Yeah, the Illinois law says that antique plated vehicles are exempt from inspection.... But the catch is that you are "technically" only allowed to drive the car to and from car shows, special events, and maintinance. But, I doubt a cop is gonna pull me over and say "Hey! I see you have antique plates... You better be on your way to a car show!" Hee hee... Corey 2423 >From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: Antique plates in Virginia >Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:08:44 -0000 > >In New Jersey a car has to be 25 years old to qualify for Historic >Plates. My 81 now has them. In NJ once you get historic plates it does >not have to be inspected (they only check insurance and mileage) and >it does not cost anything to renew. Only the initial registration fee. >You really have to check the rules in the State you live in. Every >State has it's own rules about this. In some States they allow the use >of an old plate. In some you can request a particular plate. Some >States have severe rules on when you can operate the car, hours, >mileage, etc. Most States now have websites where you can get a lot of >this type of information. You can always try calling (Ha Ha) and get >it too. >David Teitelbaum >vin 10757 > > > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "corey ooms" <coreysmoo@...> wrote: > > > > I ordered antique Illinois plates now that my '81 is 25 years old. > > >I just > > love the fact that my D is now emissions exempt. They are still on >order, > > but they are supposed to read "MCFLY" when they arrive. > > > > > > > > > > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > >For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > >To search the archives or view files, log in at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Don?t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/