Antique Plates
Racer
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From: Buffalo NY
No emissions testing here in Loudoun County with antique tags. No need to renew the plates every year. No inspection needed on the vehicle.
The disadvantage is you are not allowed to use the car as a daily driver. Only for shows and parades, and when you are working on it. And it has to be less than 3000 (I think) miles a year.
The disadvantage is you are not allowed to use the car as a daily driver. Only for shows and parades, and when you are working on it. And it has to be less than 3000 (I think) miles a year.
Pro
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Originally Posted by matthud
No emissions testing here in Loudoun County with antique tags. No need to renew the plates every year. No inspection needed on the vehicle.
The disadvantage is you are not allowed to use the car as a daily driver. Only for shows and parades, and when you are working on it. And it has to be less than 3000 (I think) miles a year.
The disadvantage is you are not allowed to use the car as a daily driver. Only for shows and parades, and when you are working on it. And it has to be less than 3000 (I think) miles a year.
I just got antique plates for mine in Loudoun also, for my '70. One rule is you're not supposed to drive more than 300 miles in one trip. I don't see the cops paying much attention to this, but I will find out this spring!
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Rochester MN
In MN with collector plates you are only supposed to drive it to parades, car shows, for fun on weekends and evenings. However, I drive mine to work at least once a week and have never been stopped. I park near a 68 mustang with collector plates and he's never been stopped for abusing the system. It's great, no tabs to renew each year and the insurance is dirt cheap! (>$100/yr through American Collector's Ins) I mean come on, how long is the Vette season in MN! May-Oct? 
NCM Grand Opening Veteran
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From: South of giving a damn
St. Jude Donor '11, '17
Same basic rules here in Texas, except you can drive it for club functions. Also, there's no mileage stipulation. Here's my cure, I took my subdivision's name & added 'Corvette Club' to it and printed business cards with myself as president. Now, wherever I drive it's an official club function.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Austin Texas
in a Corvette, just sitting at a stop light is an exhibition...
i called my lawyer and he said that i should make up a small Display card with a picture and some specs on it. title it "corvette exibition" then laminate it and whenever i stop the car, throw it in the dash. the car is always being "shown".
i like the business card idea though. www.vistaprint.com FREE business cards.
i called my lawyer and he said that i should make up a small Display card with a picture and some specs on it. title it "corvette exibition" then laminate it and whenever i stop the car, throw it in the dash. the car is always being "shown".
i like the business card idea though. www.vistaprint.com FREE business cards.
Last edited by johnt365; Dec 14, 2005 at 08:55 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Carbondale Pa.
Hey, all these solutions for getting around the restrictions sound good but I wonder how much of a hassle you'd get from the insurance crooks if you had a claim? Is it worth it,,,,,,,Peace, Moosie 
Instructor
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From: Millersville Maryland
This is
Originally Posted by kevin1979
In MN with collector plates you are only supposed to drive it to parades, car shows, for fun on weekends and evenings. However, I drive mine to work at least once a week and have never been stopped. I park near a 68 mustang with collector plates and he's never been stopped for abusing the system. It's great, no tabs to renew each year and the insurance is dirt cheap! (>$100/yr through American Collector's Ins) I mean come on, how long is the Vette season in MN! May-Oct?
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Racer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: McCordsville Indiana
here in Texas, I got antique plates on my 80,no inspection required and registration good for 5 years,drive it quite often,never been stopped and questioned about whether or not I was on club business 
Le Mans Master
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From: Glen Allen, VA
go to DMVnow.com and see what exactly VA says for antique plates. I have antique plates on my 79 here in Richmond and also on my 70 C10 truck. There is no mileage limitation that you can drive every year, but as stated it can't be your daily driver, you are only supposed to use it for events, parades, etc, for mechanical repairs, and "for the occasional pleasure drive not to exceed more than 250 miles from home" if I remember the wording right. Bottom line, if you are not doing something stupid to attract attention, you won't get bothered. I pretty much only use the previosuly mentioned truck (primered and rust) to go back and forth to the dump about once every 2 weeks, and I've never had any hassle about it. Also as previously mentioned by other posts, you don't have to go though inpeciton. As a side note, you can get the yellow antique plates personalized, although that doesn't seem to be widlely known at hte DMV branches. I had to spend 1/2 hour on the phone with them to get it straight, but I now have 79 L-82 on my plates.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Burlington WI
I just learned...
In Wisconsin if the vehicle is currently subject to emissions testing it has to pass one time and THEN you can get Collector plates and no more emissions testing.
I know where I am going this spring.
1. Emissions test.
2. Collectors plates
3. Dual Exhaust with no cat.
and then...
4.
I know where I am going this spring.
1. Emissions test.
2. Collectors plates
3. Dual Exhaust with no cat.
and then...
4.
Race Director
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From: Farragut,TN
i have them on my 69 wondering what that means. the're tennesee plates and where the year decal is supposed to go it says perminate dos'nt mean i don't have to re-register it next year? they asked me if i wanted them and i said yes.
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
Who has them in California? Feedback?
Texas is a different ball game. The cops around here have MANY other fish to fry -- so many half-crazed uninsured motorists -- whereas they know most anybody with antique plates on a legitimate vehicle is going to have their papers in order.
Drifting
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From: Burlington WI
Heres a link
Melting Slicks
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From: May help you? You can sure as hell try!
Originally Posted by ratflinger
Same basic rules here in Texas, except you can drive it for club functions. Also, there's no mileage stipulation. Here's my cure, I took my subdivision's name & added 'Corvette Club' to it and printed business cards with myself as president. Now, wherever I drive it's an official club function.
Very good!! We have similar restrictions here in MI. Haggerty started a petition drive and just organized a classic car "park-in" in Lansing to try to persuade the state legislature to lighten up on the classic car restrictions and allow some pleasure driving for cars registered with "antique vehicle" plates.
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Originally Posted by ratflinger
I took my subdivision's name & added 'Corvette Club' to it and printed business cards with myself as president.
"Happy Valley Trailer Park Corvette Club"
...nah, that ain't gonna work!