- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I'm considering a new to me truck that was made before me. What are the pros and cons of registering it as a vintage vehicle?
With the recent changes in yearly inspections, is it still advantageous to title a vehicle as a classic/historic vehicle?
- Thread starter Hickey
- Start date
Magerdgr
Have gun, will travel
- Location
- My secret underground lair
Pros:
No inspection (no longer as important) or emissions, renew by mail, very cheap renewal at that. For the 4 of mine it's $10 each per year. The newer class of vintage is more, but I think it's only $20. Someone else will have to weigh in as mine are all in the older class.
Cons:
Technically only supposed to drive it for shows, events, pleasure drives, and basically shakedown runs. That being said,nobody is likely to ever fault you for driving it. I've never been questioned on it and I've had it since it became available. Basically it shouldn't be your daily driver. Just my .02, YMMV
No inspection (no longer as important) or emissions, renew by mail, very cheap renewal at that. For the 4 of mine it's $10 each per year. The newer class of vintage is more, but I think it's only $20. Someone else will have to weigh in as mine are all in the older class.
Cons:
Technically only supposed to drive it for shows, events, pleasure drives, and basically shakedown runs. That being said,nobody is likely to ever fault you for driving it. I've never been questioned on it and I've had it since it became available. Basically it shouldn't be your daily driver. Just my .02, YMMV
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Don't forget emissions.
FWIW they did finally add a penalty code for driving outside of what you're supposed to with the vintage tag. Pretty easy to say you're using it as you're supposed to if you actually read what you signed. About as hard to disprove as using your cell phone for navigation when you were actually texting
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter1a/41-1a-S226.html
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter1a/41-1a-S226.html
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Mines the $70 for my 1980 CJ
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
I had a '67 ford 250 like that in high school. Was my first vehicle. Does that have the 352ci?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
It has a 4.6 from a Crown Vic.
Skylinerider
Wandering the desert
- Location
- Ephraim
I bet that's way better than the original engine!
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
What model year, exactly?
I am humored and baffled by people who put Vintage Vehicle plates on their pre-1968 car. Those cars already have no emissions test, and even when safety inspections were required all those cars needed was--what?--working headlights and windshield wipers? That's all it takes to register the car normally, and you can't even do that?!?
I looked at that link but saw no mention of any penalty. What is it?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
A 1967
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
In that case, I'd just put regular plates on it. It's already emissions exempt, so you might as well not have any driving restrictions.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
$10/year is better than standard registration which is $47.50?
In the real world, there are no driving restrictions... it's an old car and "occasional transportation" is loosely defined and enforceable imo.
Magerdgr
Have gun, will travel
- Location
- My secret underground lair
I don't see how they could even track let alone care if a vintage vehicle gets used more than "occasional transportation". I got the notice in the mail, went on line, paid the registration fee, got stickers. They would have no clue what I did with the jeep over the last year.