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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 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- Early American Exp. Test Factory Farm Fire Apparatus Fish Gasoline Handicapped Hearse High Mileage Veh. Interstate Junk Livery M.F.G. Miscellaneous/Local Motorcycle Municipal M.V. Dept Permits Political POW Prototype/Error PUC Repair to 1969 Repair 1970- Sample School Bus Service Bus Snowmobile Special Equipment State Taxi Temp. Metal Plates Temp. Non-Passenger Temp. Pass. Temp. Reg. Certificate Toll Trailer Trans. Vanpool Veteran Wrecker Camp Trailer 1958- Camp Trailer plates are issued for use on privately-owned trailers. While they are certainly used on camping trailers, they are also used on pretty much any light-duty non-commercial trailer - including boat trailers. This type started in 1924, with plates similar to regular commercial plates except for a 'B-' prefix. This continued until 1932 when "Camp Tr." was spelled out for the first time, and the 'B-' was dropped. There were various design iterations throughout the years. The numbering format has remained all-numeric since the 'B-' prefix was dropped. Camp Trailer plates are also available as vanities, as well as a number of the special-interest types. These use a stacked 'CPTR' in the serial to designate the type. Click the picture above to see this type in use. 1958 Blue on white steel plates were used for '58 and '59. 1962 Like passenger car plates, tabs were used through 1962.     1964 1965     1966 1967 Back to blue on white, but this time the plates were aluminum.       1968 1969       1971 1973      1974 As if this weren't beat-up enough, it suffered a bit more damage going through the postal system...  1978         1980 1982     1983 This plate was originally an '81 expiration. 1984 This plate was originally an '80 expiration. A dot and reflectorization were added sometime between this plate and the 319-800 series.          1987 1988         1989 Another 1989. The map base was introduced between 450-671 and 453-984         1992 Temporary  Map base style, 1993 Expiration        1995 2001         2002 Map Base - this was the last year these plates were valid.  With replacement sticker, awaiting new plates.          2002 2003 Older number re-made on the new base         2004, with odd-colored decal 2004, with standard yellow decal       2005

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