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A Capital City Photo Gallery

1984 Baseplates 30 Years Later

 

1984 Baseplate no. 984-4061984 Baseplate no. 045-6541984 Baseplate no. 077-466

1984 Disabled American Veteran plate no. DAV-0691984 Baseplate no. 174-0411984 Hire (Taxi) plate no. H-60100

 

The 1984 Baseplate was used far longer than any other District of Columbia license plate. Most of the Capital City plates shown on various pages throughout DCplates.net were used only for short periods and are therefore in nice condition (such as no. 045-654). Here, however, we show passenger and non-passenger plates used for more than two decades, some showing extreme evidence of prolonged exposure to the elements. Passenger car plates of this base were ultimately replaced 37 years and seven months after the first ones were issued. Fortunately we have preserved on this page how a few of them appeared after 30 years of use on the streets and highways of A Capital City.

 

 

1984 Baseplate no. 077-077

  

Chevrolet Cavalier with 1984 baseplate no. 077-077

 

 

mid-1980s Jaguar XJ6 seen in upper Georgetown with 1984 baseplate no. 087-293
 
1984 Baseplate no. 087-293

 

 

1967 or 1968 Ford Mustang convertible with 1984 baseplate no. 464-269

  

1984 Baseplate no. 464-269

 

 

1972 or 1973 Citroen SM
It's difficult to imagine a more unusual vehicle in the District still sporting Capital City plates than this Citroen SM. Although this model lasted from 1970 to 1975, only 2,400 were imported to the North American market, for 1972 and 1973. The SM was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1972, at the time an honor unheard of for an import.
1972 or 1973 Citroen SM
1972 or 1973 Citroen SM
In instances such as this in which the vehicle is older than the year of issue of its license plates, we have no way of knowing whether the plates have been displayed on a single car since they were issued. These plates were likely issued in 1985, twenty-five years before these photos were taken.
1972 or 1973 Citroen SM

 

 

1984 Baseplate no. 046-823, renewed through August 2003

  

mid-1960s Volvo Amazon 122s with 1984 baseplate no. 046-823

 

 

1984 Hire (Taxi) plate no. H-461021984 Medical Doctor plate no. MD-3195

 

 

Land Rover with 1984 baseplate no. 162-885

  

1984 Baseplate no. 162-885, renewed through August 2002

 

 

1984 Baseplate no. 020-954
Validation stickers accumulated on 1984 Baseplate no. 020-954

1984 Baseplate no. 020-954

 

 

1984 Baseplate no. 035-130, renewed through June 2004

  

1971 Chrysler New Yorker with 1984 baseplate no. 035-130

 

 

1984 Personalized plate no. O1984 Personalized plate no. W 21984 Personalized plate no. D

 

 

First generation (1973-79) Honda Civic with 1984 Commerical plate no. C-57936

  

1984 Commercial plate no. C-57936

 

The images on this page were captured between 2007 and 2010. DCplates.net sincerely appreciates the consistent contributions of these photographers:


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