The following links are to the MA DOT website. Please let us know if you have issues, as the Commonwealth moves the pages every now and then.
Link to the registration forms on the MA DOT website:
Look for Year of Manufacture
https://www.mass.gov/lists/rmv-forms-and-applications
Direct link to the form:
https://www.mass.gov/doc/application-for-an-antique-motor-vehicle-plate-or-year-of-manufacture-registration-plate/download?_ga=2.73529938.1355952839.1660576617-223893385.1648164557
Link to the rules and definition of the Year of Manufacture plate (YOM).
https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/03/14/540cmr2.pdf#page=23&zoom=auto,-266,445
Passenger Plate Manual
https://www.mass.gov/doc/passenger-plates-manual/download
Massachusetts Association of Auto Clubs 