Anyone have Historic Plates on their MII?

maybe im misunderstanding what your referring to, but if you are indeed referring to not having to complete testing due to age of the vehicle, then there shouldnt be any restriction to the number of miles you drive it (at least, there isnt in ga). unless the laws where your at are different than they are here you should be ok to as many miles as you want because its 25 years old. there IS a law tho that has restrictions similar to what you stated for vehicles that are 10 years or older and belong to senior citizens. maybe the laws are different in your area, but if they arent then you are ok to drive it till it falls apart without testing

Addicted_2_II said:

... the state does not require you to pass Safety/Emissions tests?



Driving restrictions are 1000 Personal per year, but unlimited to car shows/clubs. So you could put 6,000 miles on a year as long as 5,000 of that were to related events or clubs!



Chad

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And without an annual inspection, they're going to verify miles *how*?

Sounds like the safety inspection may still be required.

Should move to Okla, where we don't care what's on the road as long as the tag's paid.

Addicted_2_II said:

I have been doing some checking and if you get Historic Plates for your any car that is 25 years or older, the state does not require you to pass Safety/Emissions tests?

To purchase the plates you have a one-time fee and never have to buy another plate!

Driving restrictions are 1000 Personal per year, but unlimited to car shows/clubs. So you could put 6,000 miles on a year as long as 5,000 of that were to related events or clubs!

Just wanted to see if anyone else went this route, as I am not sure a 325HP modified engine would pass emissions inspection!

Chad

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Hi, YES, I went that route but we don't call them historical plates in PA. Here we call them antique plates. In fact, there are several plates here in PA. there is the regular, custom/modified, classic and antique among them also are wildlife and all that sort of stuff. here, if you went modified or classic, you still need state inspection but NO emision for that specific reason. then there is the antique. the antique is NO emission and NO state inspection..ever. but the car cannot be reversed. in other words you cannot go to an antique plate and then back to reg or classic. its perm. the only restriction on the plate is you are NOT allowed to use this as a daily driver. there is no miles or day/night restriction. kinda interesting looking these antique plates are. they are bright purple. also, these antique tags in my state are getting more and more difficult to get because of the conservationialists and environmentalists. the one problem about getting these plates is the fact it must be factory original with no modifications AND you must take pictures from every angle, inside and out and absolutely NO rust. the pictures then go to a panel in our state capital and there they vote to accept the antique tag for your car or deny it depending upon the condition of the car as this car would never need another state inspection. pretty tough here in PA to get these. Oh, as a side note. I jumped on getting these antique tags after i heard how tight they were getting. I have four antique tags now. Yea, cobra included.

You should move to Canada where you dont have to worry about any antique plates or any kind of emissions or inspections. Here, the only way to require an inspections is if a cop writes out an inspection notice or if you buy a vehicle out of province.

brendank69 said:

You should move to Canada

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it was 70* today, umm no!

In wisconsin, 20 yrs old+ most people pay a one time fee of $150 for the first car for collector plates. Only restriction is you must have other car with regular plates, and you can't drive it in January. The 2nd set of plates for another car is $90. They say it must be all stock, but im sure some people have some bolt on modifications. We also have Hobbiest plates, which have the same rules, but are for cars that are modified, as long as the car resemble the type of car it's supposed to be. Sine I put a built up 302 in a previous 2.3L. car, I put on hobbiest plates on my red mustang. Since it seemed modified from all original.
I think they have been getting picky on having all original for collector plates.
Lucky, we don't have any emmissions here, except in some big cities. Can't find shops for dual exhaust anymore.

77sleeper said:

it was 70* today, umm no!

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It was around 22*F today and tomorrow should be colder :canflag: . Heck, 70* is shorts and t-shirt weather!

In British Columbia you can get "Collector Plates" if your car is all original, no rust and 25 years old. You need to send in photos from all angles, under the hood, in the trunk, drivers side floor. The only restriction is that it must remain original, only factory options are alowed. Plates and insurance for me is just over $200 for the year. Not bad considering insurance other wise is at least $1000 for the year if you have the full 40% discount for safe driving.

Here in Ontario, if your vehicle is over 25 years old, it is exempt from emissions testing, regardless of license plate classification....Thank God!!! :canflag: