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1933 Sinaloa

1933 Sinaloa This photograph shows a 1933 Sinaloa plate affixed to the rear of a car in Mazatlán, the Pacific resort city.   In 1933, Mexico introduced its first national issue.

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New Clues for 1922 M de M Mystery

Where is this 1922 plate from?   Is it indeed from Mexico, but long believed.  But no one has definitive proof and there have been many questions.  For examples, the surviving examples (at least two are

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1965 Chihuahua. Mystery or Propaganda?

This 1965 Chihuahua pair is a mystery. But does the answer to its origins somehow involve Mexico President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and American President Lyndon Johnson? To start, the plates are thin metal with screened

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Greetings from La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur. We created this website to collect and share photographs and stories about Mexican license plates and vehicle registrations. We invite you to share your old photographs, memories, and stories about cars, license plates, roads, and Mexican travel from the 20th century. Thank you for helping us create this archive of stories.

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New Clues for 1922 M de M Mystery

New Clues for 1922 M de M Mystery

Where is this 1922 plate from?   Is it indeed from Mexico, but long believed.  But no one has definitive proof…

1965 Chihuahua. Mystery or Propaganda?

1965 Chihuahua. Mystery or Propaganda?

This 1965 Chihuahua pair is a mystery. But does the answer to its origins somehow involve Mexico President Gustavo Diaz…

1952 Distrito Federal Flooding

1952 Distrito Federal Flooding

Mexico City was built to flood. Over 700 years ago, the largest city in Mexico was built on a lake–literally.…

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New Clues for 1922 M de M Mystery

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1952 Distrito Federal Flooding