LETTER/NUMBER PREFIX | DATE OF MANUFACTURE |
B | 1941 |
– | No commercial manufacture from sometime in 1941/’42 until 1945, due to WWII production & retooling. |
C | 1945 |
c (not capital C) | 1946 |
D | 1947 |
E | 1948 |
F | 1949 |
G | 1950 |
H | 1951 |
J | 1952 |
K | 1953 |
L | 1954 |
M | 1955 |
N | 1956 |
P | 1957 |
R | 1958 |
S | 1959 |
T | 1960 |
U | 1961 |
V | 1962 |
W | 1963 |
Y | 1964 |
Z | 1964 |
AA | 1965 |
AB | 1966 |
AC | 1967 |
AD | EARLY 1968 |
68 | LATE 1968 |
69 | 1969 |
70 | 1970 |
71 | 1971 |
72 | 1972 |
27 | 1973 |
26 | 1974 |
25 | 1975 |
24 | 1976 |
23 | 1977 |
22 | 1978 |
21 | 1979 |
20 | 1980 |
19 | 1981 |
18 | 1982 |
17 | 1983 |
16 | 1984 |
15 | 1985 |
14 | 1986 |
13 | 1987 |
12 | 1988 |
11 | 1989 |
10 | 1990 |
09 | 1991 |
08 | 1992 |
07 | 1993 |
06 | 1994 |
05 | 1995 |
04 | 1996 |
03 | 1997 |
02 | 1998 |
01 | 1999 |
00 | 2000 |
99 | 2001 |
98 | 2002 |
97 | 2003 |
96 | 2004 |
95 | 2005 |
94 | 2006 |
93 | 2007 |
92 | 2008 |
91 | 2009 |
90 | 2010 |
89 / MR (See note Below) | 2011 |