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 known) are all five digits long, which seemed very high. It must be from Mexico City, but the “M de […]
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 black stencil lettering. The odd thing is that these plates do not resemble 1965 Chihuahua plates at all, which were […]
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. Each rainy season in Mexico City seems worse than the last, and year after year it is said to have broken its own record for the amount of water falling from the sky. The capital’s residents, […]
1952 Distrito Federal Floods
While Mexico City oftens deals with chronic water shortages, heavy rain storms can flood the city streets in a moment. This was in 1952, as evidenced by the passenger plate on the rear of the car plying its way through the inundated streets.
1941 Distrito Federal
1941 Distrito Federal plate taken at the beach in Veracruz state. For the national series from 1937-1946, the national capital district used the D, E, and F prefixes. No state names were used during this period. (While you may think “D” could also be Durango, they used “U” instead.)
1952 Baja California Sur
In 1952, the territory of Baja California Sur used the same national plate design as the rest of the country. But until now, we’ve never seen an example or photo of a 1952 BCS plate, though surely there are some out there. Note the “T.S.” designation for Territorio Sur. In 1930, Mexico divided the Baja […]