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.

The black plates, originally from 1945, have been by far the most popular. According to the most recent figures, there are now roughly 378,000 thousand vehicles with black license plates on ...