The Great British Columbia License Plates Runs!

This section of the web site is an attempt to pay homage to some of the more impressive plate runs that collectors have been able to piece together through dedication, commitment, and sometimes a lifetime of perseverance.

A "run" can consist of anything from possessing the same number from many different years, to the piecing together of sequential series (i.e. numbers 1-100, or letter prefixes from A-Z).

The links that have been provided below will simply take you to a Gallery highlighting that specific run. Enjoy!

Do you have your own run that you would like to see pictured here? If so, please drop me a line!

*Victoria Plates (#1 - 3000)*
CLICK HERE	Plate #1 This series consists of the same number (1), for the years 1956 through to 1969, for a total of 14 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #3 This series consists of the same number (3), for the years 1959 through to 1968, for a total of 7 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #4 This series consists of the same number (4), for the years 1913 through to 1969, for a total of 54 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #25 (Various Collections) This series consists of the same number (25), starting in 1930 and ending in 1964, for a total of 10 plates. Some of these plates were part of the Good Roads Campaign started in the United States.
CLICK HERE	Plate #277 (Don McNeill Collection) This series consists of the same number (277), for the years 1957 to 1969 for a total of 11 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #425 (Ron Garay Collection) This series consists of the same number (425), for the years 1955 to 1968 for a total of 12 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #579 (Bill Hobbis Collection) This series consists of the same number (579), for the years 1937 through to 1968 for a total of 24 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #666 (Dave Hollins Collection) This rather demonic series consists of the same number (666), for the years 1939 through to 1961 for a total of 6 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #719 (Jon Ilnytzky Collection) This series consists of the same number (719), for the years 1956 through to 1969 for a total of 12 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #933 (Jon Ilnytzky Collection) This series consists of the same number (933), for the years 1934 through to 1969 for a total of 29 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #988 (Joe Armitage Collection) This series consists of the same number (988), for the years 1939 through to 1966 for a total of 11 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #1224 (Gerry Harrison Collection) This series consists of the same number (1224), for the years 1937 through to 1964 for a total of 25 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #1773 This series consists of the same number (1773), for the years 1940 through to 1962 for a total of 18 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plate #2944 (Christopher Garrish Collection) This series consists of the same number (2944), for the years 1959 through to 1969 for a total of 10 plates.

Miscellaneous
CLICK HERE	"Single Digits" This series consists of single digit plates (those between 1-9) for a total of 24 plates.
CLICK HERE	Plates with #1s & #0s This series consists of plates with one's (1) and zero's (0) in the serial for the years 1927 through to 1968 for a total of 21 plates.
CLICK HERE	"Repeating Numbers" (Ron Garay Collection) This series consists of plates with the same number (i.e. the "3333" plate shown at left) and currently consists of 20 plates from the years 1944 to 1986.
CLICK HERE	The Lindner 100 (Tom Lindner Collection) This series is an attempt to bring together, in one collection, a run of BC license plates numbered 1-100.
CLICK HERE	The Non-Number Number Plate (Various Collections) This series attempts to present some of the triple zero '000' letter combinations that were manufactured in 1970 but not formally issued as zero was not seen to be a number. The current count is 16 of a possible 1,000 combinations.
CLICK HERE	Alphabet Soup (Various Collections) This series attempts to present every triple letter combination issued since 1970. The current count is 45 of a possible 50 combinations.
CLICK HERE	Kamloops Chauffeur Badges (Ron Garay Collection) This series consists of approximately thirty-one (31) Chauffeur Badges that were issued between 1941 and 1971 to a person who worked as a Chauffeur in Kamloops.

Shown at left is part of the display of BC license plates that was previously on display at the Victoria office of the Motor Vehicle Branch in the 1980s.

NOTE: the pre-provincial No. 80 is seen to be a potential reproduction.