1980 "Wheat" Plate

The 1980/81 "Wheat Plate" was the last of the "numerical plates" and only the second to utilize registration renewal decals.  It was issued for all vehicles in 1980.

A typical 1980 car tag from Johnson County (with 1987 decals) The month expiration is indicated below the tag "letter".  The number "81", indicating the initial 1981 expiration, is embedded into the upper right corner.	The Truck Plate does not use the letter code.  It does, however, have a "TK" in the upper left hand corner. Because this came from a pickup under 12,000 GVW, I have to assume that it expires the same time as a car.  Vehicles over 12,000 GVW expire in December.  Also note the "80" in the upper right and the 81 decal in the lower right.
A 1980 trailer tag.  Trailer tags had the "TRLR" along the side, with the classification (in this case, 8000 pounds GVW or less).  Also note that the number "80" stamped in the upper right corner.  Non-Highway vehicles also had a set of plates, with "NON" on the left side of the plate and "HY" on the right in a pattern similar to the trailer plate.	A low numbered tag from Douglas County.  Note the fact that the owner decided to place the renewal stickers in the upper right corner (where the 81 is embossed) rather than the designated spot on the lower right hand corner.
A "12M Farm" Truck tag from Wabaunsee County with all of the "year decals" for a light truck visible.  Also note the month sticker in the left hand corner.	A Heavy Farm Truck tag from Pottawatomie County with all of the "year decals" for a light truck visible. A 1983-2001 style sticker, clarifing the truck's weight classification, has been placed across the origianl class decal.

After the first "wave" of the blue plates had been released upon Kansas, new plates used a slightly different design.

The Car plates used a blue on white pattern, along with the registration expiration moved to the upper right, as well as the month becoming more visible

The Truck plate no longer has the "TK" in the corner, as well as pointing out that this particular truck comes up for renewal in September.  Note that the "12M Regular" sticker bar is not as tall as the one on the "blue" truck tag above.  This style would also be used on the 1989 and 1995 Kansas Tags.

Renewal Decals:  The 1981 Truck/Trailer and 1982 Automobile decals both were blue-on-white. The 1982 Truck and 1983 Auto decals also used the same color (black on yellow).  1983 Truck decals are a little tricky light trucks were black on red, but heavy trucks were white on green.  From 1984 on, the decals for trucks and cars were the same color.  Check the color chart below.

Year	Car	Truck	Heavy Truck
1980	N/A	N/P
1981	N/P	81
1982	82		82
1983	83	83	83
1984	84
1985	85
1986	86
1987	87
1988	88		N/A