The Motor Vehicle Division will register and
permit the use of year-of-manufacture (“YOM”) license plates on motor
vehicles that are 30 years old or older. The MVD representative is
required to inspect the year-of-manufacture plate to ensure that it is
in good condition and that the number on the plate is not already
assigned or in use. To qualify for use, the year-of-manufacture plate
must be an authentic plate issued in New Mexico during the motor
vehicle’s model year.
There is nothing in the law requiring that a YOM tag be the appropriate
type of plate for the vehicle being registered. The result is that from
time to time one sees incongruous pairings such as a House Trailer plate
on a 1965 Mustang or a Prorate Truck plate on a 1970s muscle car. In
such cases it’s likely that neither the registrant nor the MVD knew what
the plate really was.
To obtain the form to apply for a New Mexico
YOM registration, please visit this page of the N.M. MVD website where
you can download a PDF of Form MVD11317:
https://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mvd11317.pdf
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| 1926 Pierce-Arrow Series 80, 5-passenger
sedan. By Richard Miller |
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| 1929 Model A Roadster. By
Richard Miller. |
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1930 Buick Model 60, 7-passenger touring sedan.
By Bill Johnston. |
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| 1931 Ford Model A Coupe.
Courtesy Les Mallory. |
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| 1931 Model A Ford. Courtesy
Rick Black. |
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| 1933 Ford 1/2 ton pickup. By
Richard Miller. |
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| 1934 Chevrolet.
Courtesy Dan Zolnier. |
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| 1939 Ford pickup. Courtesy
Kevin Bovee. |
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Left to right: 1938 Harley Davidson UH 80 cid Flathead Big Twin;
1939 Indian "Bonneville" Chief, Flathead 74 cid; 1947 Indian Chief,
Flathead 74 cid; 1951 Vincent Black Shadow, OHV, 61 cid (1,000 cc).
Courtesy Michael Breeding. |
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| 1941 Chevrolet AK series 1/2 ton pickup
truck. Courtesy John Wallace and Phil Hill. |
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| 1949 Ford F-6 2-ton truck.
By Richard Miller. |
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1951 Chevrolet sedan delivery.
Courtesy Chico Marricle, via Phil Hill.
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| 1952 International Pickup.
Courtesy T.J. Carr. |
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| 1953 Pontiac Sedan Delivery.
Courtesy Keith Austin. |
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| 1954 VW type 2 single cab pickup (also
called a VW bus) owned by Kasey Vardon. Courtesy Kasey
Vardon. |
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| 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air.
Courtesy Greg Hagman, via Phil Hill. |
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| 1969 YOM plate on 1969 Mercury Cougar
XR7 owned by ALPCA member John Wallace. Courtesy Phil
Hill. |
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| 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1.
By Richard Miller. |
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| Closeup of 1965 YOM plate and its
sticker |
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