Pictorial history of old Colorado license plates, year by year. Thanks to BPR License Plates website for the coding.
Click on the year blocks or types below to display what you’d like to explore in automotive history.
1916-1931: See “Pre-1932” for number blocks
1932-1958: 54 used as sole code
| Pre-1932 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
| 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
1959-1976: ZD used as sole code
| 1959 | 1960/61 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975/76 |
1977-1981: ZD used as sole code
1982-2000: VAH-VBA, EWW, EZX-EZZ, VZX-VZY, and WWG-WWJ used on standard passenger, ZD and ZZ used on standard nonpassenger, Z1D used on designer/denim passenger, R6 used on denim/designer truck.
| Passenger | Standard Truck | Farm Truck | Farm Tractor | Trailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dealer | G.T.M. Truck | G.T.M. Tractor | County-Owned | City-Owned |
| S.M.E. | Motorcycle | Orig. Designer | Denim | ———- |
Odd finds: Click here: Mystery “Parks”
Interested in other automotive history? Click here: Park County Paraphernalia
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