STATEWIDE — TxDMV has approved two new liscense plate designs — Route 66 and the Racing Stripe Red.

Both designs are available for pre-orders. In order for these new designs to become a reality, they need to reach 200 pre-orders each to move to production.

The Route 66 plate design was proposed after a survey in 2017 yielded hundreds of people’s support.  The plate design features the iconic Texas road sign US.66 and carries the popular slogan “Get Your Kicks” along the legend area of the plate.

In Texas, US Route 66 extended across the Texas Panhandle running east-west from Texola, Oklahoma to the stateline-straddling Glenrio, sharing New Mexico and Texas roots. Amarillo is the only major city on the Texas portion of US 66. Small Texas towns Glenrio, Adrian, Vega, Conway, Groom, Jericho, Alanreed, McLean and Shamrock all once hosted the flow of travelers on the Mother Road as it made its way across the Panhandle.

Producer My Plates says it will dedicate a portion of the proceeds, 10 percent, to the Old Route 66 Association of Texas Fund dedicated to promoting this important part of Texas history.

“This is such an iconic route in the U.S, so it’s time that Texas also provide a Route 66 plate for all those travelers, adventurers, desperados and dreamers who have had the chance to experience this historic route to proudly show their support on their bumpers” said Steve Farrar, President of My Plates.

The second plate, the Racing Stripe, was designed to complement the many sports cars driving the roads of the Lone Star State with a black and red racing stripe paint job.

“With the red and black combination lapping the field, it launches first, but we’ll consider other stripe colors such as white, blue, green and pink” said Farrar.

“3”, “8” and “J” are being offered for sale. The current bids on these plates are all in the thousands and as of Feb. 22, they are:

  • $10,250 bid on the low number 3
  • $7,250 bid on the low number 8
  • $5,500 bid on the single letter J

The auction will run until Feb. 28 with the first of the lots closing at 7 p.m.

To find out more information about the new plates are about the single digit auction, visit MyPlates.com.