Hot topic for me this one, I know anything up to end of 1979 can legally wear black and silver plates simply because DVLA didnt spot their mistake, but the big question for me is, why would you on anything past about 1970?
Personally anything pre 1970 ish is fine, looks right, but after that, no way
I know they were legal up to about 1972 but any self respecting car buyer at the time had the new style yellow/white ones as thats what 99% of all new cars were supplied with after about mid 1970 when government announced the switch. You were then seen as old fashioned or cheap if you had the old style black/silver plates.
Its a choice for each individual at the end of the day, but anything that couldnt have worn them legally post '72 tends to very look wrong to me
I suppose a lot of it depends if you actually know how things were in the past and if you were around long enough ago to regularly see 1970 and newer cars on the road still (and I am, just about)
I also suppose its a bit like over restored cars, if you were around to remember them new, then todays restorations can sometimes look wrong, they never were that good or shiny etc from the factory.
any thoughts folks? Am i just a miserable so and so (never mind, i know the answer to that)