Non-Passenger License Plates
Page III: Motor Vehicle Business Types

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1959 exp. 3-31-60	1960 exp. 3-31-61	1961 exp. 3-31-62	1962 exp. 3-31-63
1963 exp. 3-31-64	1964 exp. 3-31-65	1965 exp. 3-31-66	1966 exp. 3-31-67

1967 exp. 3-31-68	1968 exp. 3-31-69	1969 exp. 3-31-70

The earliest known example of this rare type is the 1959 issue, dated "1960" and expiring March 31, 1960. Colors and replacement timing followed those characteristics of regular dealer plates, not private motorcycle and passenger car plates.

Very little is known about this rare type. Plates of the 1960s and early 1970s, the only ones verified to have been made and issued, are mostly in the format of regular dealer plates but feature a DT prefix. An exception is that at least the oldest plates (and perhaps others) are of the smaller size characteristic of motorcycle and motorcycle dealer plates.

Nov. 2004-Oct. 2005	Nov. 2005-Oct. 2006
Nov. 2006-Oct. 2007	Nov. 2008-Oct. 2009

This is the the most recent type to have been introduced in the Nation's Capital. Why and exactly when manufacturer plates were introduced is still unknown, but these images indicate that at least one corporation, General Motors, has availed itself of its ability to obtain them. The expiration date is printed in each upper corner. Numbers on plates of a new registration year begin at or near where the previous year ended as opposed to beginning at 0000 or 0001 annually. Color schemes of Manufacturer plates are as follows:

1961	1962

1963	1964	1965

1966	1967

1969	1972	1973

	1984 Baseplate

Dealer Transport plates have not been observed in use for many years and presumably they are longer issued. The earliest and most recent known examples are included in the collection pictured here. Plates of this type were issued to new car dealers for use in transporting vehicles from one dealership to another. Their obsolescence is likely due in part to dealers being permitted to use their regular dealer plates to transport vehicles, and of course as of late 2014 there is only a single, small new car dealer located within the District of Columbia, which intends to relocate to nearby Maryland in March 2015.

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