# Alaska license plate: Historic vehicle

> The Alaska historic vehicle license plate: format 999, for example 269, documented since 2026, car. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Alaska license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska) (13 registration series).

![Alaska (United States) license plate, Historic vehicle (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ak/us-ak-historic-vehicle/alaska-license-plate-historic-vehicle.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car |
| Plate size | 12 × 6 in |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `us-ak-historic-vehicle` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska/historic-vehicle) |

Sources:

- [AS 28.10.181(b)(1) (reproduction, current through December 2007): two permanent plates, distinctive design and colour, bearing no date, 'Historic Vehicle No. 1' separate numerical series, plates remain with the vehicle](https://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title28/Chapter10/Section181.htm)
- [Alaska DMV: Historic Vehicle plate, $10, 'For vehicles 30 or more years in age and driven for historical exhibitions'](https://web.archive.org/web/2025id_/https://dmv.alaska.gov/vehicle-services/license-plates/)

## About this plate

HISTORIC VEHICLE. Alaska's version of the series Florida, California and Hawaii all legislate, a separate permanent numerical run, but with two distinguishing choices. It numbers from "Historic Vehicle No. 1" rather than "Horseless Carriage No. 1"; and it delegates the age threshold to the commissioner's regulations instead of fixing it in statute, so the 30-year rule the DMV publishes is agency practice rather than law. Since 30 years is a ROLLING threshold, this is a series whose eligible fleet changes annually without any instrument being amended, the exact case the quarterly audit has to re-derive rather than trust.

## Who can have one

AS 28.10.181(b): the department registers a historic vehicle 'when satisfied that the vehicle meets the requirements for historic vehicle registration under REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER', the threshold is delegated to regulation, not stated in statute. The DMV catalogue states the operative rule: 'For vehicles 30 or more years in age and driven for historical exhibitions', $10. A ROLLING threshold, which silently grows every year and must be re-audited.

## How long it is valid

permanent; 'Registration plates issued under this subsection remain with the vehicle as long as the vehicle is registered under this subsection' (AS 28.10.181(b)).

## Fee

$10 initial, $0 renewal (Alaska DMV catalogue).

## Other historic plates here

- [Year of manufacture](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--alaska/year-of-manufacture) (documented since 2026)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-ak/us-ak-historic-vehicle.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/alaska?series=us-ak-historic-vehicle
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/us-ak` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "us-ak-historic-vehicle"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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