The black license plates used on California cars from 1963 to 1969 are back, thanks to a piece of legislation sponsored by Los Angeles Assemblyman Mike Gatto and 7,500 paying customers.

Under Gatto’s legislation, AB 1658, the DMV can also produce yellow plates with black lettering, a design from the 1950s, and blue plates with yellow lettering, recalling the 1970s.

Mike Sarcona stands with his 1970 Chevrolet CST with original black license plates at Classic Cars West in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.

California drivers are getting a taste of history as the state starts to reissue its black license plates, which were originally issued in the 1960s. Latest U.S.

Legislation introduced the Legacy License Plate program a few years ago, offering car owners to purchase replicas of California plates like those issued in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, but only the ...

Turns out, those black license plates are a reissue of ones issued in 1945 and popular from the 1950s. Purchase of the latest iteration of these license plates benefits people with disabilities.

By the end of November, 67,531 black plates had been ordered through the DMV, an average of 375 per day. Lincoln's "this will be the most popular plate in Utah" prediction is proving to be spot on.

Colorado has sold nearly 170,000 of the its simple and cool retro black license plates in the last year, shattering sales records and raising money for people with disabilities.

California is re-introducing its classic black and gold license plates. The plates — long coveted by car collectors — went out of production in 1969.