A proposed Texas Route 66 license plate may not become reality after the company making them announced pre-orders are “well short” of the 200 needed for the project.
According to a news release last week from MyPlates.com:
The proposed design by My Plates.com was submitted to the TxDMV board last February and was approved pending the vendor achieving 200 pre-orders within a 180-day period. The deadline to meet the 200 pre-orders is August 8, only a month away and My Plates has stated that they are sitting at only 100 pre-orders.
“At this stage, without a push from interested Texans, it looks unlikely that this plate will proceed,” said Steve Farrar, President for My Plates.com. […]
The company has been working with a few Route 66 organization groups in Texas and has provided an attractive discount for any pre-orders on this design, up to $99 off.
“Unfortunately, it appears that this plate may not carry enough curb appeal,” said Farrar.
Information about the proposed Route 66 license plate in Texas may be found here.
Ten percent of the proceeds from the plate’s sales would have benefited the Old Texas Route 66 Association Fund.
MyPlates.com announced the bid to produce the Route 66 plate in Texas last summer.
Specialty Route 66 license plates also are officially available in Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Arizona and New Mexico.
(Proposed design for the Texas Route 66 license plate via MyPlates.com)