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Originally Posted by 68bowtie
the truck plates started with A and went thru Z. then around 1967 switched to one letter at the end, starting with A and so on... your trucks are prob 68+.
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I generally agree with this, but there are a few oddities I've noticed. New '63 trucks with new black plates usually start with M at the beginning of the sequence. A thru L beginning sequence black plates seem to be on older pre '63 trucks that were issued newer plates or used trucks issued new plates if they were lost etc. W was the last letter used on commercial trucks. I never seen a X, Y or Z. Around 1968, the letter A was introduced on black plates, this time at the end of the sequence. 1971 was the last year of the black plates on commercial trucks, at this time it ended with H. 1972 was the first year of blue plates on commercial trucks, and they ended in K. There will be some deviations on some year model trucks due to being sold very early or very late in the year.