These plates are issued to owners of vehicles OVER 25 years in age
They have been issued since at least 1952
In 1945-1946, a Veteran Motor Car (VMC prefix) plate was issued, numbers VMC-001 to 100
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| YEAR | NUMBER | COLORS | PHOTO |
| 1945-1946 | VMC-001 to 100 | Black/Cream | NEED |
| Circa 1947-1954 Type #1 - 10X00 - 18X99 |
17X21 | Yellow/Dark Blue |  |
| Circa 1955 Type #2 - 19X00 - 22X00 |
NEED | ||
| Circa 1956 Type #3 - 22X01 - 24X00 |
NEED | ||
| Circa 1957 Type #4 - 24X01 - 29X99 |
NEED | ||
| Circa 1958 Type #5 - 30X00 - 61X99 |
36X27 | Yellow/Dark Blue Extended "Historic Vehicle" on bottom |
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| Circa 1959-1962 Type #6 - 62X00- 76X00 |
68X09 | Yellow/Dark Blue |  |
| Circa 1963 Type #7 - 76X01- 99X99 |
78X22 | Yellow/Dark Blue |  |
| Issued August 1969
Type #7 |
90X85 | Yellow/Dark Blue |  |
| Circa Early 1970's Type #8 - 100X00- 236X99 |
124X18 | Reflective Yellow on Dark Blue |  |
| January 1974 Type #8 |
127X60 | Reflective Yellow on Dark Blue |  |
| Circa Mid/Late 1970's Type #8 |
219X86 | Reflective Yellow on Dark Blue |  |
| Issued 1986 Type #9 |
006249 | Reflective Yellow on Dark Blue |  |
| Issued 2003 Type #10 - 006000 & Up |
055876 | Reflective Yellow on Dark Blue |  |
NOTE: Michigan license plates did not have reflective paint on the alpha/mumeric characters until the 1971/1972 issue, so any Historic Plates with reflective paint on them are no earlier than 1971/1972
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