Does anyone know how to acquire an authentic German license plate from 1971?

You can still order an authentic German licnese palte for instance at :

https://www.kennzeichenmann.de/alles/alle-s...6ad9d420c108150

But I am not sure whether they will ship it to the US.

Thank you! The website is completely in German too.. I may have found something on Ebay. Thank you for your post though

Also try: TVLicenses.com
I ordered one from them as well as a vintage California plate
See: https://www.m.licenseplates.tv/home

my front vintage-style plate was created by europeanplates.com. their quality is excellent and they also offer the correct pollution stickers and city registration seals

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