Painted license plates?

[Scratch]

I live in Wisconsin and our collector plates are blue with red lettering which... in my opinion... does not look good on an OD jeep. I think I've found plate mounting locations that I'm... "OK" with, but I just hate the stark contrasting color of these plates. I have a CNC plasma cutting table and vinyl cutter, so my thoughts are to make an exact size and shape plate from 16ga steel, paint that "plate" ODG to match my GPW, then cut out the correct, exact shape and size letters from my legal plates, in black vinyl... including the words "COLLECTOR" and "WISCONSIN". Basically to make an exact copy of my state plates, but in ODG with white or possibly black letters. I could use gloss or matte letters even. (The matte colors show less glare)

I would "think" that if a cop did see me driving around, he probably wouldn't even notice that the plates aren't flat and are homemade. He'd still be able to easily read them and call them in if he needed to. I'd also keep the state plates in the vehicle at all times just in case a cop wanted me to change them. I don't want to paint my collector plates just in case, but I could easily create some that would look perfect, just a different color.

My state DMV says:
-A person who registers a Collector motor vehicle that was manufactured before 1979 may display a historical plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle when driving to or from a car show, or during a parade, if the registration and plates issued by WisDOT are carried in or with the vehicle and are available for inspection by law enforcement upon request.

Reading that, I know that my state is OK with me driving around with plates (at least to car shows and parades...) that aren't registered to my vehicle and could be any number of colors so I "think" it'd be fine...

What do you all think?

Here's what I got:

[70th Division]

I live in Wisconsin and our collector plates are blue with red lettering which... in my opinion... does not look good on an OD jeep. I think I've found plate mounting locations that I'm... "OK" with, but I just hate the stark contrasting color of these plates. I have a CNC plasma cutting table and vinyl cutter, so my thoughts are to make an exact size and shape plate from 16ga steel, paint that "plate" ODG to match my GPW, then cut out the correct, exact shape and size letters from my legal plates, in black vinyl... including the words "COLLECTOR" and "WISCONSIN". Basically to make an exact copy of my state plates, but in ODG with white or possibly black letters. I could use gloss or matte letters even. (The matte colors show less glare)

I would "think" that if a cop did see me driving around, he probably wouldn't even notice that the plates aren't flat and are homemade. He'd still be able to easily read them and call them in if he needed to. I'd also keep the state plates in the vehicle at all times just in case a cop wanted me to change them. I don't want to paint my collector plates just in case, but I could easily create some that would look perfect, just a different color.

My state DMV says:
-A person who registers a Collector motor vehicle that was manufactured before 1979 may display a historical plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle when driving to or from a car show, or during a parade, if the registration and plates issued by WisDOT are carried in or with the vehicle and are available for inspection by law enforcement upon request.

Reading that, I know that my state is OK with me driving around with plates (at least to car shows and parades...) that aren't registered to my vehicle and could be any number of colors so I "think" it'd be fine...

What do you all think?

Here's what I got:
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Good idea !

In Florida we can locate vintage Florida license plates from 1941 to 1945 and register them to our WW2 vehicles.
They must be in decent shape, and not ever have been repainted.

Also in Florida, Historic Military Vehicles can be driven without plates displayed, but you must have them with the vehicle,
and be registered to the vehicle and insured, naturally.


Best Regards,
Ray

[Scratch]

Thanks, I’ll have to do some more checking on Wisconsin laws. It was just an idea that I was thinking about today. It’d be perfect if I could just have them on the vehicle but not displayed like your Florida laws, but I don’t think I’ll get that lucky.

[Scratch]

Just found out that Wisconsin has historic military vehicle plates in OD for 5 bucks! Problem solved!

[Ron D]

Wrong shade of OD.

OMG, did I say that out loud?

[Scratch]

Wrong shade of OD.

OMG, did I say that out loud?

That shade has to be closer than the blue shade of OD I have now!

[70th Division]

Just found out that Wisconsin has historic military vehicle plates in OD for 5 bucks! Problem solved!

Hello Scratch,

That is great !!

They will look better that the light blue, Florida also has the same color blue "antique" license plates as your state does, except the numbers are white, not red.

Post a pic when you get them, that would be nice to see.


Best Regards,
Ray