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November 10, 2015 at 8:49 am #235922
I’ve noticed many of your cars have antique licenses from your respective states.
In Illinois,
“To qualify for Antique Plates, motor vehicles… must be more than 25 years old…
“Vehicles displaying these plates may only be driven to and from an
antique auto show or exhibition, service station or demonstration.
“The
mechanical and physical condition of the vehicle, including brakes,
lights, glass and appearance, must be the same or as safe as originally
equipped.
“An antique vehicle may be a “bona fide replica” – an exact
copy of the original in design, frame and mechanical operation.
“Facsimiles” – close, but not exact, reproductions of the original – do
not qualify for Antique Vehicle plates.”(http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/vehicles/license_plate_guide/antique.html)
So according to Illinois law, a TDr could not be licensed as an antique.
Too bad, because yearly registration for a current auto is $101, while antique registration is only $43.
BUT according to the second paragraph, I can only drive my car “to and from an
antique auto show or exhibition, service station or demonstration,” so my favorite sunny day pass time would be a nono.
Food for thought…Amor Conquista Todo
November 10, 2015 at 9:40 am #266193I believe here in GA the antique plate is pretty much cost prohibitive and also the driving requirements are similar to IL. At least that’s my understanding. I’ll be applying for a tag that reads 53 MGTD.
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackNovember 10, 2015 at 11:08 am #266194Don’t worry about it too much. I think the law is there to prevent daily driver usage while not paying the annual fees of normally registered cars/trucks/motorcycles. See excerpt below, a stern yet mild warning.
🙂Alabama cost is only $10! Must be 30 years or older. Same kind of wording about only driving for events, not to carry passengers around. I think a lot of sunny day drives to get gas is never going to get noticed.A local traffic cop might notice your car out all the time and maybe want to check on you, but I seriously doubt it. Now were you in the usual kind of 30 year old car with vintage plate there’s certainly more of a chance of being checked for legit use of the vintage registration, otherwise I just can’t imagine any trouble. Well, except maybe by an insurance agent wanting reasons for an accident claim if not out for an event.“Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), shall forfeit the vintage vehicle registration and plates issued to the owner for the respective vehicle, shall be liable for the regular registration fee and taxes for the vehicle, and shall be barred from applying for or holding a vintage vehicle registration for the respective vehicle for three years from the date of the violation.” -
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