[Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
Jeremiah Curry
jeremiah at curryclan.net
Mon Jan 25 19:02:43 MST 2010
That was why I was wondering what the restrictions were, if it was mileage,
it would be fairly trivial to check, I think some insurances do that if you
claim you drive your car very rarely and get a discount for that. But
sounds like they probably don't do that. I think I will go the vintage
route.
Thanks,
Jeremiah
-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Topham [mailto:banditotd356 at aol.com]
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 9:30 AM
To: Jeremiah Curry
Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
Don't worry about it--who's going to check???
On Jan 24, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Jeremiah Curry wrote:
> I don't plan on using the car as a daily drive, but would likely
> drive it
> back and forth to work occasionally.Anybody know what the exact
> definition
> of regular driving is? Maybe a mileage limit?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeremiah
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: wiia at aol.com [mailto:wiia at aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:10 AM
> To: wbeech at flash.net; jeremiah at curryclan.net; KBruce at lifetime.com;
> bmcu at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
>
>
>
> I have vintage plates on my 61 MGA in Iron County. The car was
> originally
> titled and plated with Illinois vintage plates. I was told when I
> got the
> UT vintage plates that there were driving restrictions for the vintage
> plates. It can't be a regular driver, if so, you need regular plates.
> Driving is limited to club events, shows, pleasure driving, etc., but
> excludes regular everyday driving. Renewal is $10 annually in
> January, and
> safety inspection is not required for annual renewal. However, if
> you are
> out on a cruise, and accosted by the local or state constabulary,
> you can be
> asked to show that the car is safe to drive, so an annual safety
> inspection
> receipt with your registration and insurance certificate was
> recommended as
> prudent. In some UT counties, 1968 and newer cars are required to
> pass
> emissions testing; it was the same in the Chicago area. I am not
> familiar
> with UT county emissions testing, but in the Chicago area, the car was
> required to pass the emissions requirements for the year produced.
> I had a
> 69 Sprite that wouldn't pass because the air pump had been removed
> by the
> previous owner that lived outside the Chicago area. For the 69
> Sprite, it
> was more hassle and cost to find, purchase, reinstall and retune the
> car for
> emissions than it was worth, and it was more valuable to someone
> outside the
> Chicago area than it was to me. Traded it.
>
>
>
> If you don't intend to use the car as a daily driver, UT vintage
> plates are
> a good deal.
>
>
>
> Bill Adams - Supercharged 5-speed 61 MGA - Cedar City
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wbeech at flash.net
> To: jeremiah at curryclan.net; 'Keri Bruce' <KBruce at lifetime.com>;
> bmcu at autox.team.net
> Sent: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 4:45 pm
> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
>
> Jeremiah,
>
> Yeah, it is kind of a catch-22 to get a license plate for the first
> time. I
> would call your local sheriff and ask them how to best handle it,
> one upon a
> time I was told that if you called the inspection station and made an
> appointment to drive the car directly to them you would be OK
> because if you
> were stopped in transit they could confirm your intentions. Of
> course, the
> other option is to trailer it.
>
> IMHO, I wouldn't worry about the front bumper as long as all the
> lights &
> signals work.
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Beecher
> '58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
> "A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is
> called...of
> course, some times it is difficult to make it go"
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net
> <mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net?> ] On
> Behalf Of jeremiah at curryclan.net
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:46 PM
> To: Keri Bruce; bmcu at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
>
> My Car is a 1957 TR3, so I won't need emissions either way.B
> However, not
> needing a safety inspection to get the plate would be nice...that
> way I
> could get it to the shop to get the inspection and fix anything
> needed.B I
> am very wary of inspections.B The last car I bought, a modified
> 1992 MR2
> Turbo needed a lot of work before it would pass, despite none of them
> actually being unsafe.B Windows were too dark, exhaust didn't have a
> cat
> (ok, that was eimmisions), front side marker lights had been blacked
> out, no
> reflector on the side, brake lights not red enough, no rear side
> marker
> lights, etc.
>
> I am afraid that the bumper missin is pretty obvouse, since there
> are gaping
> wholes where it is supposed to attach. . . the problem is they
> aren't lining
> up well enought to actually attach the bumper yet :(
>
> thanks for the info,
> Jeremiah
>
> On January 22, 2010 at 3:59 PM Keri Bruce <KBruce at lifetime.com> wrote:
>
>> Is your car a 1970 or earlier?B If it is 40 years or older you can
>> get the "vintage" car plates.B You only need to go to the DMV and
>> apply for the plates.B You can download the forms before you go in.B
>> You do not have to
> show
>> or even have the safety inspection when you get the process started.B
>> It
> can
>> take up to 60 days to get the plates.B I think I paid $68.00 for the
> "vintage"
>> plates which included personalized letters (allowed only 5). The cost
>> for
> theB
>> regular registration (2009) would have been $63.00 + safety +
>> emission
> costs.B
>> I received the plates and they sent an expired sticker?B I had to go
>> back
> in
>> and pay the $10.00 renewal (my plates came after my original regular
>> plates had expired which is why I got the expired sticker).B The
>> renewal is
> supposed
>> to be only $10.00 per year from now on (I will have to do the first
>> (I
> guess
>> really the second) renewal this fall.B I asked about the extra cost
> normally
>> charged for personalized plates, I was told that until someone from
>> the
> state
>> catches on to the fact they are missing a fee, there is no extra
>> charge for the personalized "vintage" plates.B When you get the
>> "vintage" plates you
> no
>> longer have to do any emission testing on you car.B I live in Davis
>> County
> and
>> this is a state regulation that you no longer need the emission after
>> your
> car
>> is registered as a "vintage" car.B You do not have to show the DMV
>> any
> proof
>> of safety inspection.B They just said you need to have one if you
>> get
> pulled
>> over.B As to your question about needing a front bumper, I really
>> don't
> think
>> most of the inspection stations would know if it was on the car
> originally.B
>> The only place I would not take the car is to the a State inspection
> station.B
>> Ours is in Kaysville.B I remember either last year or the year
>> before
> Mitch
>> ran into a slew of issues taking his Spitfire to the one in Kaysville
> (tires
>> to wide, wrong color bulb in the front turn signal and I think there
>> was something else?B Any questions please feel free to call me.
>> Keri Bruce
>> 1969 Triumph TR6
>> 801-725-1508
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net
> <mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net?> ]
>> On Behalf Of Jeremiah Curry
>> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:00 PM
>> To: bmcu at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
>>
>> Anyone out there know what, if anything is different on a safety
>> inspection for a vintage car?B 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.B I was wondering if I needed a front
>> bumper
>> for instance.
>>
>> B
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeremiah
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