In Colorado:
Vehicle must be currently registered and insured prior to authorization of Year of Manufacture license plates.
The original plate shall meet the following criteria in order to qualify for use as a Year of Manufacture license plate:
• Motor vehicle for which the plates are to be displayed on shall be valued principally because of the vehicle’s early date of manufacture, design, historical interest or valued as a collector item.
• The plates were made at least thirty years prior to registration.
• The plates are embossed with the year of original issue.
• The plates are legible.
• The plates were issued contemporaneously with the year of manufacture of the vehicle upon which they are displayed.
• The plates do not exceed seven characters.
The Year of Manufacture license plate shall be used exclusively for:
• Driving the vehicle to and from assemblies, conventions, other meetings, or occasions where such vehicles and their ownership are the primary interest.
• Demonstrations, parades, and when their operation on the street and highway will not constitute a traffic hazard.
• Traveling to and from and while on local, state, or national tours held primarily for exhibition and enjoyment of such vehicles.
• The vehicle for which it was authorized (authorization must be kept in the vehicle at all times).
There is no additional fee involved