# West Virginia license plate: Antique

> The West Virginia antique license plate: format LLLLLLL, for example VEEHCAL, documented since 2026, car, van, truck, and motorcycle.

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Part of [West Virginia license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--west-virginia) (8 registration series).

![West Virginia (United States) license plate, Antique (documented since 2026)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/us-wv/us-wv-antique/west-virginia-license-plate-antique.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLLLLLL` (L is any letter) |
| Years | ~2026 → today (documented from 2026; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `us-wv-antique` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/united-states--west-virginia/antique) |

Sources:

- [WV DMV: Class V, antique motor vehicles at least 25 years old](https://transportation.wv.gov/DMV/Vehicle-Services/Pages/Classifications.aspx)

## About this plate

Florida runs TWO historic regimes: Horseless Carriage on a FIXED cutoff (model year 1945 or earlier, which never moves) and Antique on a ROLLING 30 years. West Virginia runs one, rolling, at 25 years, the shortest rolling threshold in this group. Rolling thresholds silently change eligibility every year and are the ones that need re-auditing; fixed ones never do. Recording the threshold TYPE, not just the number, is what makes that auditable.

## Who can have one

CLASS V: 'Antique motor vehicles are at least 25 years old' (WV DMV Motor Vehicle Classifications), a ROLLING threshold

## Use it

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

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