1963 MFG. Sample         ca. late 1970s/early 1980s Motorcycle. Not too common of a type for sample plates in Connecticut. 1986 Motorcycle       ca. Late 1980s Handicapped Motorcycle Sample/Prototype  ca. Late 1980s Handicapped Motorcycle Sample/Prototype       1968 P.U.C. sample. Another uncommon type for a sample. 1967 Temporary Repair sample. A rather obscure type for a sample plate.         1971 Commercial Transporter Sample ca. Late 1980s/early 1990s Trailer sample       ca. Early 1980s Van Pool sample

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