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Kayrn R: "How many Long Island Motor Parkway license plates are currently known to be in circulation?

Karyn, last month we estimated that a total of 7,341 Motor Parkway plates were manufactured from 1912 to 1937. According to Eric Taylor's census of Long Island Motor Parkway Plates, here are the known surviving plates:

Motor Parkway License Plate Census- Updated: November 22, 2011

......... Regular Color.........

...........Combo...............# Known Quantity

1912....White & Red..................................0

1913....White/Blue....................................0

1914....Red/White.....................................0

1915.....Black/Yellow.................................0

1916.....Yellow/Black.................................0

1917.....Black/White..................................0

1918.....White/Blue....................................1

1919.....Brown/White.................................0

1920.....Yellow/Black.................................0

1921.....Black/Green..................................0

1922.....Unknown.......................................0

1923.....White/Blue....................................0

1924.....Red/White....................................3

1925.....Blue/Gray.....................................1

1926.....Green/White................................ 1

1927.....Orange/Blue.................................1

1928.....Red/White....................................8

1928.....Yellow/Green (Golf).....................2

1929.....Black/White............................... .6

1929.....Blue/White (Golf)..........................2

1930.....Red/White....................................8

#25 belonged to the National Highway Association

1930.....Black/Yellow (Golf) ......................1

1931.....Red/White.....................................11

1931.....Blue/White (Golf)..........................1

1932.....White/Black..................................11

#158 belonged  to E.F. Hutton

1932.....White/Green (Golf)........................2

1933.....White/Orange................................3

1934.....Blue/White....................................7

1935.....Black /Red....................................3

#1 belonged to stockbroker Joseph Grier

1937.....Blue/White....................................7

#100 belonged to William K.Vanderbilt, Jr.

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............Total............................................79

This is likely one of the largest collection of Motor Parkway license plates:

1918- Although difficult to completely document due to the absence of the Motor Parkway tag line, this may be the earliest known Motor Parkway plate.

1925- The only known surviving plate for this year.

1928- The #25 plate was made for the National Highway Association .

1929

1930- The #25 plate was made for the National Highway Association .

1931

1933

1934

1937

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