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Anyone running historic or antique plates?

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My insurance agent said my rate would drop a considerable amount if I license my truck with historic plates. There's a mileage limitation but I didn't how much the police hassel anyone over it. Not that I drive my truck that much. I'm in missouri so laws are probly different every where but would appreciate any info or experiences.
 
here in Joysey with QQ plates, your supposed to be driving for a purpose, either to a car show, repair shop, etc...
 
Here its 1000 personal miles. Shop miles must be within 100 miles of home. Unlimited car show, educational, cruise nights mileage. Owner keeps a log book.
 
Same restrictions here too,though not many cops hassle people with antique plates due to the fact there is a car show nearly every day during nicer weather,and you can always say your taking it somewhere for repairs,etc..

My brother owns several antiques but he decided the plates were a hassle,the police in his area like to be ballbusters and he got pulled over several times and got sick of that--plus the antique plates expire every year,not every two years like regular passenger plates,so they cost you more in the end...

One thing I'm not sure of,I think if he wanted to insure his antiques thru an insurance company that deals ONLY with antiques,they required the car to have antique plates?...and they must "approve" your car before they will sell you a policy--you must send in photos of it,etc....and I think you must insure it for the "appraised" value,you cant get away with saying "its worth 500 bucks" to get lower insurance rates..

The RMV here was thinking of making everyone pay "appraised value" sales taxes on old cars,that would mean you'd be paying 6.25% tax on 40 grand,if you had a minty '69 Camaro probably..:eek:..hope they never pass that idea,it'll be just another way to keep "gross polluters" off the roads,and kill the classic car hobby some more..
 
that's the main reason to do it here in Naziland, no inspection...
 
I don't, primarily because I have a vanity plate and partly because it hurts my feelings that my K5 might qualify. :D
 
British Slave said:
Texas only allows parades and special occasions.
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Not quite.

Texas has two types of registration for 25+ year old vehicles. Antique and Vintage.

Vintage can be used for normal personal use and is also eligible for Year-Of-Manufacture (YOM) plates. You can run the state issued plate with a Model-T on it, or a set of clean, approved plates that were issued the same year as your vehicle. You still have to register it and inspect it every year and you still have two stickers in the front window.

Antique has a rolling five year registration. Depending on when you register it the first time, it might be one month, or 59 months before it will need to be renewed. Renewal is every five years after that. There are no mileage restrictions, but there are activity restrictions as you are only supposed to drive it to events, at events, or for repairs or maintenance. FWIW, a Sunday drive in the country is OK with Texas Sheriffs. There is no periodic safety inspection, but if you bring the car in from out of state, it will have to have an initial inspection to get the green-sheet to get the title transferred to your name, and if you have a gross failure that is obvious to the police, they may cite you for it and require an inspection before renewing the registration. There are two tiny stickers, but they can be put on the rear license plate. The state issues plates for Antique with a Model-T in the center, but you can pay a little more an use your own YOM plates.
 
There are limits in state here, but my K5 and Camaro have both had them. It is for leisure use, club events, shows and "to obtain parts or repairs".
 
Vehicle had to be 30 years old for antique, there's no insurance on the vehicle if in an accident. You also have to have a primary vehicle plated in order to antique one.
 
modernbeat said:
Not quite.

Texas has two types of registration for 25+ year old vehicles. Antique and Vintage.

Vintage can be used for normal personal use and is also eligible for Year-Of-Manufacture (YOM) plates. You can run the state issued plate with a Model-T on it, or a set of clean, approved plates that were issued the same year as your vehicle. You still have to register it and inspect it every year and you still have two stickers in the front window.

Antique has a rolling five year registration. Depending on when you register it the first time, it might be one month, or 59 months before it will need to be renewed. Renewal is every five years after that. There are no mileage restrictions, but there are activity restrictions as you are only supposed to drive it to events, at events, or for repairs or maintenance. FWIW, a Sunday drive in the country is OK with Texas Sheriffs. There is no periodic safety inspection, but if you bring the car in from out of state, it will have to have an initial inspection to get the green-sheet to get the title transferred to your name, and if you have a gross failure that is obvious to the police, they may cite you for it and require an inspection before renewing the registration. There are two tiny stickers, but they can be put on the rear license plate. The state issues plates for Antique with a Model-T in the center, but you can pay a little more an use your own YOM plates.
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Not quite.

RENEWING A CUSTOM-BUILT OR ANTIQUE VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Your custom-built assembled or antique vehicle's registration will clearly indicate when it will expire. The process for renewing the registration on a custom or antique vehicle is the same as renewing the registration on a regular motor vehicle.
 
I've always had historic plates on my truck. It is a ton cheaper. Technically I'm only supposed to drive on special occasions and car shows but I've been pulled over a couple times on Saturday nights and they haven't said anything
 
64 Vette, authentic plate
68 Jeepster, historic vehicle plate
76 CC, authentic plate
77 K5, authentic plate

All of the authentic plates are a one time fee of $35 to register that plate to the vehicle...good as long as I own the vehicle.
The historic vehicle plate is good for 10 years, also a $35 fee.

All plates are under the rule of shows/repairs/parades, but I have never had any issue with driving any of them however I want. The CC probably gets driven the most but it might only be once a week now.
 
British Slave said:
Not quite.

RENEWING A CUSTOM-BUILT OR ANTIQUE VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Your custom-built assembled or antique vehicle's registration will clearly indicate when it will expire. The process for renewing the registration on a custom or antique vehicle is the same as renewing the registration on a regular motor vehicle.
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Don't trust third party sites. Get your info straight from the Texas DMV, not some sucker site. Or, get it from ME, who has actually done this a few dozen times.

Quote from the current Antique License Application Form, VTR-54:
The plate fee is $50 if the vehicle was manufactured in 1921 or later; the plate fee is $40 if the vehicle was manufactured before
1921. County and local fees also apply. Fees are prorated either $10/$8 for each year or portion of a year remaining in the five year
period. Only one plate will be issued. Contact your County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office with any questions.
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http://txdmv.gov/forms-tac/doc_download/956-vtr-54-antique-vehicle

Of course the "process" is still the same. Just not the registration period or costs.
 
Bama has similar rules. Mileage restrictions, one-time fees. The Clydesdale (K5) qualifies this year, but I'll probably wait since it has National Guard plates. These tend to keep the police at bay and all stops end in warnings - not that I get stopped much.

Also, not much benefit as we already don't have inspections and National Guard plates are almost free.
 
I am pretty sure every motor vehicle in MA has to pass inspection and display a sticker to be road legal--regardless of what plates are on it...

There are at least a dozen or more differnt MA plates...they have vanity ones for teachers,red sox,cape cod,POW, "Veteran","Antique" ,and a bunch of others...all must display expiration stickers and the vehicle must pass safety inspection and have the sticker displayed on the windsheild..
Antique plates have yearly renewal,the others run two years,except commercial truck plates,those expire yearly also...you can use passenger plates on trucks not used commercially up to 5000 lbs GVW,but many use them on larger trucks and dont get hassled..
 
Talked with my insurance agent this morning. Switching to antique plates will save me $300 a year for full coverage on my 81. He runs the same plates on his truck and told me not to drive over 5000 miles a yr or everyday and ill be perfectly fine with the mileage police. Plus with our bumper laws it seems better since I won't have to mess with inspections now.
 
WA had both antique and historic plates or whatever. 25+ year or something like that, don't recall there being a mile or use limit. I was going to get it for my 68 GMC, but you can't tow or use it for those kinda things. Just joy riding, car shows, etc... The other was the actual antique state issued tag, had to be some kinda original to your model year. Bunch of stipulations on that one. I forget, it's been a while since I looked into it. Can't recall but I don't believe it affected insurance. It was just cheaper for registration/yearly tags. And WA is on the 25 year rule for emissions.

Now I'm here, and unlike WA where you pay extra for military tags, they're discounted here, I think I only pay like $3-4/year :woot: No emissions for anything.
 
For WA you can get collector vehicle plates if it is over 30 years old, and capable of operating on the highway.

You can drive a collector vehicle:

  • To and from auto shows, circuses, parades, displays, special excursions, and antique car club meetings.
  • For testing purposes.
  • For the pleasure of others without compensation.
You can’t drive a collector vehicle for regular transportation in the manner of a fully licensed vehicle.
 
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