California taking orders for replicas of vintage license plates

Highlights from Patrick McGreevey's article in the Los Angeles Times:

...The styles available for use as official license plates on cars include black lettering over a yellow background as issued in the 1950s, yellow lettering over a black background last issued in the 1960s and yellow lettering over a blue background previously available in the 1970s, according to the DMV. 

The state is taking pre-orders for the $50 plates and will issue each of the three styles when it receives 7,500 applications for that style... 

...A pre-order form must be accompanied by a check, money order or cashier’s check and cannot be processed at DMV field offices or Auto Club offices. 

The program was proposed by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D–Silver Lake) who introduced legislation authorizing it...

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Mike Gatto is the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the California State Assembly.  He represents the cities of Burbank, Glendale, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, and portions of the Hollywood Hills and East Hollywood.   www.asm.ca.gov/gatto