Census of Existing Motor Parkway License Plates
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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