classic plates.
 

I am wondering if any of you have classic plates on your 7. I am thinking about getting a classic plate for mine, but wanted to ask a few questions.

Thanks,

Mike

I don't know if I've ever seen classic plates. I've seen antique plates, and I know that there are restrictions on when and where you can drive it if you have them.

Rich

do you mean the historic designated plates? I think you have to apply for those and your car has to be a certain year and a bunch of stuff.

I was lucky to have purchased my car from the 2nd owner but realistically the first owner. He bought car 1/2 year old with 16K on the car from a 16 y/o kid whose father said no more going to vegas in 1985. Soooo....basically it is a one owner car. the car STILL has the original BLUE CA plates...and when I bought it, he had the ORIGINAL PINK SLIP.....so I guess my plates are considered classic as they are period correct for the year car. Those are the ONLY plates the car has ever had since 1985.

around here (British Colombia, Canada) you need to have the stock in completely stock//original condition to get them, then you get cheap insurance, but aren't allowed to drive it all that much.

I used to live in PA. They have antique and classic plates. Basically theres different age cutoffs and for antique I don't think it has to be inspected yearly and it can only be driven for events (parades and such). Classic allows you to only need a safety inspection and theres I think some mileage restrictions. If you go to the DMV site they explain a lot of this but you have to make sure you read it all thoroughly.

In Texas it's anything over 25 years old. Antique plates are more restrictive and can't be daily drivers. (wierd rule... they gonna give you a ticket at the grocery store?).

Yea alberta (canada) is the same as BC. Needs to be in super good condition, stock, with those plates it can only be driven like 300km per year, and is insured in case anything happens to it while it is being trailered everywhere else. Restrictions like that

In MD I believe they have Historic and Antique. Historic is 20 years and older and I'm not sure about Antique. Historic has no inspection or emissions and no mileage limitations, only that it is not to be a daily driver. Once my FB is back on the road it will have Historic tags

Thanks guys. Here in Pa, if your car is 20 years or older, you can qualify for classic plates. If it is 25 years or older, then you can get antique plates. From what I understand here in PA, classic plates do not have a mileage restriction, but it does say something about not driving it more than once or twice a week and that it cannot be a daily driver. The info from the Department of Motor Vehicles stinks--not thorough enough. My buddy has a classic plate on his car, and he says that he never has sto get the car inspected. Pretty cool huh? On the PA DMV website, it doesn't say anything about inspection or about how stock the car has to be, etc. I may be looking in the wrong place or something. Thanks again guys for the input.

Mike

here in BC the condition doesn't really matter, as long as its stock.

It can have rust holes everywhere, and still be a "Collector car" as I think the plates are here. Just has to be over 25 years old, and stock.

I have "historic" plates on my 1st gen.

http://www.cris.com/~Asam/Res7/Res7.html

However, I'm in Maryland, not Pennsylvania. You need to check your state's requirements and regulations. Officially, my car cannot be driven as a daily driver, although there is no mileage limitation. I just keep a little mental list of Mazda dealers and/or auto service shops. In the event some cop ever stops me to ask about why I'm driving it, I'll just claim a destination in the general direction of where I'm going. Driving to a location to get the car serviced is permitted at any time. From what I have read of other people's experiences, this should be a rare occurrence, unless you just find a cop who is more of a dick than most.

On the Texas one I should of been more specific Classic Auto has no restrictions just a fee for the plate and "Antique" is the one with restriction.


But yea if the car is not like smoking or mega subwoofers etc I don't see police pulling you over. And in court how could they win if you say it simply needed to be driven for "lubrication" or something like that.

Maybe the cop is like a vette builder that hates imports and is just waiting for that old school RX7 to be at the grocery store or cruising the beach at spring break (humor).

i'm pretty sure for PA antique plates has to be 21 and older and classic plates is 15 and older..

and about the rust issue, i'm fighting that now, theyre ever so picky about rust, and even primer! for antiques plates atleast, they may be more lienient on classic.

i failed 2x so far trying to register my 64 lesabre as an antique.

1st time, failed from slight rust on the bottom ot the drver and pass panels..

2nd time i failed because i fixed the rust but didnt paint of the primer..

here in OH, the vehicle has to be 25 years old to qualify for ohio's historical license plate. the registration is then good for 50 years and the plate does not need to be renewed for that period of time. the vehicle at 25 years old(or older) is then emissions exempt. the only catch is that the vehicle is not supposed to be driven on a regular basis, but only to shows and on weekend cruises or short trips.

i have a historical tag on my 80 Leather Sport and one on my 63 Ford Falcon.

here in pa if you get classic or antique you can not take it to the store or use it for anything but ill call it pleasure. pretty wack.

Actually the condition definitely matters. ICBC (mandatory British Columbia insurance) states:

"In addition to age limits, your vehicle must be:
* In exceedingly good condition.
* Maintained or restored to a condition that ICBC considers to be of collectible value."

I don't think a rust bucket will qualify. I plan on getting these plates in a year once my car hits the 25 year mark. There's also no limit on how much you drive the car as long as it's not to work and you have another car insured with regular insurance at all times.

I was un-aware of that, I seem to recall having seen some pretty crappy condition collectors cars out here, though I could be mistaken.

I have to wait until next year to meet Michigan's 25 year historic plate system. I will put one on my FB since i only put on about 500 miles a year. And our historic plates are good for 10 years without renewal.

I went to get tags for my 78 F150 and they asked me if I wanted an antique/hobby tag. No other questions asked...no fee...nothing special, but the age of the vehicle. They tried to give me one for the 83 in November when I renewed, but the system will not let them issue it until this month. I'll just wait until renewal in November and get it then. I was not aware that there were certain kinds of restrictions on that. I used to have one on my 76 Maverick, too. hmm...They have never even seen the vehicles. LOL Maybe GA is more lenient than most states.

Maybe, though i wonder what the penalty is or if its even inforced

I guess I need to ask questions because the Ford is my husband's hunting truck and he hit a deer in it last month...it's not too pretty right now...he still drives it, though...

I looked it up for GA and there is no special fee, no required forms, and under additional information it says

"This tag may be issued to a motor vehicle (private passenger car, truck weighing less than 14,000 lbs., or motorcycle) that is more than twenty-five (25) years old or to a vehicle that has been designed and manufactured to resemble an antique or historical vehicle.

This tag may be transferred to another antique, hobby or special interest vehicle."

It does require yearly renewal just like any other tag.

I can't wait to put classic plates on my GSL-SE.

I have the blue with yellow lettering not sure how classic that is but it came with the car. I don't have the fronts

Yeah i cant wait to get mine because michigan's new plates suck way hard