Classic Plates
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Classic Plates
Hey, is anyone here running classic plates? I read (for PA atleast) that after the car is 15 years old you can get them. This is the main reason why I want to get a 1st gen 7 (FC's are ugly to me, they look like a 944 knock off). Insurance is less than $200 a year and it only has to pass inspecion once (atelast in PA) so this way I can keep the car that I have now and get a nice weather car.
So does anyone have em?
So does anyone have em?
i have them on my 80LS. in ohio, they are called "historical"plates and the vehicle must be 25 years or older to become registered with historical tags. they're good for 50 years and never need renewing for the 50 years.
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HULK, if you go to your closest DMV/Driver's Liescense place you'll probably be able to find out there. Or do a seach for classic or something on the CA DMV website.
In PA there are "Classic" plates and "Antique" Plates. Classic are atleast 15 years old and Antique are 25 years old.
In PA there are "Classic" plates and "Antique" Plates. Classic are atleast 15 years old and Antique are 25 years old.
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Oh and I'm also pretty sure that you can claim its worth, say 10k, and if it gets stolen you get 10k in insurance money, IIRC.
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I know you can get antique plates but your car has to be 25+ and theres no driving restriction on them...or at least thats what I think...theres 3 different kinds of plates classic, historic, and antique and I'm sure that each has its own set of restrictions....DMV would know for sure though!!
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Classic Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle, but not a reproduction thereof, manufactured at least 15 years prior to the current
year which has been maintained in or restored to a condition which is substantially in conformity with manufacturer
specifications and appearance. Any classic motor vehicle registered under Section 1340 (relating to antique, classic and
collectible plates) on the effective date of the amendment to this definition which fails to qualify as a classic motor vehicle
pursuant to these provisions may retain such classic registration unless another type of registration is applied for and
issued for the vehicle.
year which has been maintained in or restored to a condition which is substantially in conformity with manufacturer
specifications and appearance. Any classic motor vehicle registered under Section 1340 (relating to antique, classic and
collectible plates) on the effective date of the amendment to this definition which fails to qualify as a classic motor vehicle
pursuant to these provisions may retain such classic registration unless another type of registration is applied for and
issued for the vehicle.
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ya there is a limit to haw much you can use your car with classic plates on or whatever one it is for 25 years. Here they dont care aslong as it is sunny out i believe or the sunny seasons
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Thatd be sweet if you could get out of smog by running historical plates.....but in CA,on a smog controlled vehicle......I HIGHLY DOUBT IT!!!!
Maybe on an old hotrod,or something with no smog gear to begin with,but pretty much anything after 74-75 is going to have factory installed smog devices,hence CA's rule....all vehicles 73 and under are exempt.All vehicles 74 and up are smogged.They ditched the 25 year old rule a while back because they KNEW that the 25 year limit was about to start exempting vehicles that were factory smog controlled,starting in about 74-75.
Maybe on an old hotrod,or something with no smog gear to begin with,but pretty much anything after 74-75 is going to have factory installed smog devices,hence CA's rule....all vehicles 73 and under are exempt.All vehicles 74 and up are smogged.They ditched the 25 year old rule a while back because they KNEW that the 25 year limit was about to start exempting vehicles that were factory smog controlled,starting in about 74-75.
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i'm going to get antique plates for my sa. In CT, they're black and white, and they go great with my paint (white) The funny thing is, they say "early american" on them, and have a picture of a model t on them. Hilarious!
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i had a 88 Chevy Caprice insured as a classic, milage restriction was 7000 per year and the ins company asked what i thought it was worth, So of course i said $ 4000.00 and thats the value they put on it. Gotta love State Farm and NY.
I've been thinking about doing the classic plate thing here in PA as well. No more inspections or registrations. The DOT regs are here. I know theres a mileage limit and you have to provide 4 photos, but its worth it if you use the car in a limited way. I don't have these plates now but I do get cheaper insurance by having a limit of 7000 miles per year clause on this cars insurance. These special plates are not what you want for a daily driver though.
Just think, if you decide to go cross country more than once a year your hosed by the mileage requirement alone.
Just think, if you decide to go cross country more than once a year your hosed by the mileage requirement alone.
Note that in PA classic and antique vehicles have no emissions inspections and antiques don't have to have annual safety inspections either. Heres the text from the application form:
Classic vehicles are subject to vehicle safety inspection annually. Antique vehicles operated exclusively between sunrise and sunset are exempt from the normal lighting requirements of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, but must have their original lighting equipment. Vehicles registered as antiques are not subject to the annual vehicle safety inspection. Antique and classic vehicles are not subject to emissions inspection.
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