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Maryland still safety-inspects when a vehicle is bought, sold, bought, or changes hands, don't they? That's significantly different from neighboring Virginia, where each registered vehicle is safety-inspected once a year regardless of ownership.
Yes, when a used vehicle changes hands it has to be inspected. New vehicles do not.
that's a TON of cars, including all those 90s Camry's are now 'historic'. seems like 20 years is way too small an amount of time.
I got news for you, some of the 90ies were now 30 years ago. When I was a teenager in the 90ies, cars from the 60ies seemed ancient to me, but now cars from the 90ies still seem somewhat current to me.
that's a TON of cars, including all those 90s Camry's are now 'historic'. seems like 20 years is way too small an amount of time.
I agree. The good news is there are specific requirements about usage of “Historic” vehicles. They can’t be used for commuting, all sorts of stuff. How well they enforce that though…I don’t know.
I agree. The good news is there are specific requirements about usage of “Historic” vehicles. They can’t be used for commuting, all sorts of stuff. How well they enforce that though…I don’t know.
Depends on how you want to register it. If you want Antique-plates, on paper at least, they are usually good for driving to auto shows and back, to repair/service shops as needed, maybe to church on Sunday, and a few other odds and ends. Otherwise, if you want to use it as a commuter, you simply get regular plates and registration.
I would agree with you, though, in not betting the farm on any real enforcement of that law. Where I live, ever since the pandemic started, they aren't even enforcing laws on plates and inspection stickers on regular vehicles, much less antiques.
When I was a teenager in the 80s, one of my friends had a '64 Ford Galaxie. We loved driving around in that car. And at the local Cruise Nite, there were lots of cool cars from the '60s. Basically, any family style sedan from the '60s was right at home at the Cruise Nites, and was considered "cool".
But....do teenagers today consider a 2000 Accord, Taurus or Malibu "cool". I'm pretty sure they don't.
It does make you think. Like if they made The Wonder Years now, it would be about the 90s. Would it be as nostalgic?! I’m not nostalgic about the 90s like my parents were about the 60s.
every state has different rules on historic plates. that civic does not qualify for historical plates in CA - yet.
in CA iirc, it must be 30 years old to qualify (that civic is a 99-00) plus if you register your vehicle as historic, it can only be limitedly driven (e.g. to and from car shows).
It's 25 years in Ohio with the same usage restrictions. The nice thing about it is that you only pay once to register and that's good for as long as you own the vehicle. I bought a 1980 Chevy pickup in 2016 and got such a plate for it. The paper registration said it was valid until...2050!
