Welcome to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles history section. Following is an overview of passenger vehicle licensing since 1903 that we hope you find interesting and informative. The Department of Motor Vehicles in Connecticut has earned a national reputation for undertaking innovative and imaginative approaches to providing the state’s motoring public with the best in products and services.

This section is oriented towards passenger vehicles. Additional histories regarding motorcycles, Early American (EA), and the Long Island Sound specialty plate program are being prepared for inclusion in this history section. Other categories are being considered for addition at later dates.

 This site is organized by blocks of years. The Index is displayed to the left. To enter, just click on the year period of interest to you. To return to this index page, click on the Home button on the left.

 This site is sponsored and maintained by the Connecticut Marker History Association, Attn: H.L. Marney, P.O. Box 1244, Washington, CT 06793, Phone 860-488-0457, Email Address: ctmarkerhistory@mac.com

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