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Frank - My '48 F-1 is registered in PA as an antique and has a year of manufacture plate. I had to pay extra for it, but the registration does not have to be renewed every year - it is marked "Permanent". Also, I haven't heard the "one day a week" thing - I drive it a lot during the summer. I applied for the registration at a local AAA office and didn't go near the DMV. And, as an antique, it doesn't have to be inspected. Good Luck!!
 
DD931 said:
Frank - My '48 F-1 is registered in PA as an antique and has a year of manufacture plate. I had to pay extra for it, but the registration does not have to be renewed every year - it is marked "Permanent". Also, I haven't heard the "one day a week" thing - I drive it a lot during the summer. I applied for the registration at a local AAA office and didn't go near the DMV. And, as an antique, it doesn't have to be inspected. Good Luck!!
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Thanks for you help.
That one day a week thing may be one of those unenforceable laws that just keep you aware that you are not supposed to use this car for general use.
 
Frank,
Get the plates, don't obsess about all the DMV bull s--t. No cop is going
to sweat you unless you blister away from a stop light.
Charlie ny
 
Charlie ny said:
Frank,
Get the plates, don't obsess about all the DMV bull s--t. No cop is going
to sweat you unless you blister away from a stop light.
Charlie ny
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You are right, of course.
I am retired and will use the car infrequently anyway.
The laws are somewhat vague anyway....
USE OF ANTIQUE
,
CLASSIC
AND VINTAGE
REGISTRATION PLATES
The use of
a
ntique
,
c
lassic
and
v
intage
registration plates is governed by Section 1340 of the Pennsylvania
Vehicle
Code, which states: “It is unlawful for any
person to operate a motorcycle or vehicle with antique
,
classic
or vintage
registration plates for general daily transportation.
Permitted use shall be limited to
participation in club
activities, exhibits, tours, parades, occasional transportation and sim
ilar uses.”
Occasional transportation and
similar uses is defined as one day a week.


If I make a nusiance of myself often they will get on my case otherwise if I am stopped I will always be on the first day of that week.
 
I to live in NY (long island) I have YOM plates on three of my cars and have no problems.
It takes a picture of unrestored plates 3:00 and Historical Insurance. Jim.T.
 
Guess this is one time I am glad to live in Minnesota-I have YOM plates, on my 37 pick up and not had a problem. Maybe there are restrictions that I don't know about but I have never been hassled by the police-they usually smile and wave.
 
from what I hear...
These laws are there to prevent people from buying 26 year old beater vehicles and have no need for inspections, and registration renewals... People would be driving these
Beater antiques to work and our hiways would be full of dangerioous vehicles...
So they come up with restrictions to prevent this...
The true collector of antique cars does not buy a car to get away with inspections but buys a car because he loves it.
 
FrankWest said:
“It is unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle or vehicle with antique, classic or vintage registration plates for general daily transportation. Permitted use shall be limited to participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, occasional transportation and similar uses.”
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Hi Everyone, This kind of language is in both the registration/license plate and insurance papers for my old car. And it pisses me off, because if I use the car for [shhhhhh] daily transportation, then the insurance company is off the hook for any losses [cuz my registration was void], including liability [yikes]!

But it just dawned on me, what I need to do is get one of those 'car show' stand-up placards. Every time I park the car I put the placard by the front bumper.

Says me [holding my hands out]: "Well officer/insurance company, I was on the way to an "exhibit.""

It just so happened it was an exhibit at the parking lot at my work, or at the grocery store, but there WAS an exhibit going on! I don't know what happened to the rest of the guys. I was there on time?!?

Hmmm. Yeah, RIGHT. I'm still working on the rough edges of the plan. Otherwise it's a 'modern' plate and who know what kind of insurance for daily use.

P.S. My state issues an 'Antique', one time registration plate for cars over 60 years. It looks like a modern plate but says 'Antique' and has a different expiration sticker that says, basically, "doesn't expire." Instead of displaying that plate I have a Year of Manufacture plate that I was able to register. It turns out I have two registration cards for the car, one for the 'new' plates (carried in the car), and one for the YOM plate.

Funny story, I got popped for going 42 in a 30 in the Ford this past summer. The cop didn't bat an eye at the 1936 plates, put that number on the ticket, and never gave any indication of mercy. My fault, because it's on the road home from work, I've only driven it ten thousand times, but I was goin' uphill and had my mind on other things, and that flattie sounds so nice with just the right load... [They've got a nice spot where they catch a lot of fish.] Just a little more jingle in the county coffers. Don't get me started on the speed cameras, ugh! Everyone slows down for 100 yards!
 
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ford38v8 said:
...And as for "driving to and from car shows and parades", anywhere you park it is a car show, and wherever you drive is a parade.

So, there you were, on your way to the parade, waving to the folks on the curb, and decided to pull into the grocery for a loaf of bread while your car was on display in the parking lot car show!
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Alan, If this is your method of operation, you may want to rethink it. There are some major insurance carriers that will NOT cover your car if it's in " the grocery store lot" even for a few minutes.
Some policies only allow for driving to and from (official) car show functions and little else. "Test drives" are another one to watch for. that doesn't mean every time you take the ol car for a spin you are "testing it".
Get in a serious accident and you will see how quickly the insurer will find any loop hole they are able to.

I think you should read your policy in its entirety very carefully.
 
Kube, my policy has no restrictions other than total miles, which is adjustable each year without penalty. My plates are California black plates, which indicate constant registration at least back to when they stopped issuing black plates in I think 1961. I use one on the back, and a V8 Club Meet plate on the front. ...And I remember a V8 Concourse on a grocery store parking lot a few years ago too!
 
Here's my YOM tag. The truck is insured with Haggarty and am able to drive it when I want:

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Hey Ken: you must not be old enough to be in the know about the 41 GA tags. EVERYONE took a nail and put a "worm hole" in the peach. Look real close at the back side and see if someone didn't fill up the hole when they restored it. LOL

Lawson
 
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