Colorado's hottest license plate is old-school black

Colorado's historical license plates are back in style.

What's happening: Four state license plates from the 1900s are becoming increasingly popular — particularly the blackout style from 1945.

• Two other colors available are red, first issued in 1915, and blue, dating to 1914.

The intrigue: The reissue of the historic plates features the green mountains and white sky motif from 1962 to 1999 — the reverse of today's design — but it's less popular than the black plate with white lettering.

By the numbers: Since 2022, when the collection of historical plates first debuted, 3,259 have been issued, according to the latest numbers through July.

• The cost to change your plate to one of the throwbacks is $65.

Of note: This month, Colorado debuted two new 150th-anniversary plates from winners of a recent design contest.

• One features the state flag colors with a mountain background, while the other is a Georgia O'Keefe-styled landscape with red rocks and green hillsides.