One in all Colorado’s A hundred and fiftieth-anniversary license plates has set a file because the fastest-selling plate in state historical past.
The “Pikes Peak or Bust” plate, which gained a statewide contest in March, overtook the earlier fastest-seller, the Broncos Charities plate, after residents ordered 5,700 license plates in simply two months, in keeping with a information launch from the Colorado Division of Income.
The license plate went on sale in August of this 12 months and is predicated on the Historic Colorado Contest’s under-13-year-old division’s profitable design by Calista Blaschke of Denver.
The plate design contains Pikes Peak, the state fowl (lark bunting) and the state tree (blue spruce).
“Colorado’s A hundred and fiftieth birthday is an thrilling time to have fun and take pleasure in our state. Each of the A hundred and fiftieth-anniversary license plate designs showcase distinctive elements of Colorado, so I’m not stunned many individuals selected one for his or her autos,” Gov. Jared Polis mentioned. “Congratulations to Calista and Evan on the success of your license plate designs, and I look ahead to seeing extra of them on the roads!”
The opposite profitable design that was within the over-13-year-old division, designed by Evan Griesheimer of Denver, has additionally executed effectively with residents; practically 3,000 plates have been ordered via September.
Griesheimer’s plate design was impressed by the simplicity and colours of the Colorado State Flag, the Rocky Mountains, and the state’s wealthy mining historical past.
The Historic Colorado Contest launched on Sept. 19, 2022, and closed with greater than 300 entries from 216 entrants. Griesheimer and Blaschke every acquired $1,000 in grants.
The digitally printed Retired Black Passenger plate launched earlier this 12 months has surged in reputation to develop into the most well-liked Colorado specialty license plate to this point, however the unprecedented demand for the A hundred and fiftieth-anniversary plates means that they may quickly develop into the state’s new favourite alternative for celebrating its storied previous, in keeping with the information launch.
Coloradans occupied with seeing all out there license plate designs can go to DMV.Colorado.gov/License-Plates.
Residents should purchase license plates on-line at myDMV.Colorado.gov or a county-operated motorcar workplace. The license plates price $8.06 per pair, along with native charges.
