[Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules

[Andrew Frink]

Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah counties are currently the only ones to
require the emissions tests for vehicles of model year 1968 and newer.

On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:22 PM, David Clawson wrote:

> Wow, lucky you! I've been to two different places with my little '71 MGB
and
> it has yet to fully pass both safety and emissions.
>
> What's funny is that while my "polluting" MGB is off the road, my 12MPG
Land
> Cruiser is my primary form of transportation. :-)
>
> I've actually heard it depends on your county of residence, and that some
> counties don't require it.
>
> On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:02 PM, <wbeech at flash.net> <wbeech at flash.net> wrote:
>
>> When I got my plates they told it would have to be inspected every year
but
>> I didn't ask about what was involved.  I took my '58 to Big O, it still
had
>> the Minnesota vintage plates on it, I drove it into the bay, honked the
>> horn, stepped on the brakes and turned the lights on.  Inspection complete
>> in 60 seconds!
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of Andrew Frink
>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:23 PM
>> To: Jeremiah Curry
>> Cc: bmcu at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
>>
>> If you are running regular plates (as I am on my '59 Sprite) then the
> safety
>> inspection is the same as it is for newer cars as far as I know. As for
> your
>> bumper, I'd be surprised if they knew that your car was supposed to have
>> one.
>> Best bet is to go somewhere that is knowledgeable about old cars.
>>
>> If you are running vintage plates, there may be different rules -- but I'm
>> not sure.
>>
>> On Jan 21, 2010, at 7:59 PM, Jeremiah Curry wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone out there know what, if anything is different on a safety
>>> inspection for a vintage car?  I looked at the manual at
>>> http://publicsafety.utah.gov/safetyinspections/safetyinspection.html
>>> and it defined what a vintage car was, but I couldn't find anywhere
>>> where it
>> listed
>>> different rules for them.  I was wondering if I needed a front bumper
>>> for instance.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeremiah
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