Allen,
Great summary of the PA Antique/collectible/classic plates. But
the nit pick department relates the following - your comment
about antique cars being limited to daylight driving (with
original lights) is a little off according to my notary (for you
folks not from the state where America begins - that's PA talk
for the person who gets your plates and administers other
assorted DMV tasks on behalf of the Commonwealth). I got a 15
minute lecture on this very topic so from his mouth to my ears to
your eyeballs ... he claims that you are only limited to daylight
driving if your antique car is equipped with original lighting
that is limited (kerosene lanterns?) or has no lighting at all
(duh?). Accordingly, a 56 Chevy, with antique plates and
original lights, *can* be legally driven at night. Fact?
Fiction? Don't really know! Personally, I got regular plates
cause I live in an area exempt from emmissions testing - YMMV.
BTW, I'm on the digest so if someone has already mentioned this
...
Happy fourth!!!
Dr. Doug
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:31:05 EDT
From: Ajhsys@aol.com
Subject: Re: Danbury, CT
In a message dated 7/1/99 9:19:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
nagy@duq.edu
writes:
<< I'm in PA, and can't remember what the deal is with the
classic plates.
Is it that you don't have to get inspections any more, safety or
emissions? Are there driving resrictions. Thinking of it for
my bike
and the B. >>
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Classic tags are for cars 15 years old. No emmissions
inspection, but you do
have to have a safety inspection, and you have to PAY for the
exempt
emmissions sticker! They still get their money, but no big
hassles.
Driving is limited by this statement on form MV-11: "It is
unlawful for any
person to operate a motorcyle or vehicle with antique, classic or
collectible
registration plates for daily transportation. Permitted use
shall be limited
to participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades,
occasional
transportation and similar uses. Occasional transportation and
similar uses
is defined as one day a week."
Antique tags for 25 years old. There are no inspections for
antique tags,
but you are limited to daylight driving with original lights on
the car.
I don't know how it differs for motorcycles, but it's probably
similar. Once
you buy classic or antique tags, you don't have to register every
year. BTW,
you can download the forms from the Pennsylvania web site.
(http://www.state.pa.us)
Allen Hefner
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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