@Robert M posted:Those are the Legacy Plates issued by the CA DMV after an exhaustive survey to see if there was any interest, The survey wanted to know who would want a re-issue for the black on yellow plate. the yellow on black plate, and the ever so ugly yellow on blue plate. The yellow on black plate was the only plate to get enough votes. The only thing about the plate that resembles the original issue is the color. The plate has to conform to modern designs in terms of reflective properties etc. And the plate may not in any fashion be issued using the same format as the original. An original yellow on black plate used the format 123 ABC. The Legacy Plate uses a unique format or it can be personalized.
We had a similar referendum here, to reissue 60's white on black plates, but it stalled because they allegedly couldn't find black reflective paint that stood the test of time (I think they're a little sensitive because 10% of the paint they used on early Zions and Greatest Snow on Earth failed. In car washes, I suspect.)
My workaround was to register RS550 as a personalized vintage plate then have LicensePlates.tv make me a replica of the 1955 plate. We have a YOM plate rule for cars >40 years old.
Not totally legal, but RS550 is on my registration. I lucked out in that a) I talked the nice lady at the DMV into registering my Beck as a "1955 Special Construction" allowing me to use a YOM plate and b) the 1955 format was 2 smaller letters and 3 numbers.