> I've got a better idea. Go to Mexico, trade your US passport for a
> Mexican passport, then you can then come back across the border and
> drive your classic car without having to register it or pass any
> annoying smog test. Best of all, if you are in an accident you don't
> need insurance either and the cops don't care. Don't ask me or my BJ8
why we know about this registration loophole.
Alan
On 9/5/07, bluechip <bluechipracing@snet.net> wrote:
> > These old car rules seem to vary considerably from state to state. In
> > Connecticut for instance there is no smog inspection for old cars, and
> there
> > is no mileage limitation on cars with antique car plates. Lets not
> propose
> > any "national" legislation that might change that.
> >
> > Jim Smith
> > East Hampton, CT
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Editorgary@aol.com>
> > To: <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Smog Controls
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 9/4/07 9:31:53 AM, healeybruce@roadrunner.comwrites:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Gary, thanks for publicly setting the record straight. I totally
> agree
> > >> with
> > >> your comments about the "easy targets
> > >>
> > >
> > > Thanks for the note -- though we should probably still keep a weather
> eye
> > > out
> > > for potential issues affecting true vintage hobby cars, the program
> > > certainly
> > > seems harmless at the least, and positive at best. Perhaps the best
> thing
> > > to
> > > come out of it will be some data to challenge or support the
> contributions
> > > that older and unmaintained vehicles make to mobile and overall smog
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > However, what I'd personally like to see from the old car hobby is a
> move
> > > away from these defensive "oppose new controls" strategies and towards
> a
> > > positive
> > > campaign to get classic cars used for hobby purposes exempt from smog
> > > controls entirely. I would argue for regulations based on usage and
> > > qualification
> > > rather than simply on age. For example, offer total smog exemption to
> any
> > > car
> > > licensed under the classic car tag limitations, which as I understand
> them
> > > require the car be driven no more than 2500 miles a year and that the
> > > mileage
> > > be
> > > checked when the tag is renewed. Though I realize there are some among
> us
> > > who
> > > routinely drive their cars greater distances each year, I believe
> these
> > > cars
> > > are
> > > in a distinct minority among hobby cars and could be handled through
> some
> > > form
> > > of application for exemption.
> > >
> > > Then, let's all continue to lobby our legislators to crack down on
> > > pollution
> > > from agriculture in general and from sport utes and trucks within
> mobile
> > > sources of pollution.
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