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Got these today for the new 1 Ton Dually,

They are from the neighboring County (Fremont).

not Teller County where I live, but close enough.

At least they are actually Truck Plates and not from Denver or Boulder!

(and relatively a low number, just need a little paint touch-up)

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From All About License Plates.com.....

 

1932-53 TRUCK FORMATS   1T1 -  9T9999        Trucks 1 Ton or over.
                                              10T1 - 63T9999       Hyphen used before "T"
                                                                                in 1932 only.

 

COLORADO COUNTY CODES

 1932-58      1959-82

  14                 UP - UT      Fremont

  43                 YL              Teller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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sometimes finding county coded tags can be difficult...so far I have held out for the country code of 19 which is for my county.....tags from Atlanta are just too numerous....low population rural counties as said, can be far and few in between...

 

Good find for a pair even if not your county.....they appear the same color as my 48 Georgia tag...silver with black letters   

 

 

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33 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

sometimes finding county coded tags can be difficult...so far I have held out for the country code of 19 which is for my county.....tags from Atlanta are just too numerous....low population rural counties as said, can be far and few in between...

 

Good find for a pair even if not your county.....they appear the same color as my 48 Georgia tag...silver with black letters   

 

 

 

Yep, I have been looking for years for the '43' County code,

never saw any, not even a single or in the automobile format.

 

Had to jump on these, silver, sort of,

they are bare aluminum with black type.

 

 

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Kentucky allows it.  You don't even have to register the plate.  You can just put it on.  You need to keep your current registration with you but you do not have to display your the vintage/antique designation. Kentucky did not issue a plate in 1947.  You re-used your 46 plate and received a windshield decal for 47 showing you renewed.  I have recreated the window sticker and printed it on specialty water-slide decal paper. 

 

 

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On 4/19/2023 at 3:11 PM, dgrinnan said:

Kentucky allows it.  You don't even have to register the plate.  You can just put it on.  You need to keep your current registration with you but you do not have to display your the vintage/antique designation. Kentucky did not issue a plate in 1947.  You re-used your 46 plate and received a windshield decal for 47 showing you renewed.  I have recreated the window sticker and printed it on specialty water-slide decal paper. 

 

 

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Dgrinnan, I've lived in Kentucky for 14 years now and am getting ready to title and license my 51 B3B.  I've considered registering it as a vintage/antique truck but from what I read it seems you're quite limited in when and where you can drive the vehicle.  I like the idea of being able to use a vintage plate but don't want the driving restrictions.

 

Am I missing something here?

 

Thanks!

 

Brad

Richmond, KY

 

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There are no restrictions.  Technically the Historic Registration is supposed to be for a vehicle you don't use as a daily driver but there are no restrictions as to where and when you can drive it.   The only reason they even say anything about the lower use is because of the huge tax savings. My annual renewal is less than a dollar a year.  There is no way for them to verify how much you drive it and again, there are no location or time of day restrictions. 

 

KRS 186.043

 

Historic vehicles may display an authentic Kentucky license plate, twenty-five (25) years or older, or a reproduction of such a plate, if the historic motor vehicle plate and the registration receipt are kept in the vehicle at all times.

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32 minutes ago, dgrinnan said:

There are no restrictions.  Technically the Historic Registration is supposed to be for a vehicle you don't use as a daily driver but there are no restrictions as to where and when you can drive it.   The only reason they even say anything about the lower use is because of the huge tax savings. My annual renewal is less than a dollar a year.  There is no way for them to verify how much you drive it and again, there are no location or time of day restrictions. 

 

KRS 186.043

 

Historic vehicles may display an authentic Kentucky license plate, twenty-five (25) years or older, or a reproduction of such a plate, if the historic motor vehicle plate and the registration receipt are kept in the vehicle at all times.

 

I've seen that statute before but stopped reading after reading this sentence in section 2, ...but not for general transportation. 

 

My plans for driving will probably be 90% driving out and about in the country side and the other 10% running to the store on some last second errand.  Only on sunny days of course :)

 

Based on what you're describing I would be crazy not to apply for Historic plates.  

 

Thanks for enlightening me!

 

Brad

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Yes, that clause about "not for general transportation" is not enforceable nor does any law enforcement agencies try to enforce it.  They would have to stake you out and keep a daily log documenting how much you drive.   Even if they did, the KRS does not define what constitutes general transportation. I have 2 vintage trucks and several car buddies that all have the historic plates.  Some of us drive the crap out of our vehicles and never have we been questioned, other than everyone in the Home Depot parking lot.  What year is that?

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This is all good news.  It looks like I'll have to switch my 1972 Triumph TR6 over to Historic plates as well.  

 

When picking the correct year of manufacture plates, do they have to have the correct county you live in, i.e. Madison?

 

Thanks!

 

Brad

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On 4/17/2023 at 1:29 PM, billrigsby said:

Got these today for the new 1 Ton Dually,

They are from the neighboring County (Fremont).

not Teller County where I live, but close enough.

At least they are actually Truck Plates and not from Denver or Boulder!

(and relatively a low number, just need a little paint touch-up)

1204182230_1948TruckLicensePlate-pair.jpg.7e2fbb850d867bd31dd7c2b1fab766a5.jpg

 

 

Got my real license plates today (in CO the YOM plates are a secondary plate).

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I have a plate that matches my truck, kinda.  My truck is a 1952 but because of the Korean War and the shortage of metal, Kentucky did not issue plates for 1952, instead they issued 1951 plates and then issued a sticker for the windshield that matched the plate.  Here's mine.

 

BTW, this is why the '52's didn't have all the chrome trim that the earlier and later trucks had.

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13 minutes ago, 47 dodge 1.5 ton said:

Not sure a vanity counts but is from 1947. I thought it was cool to have a PA truck club membership tag from the time period that the color semi matches.

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Counts, and very nice!

Counts more than my 2023 collector plates do ?

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On 5/10/2023 at 2:46 PM, billrigsby said:

 

Got my real license plates today (in CO the YOM plates are a secondary plate).

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Well, it was like pulling teeth, but after the third go and 6 months FINALLY got my Year Of Manufacture (YOM) plate registration.

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They ask for and I quote "a color photo copy of the front and back of the plates", well as the base plate is bare aluminum, it copied like crap.

Even, the second time, went to the UPS Store for copies, same result, light green stripes on the plate photo copy.

Finally sent actual photos and a description from All About License Plates.com and wa-la, got my registration.

 

Colorado is unfortunately becoming more and more Californicated and just as bad if not worse!

 

What ever - got my regi!

 

 

 

 

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