I am passing on the following that I received from the Association of
California Car Clubs (ACCC) today:
LEGISLATIVE ALERT. Important Pro Hobby Legislation. SB 1784 if passed will
put a 'collector vehicle definition' in section 259 of the vehicle code. It
will read as follows: "Collector motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned by
a collector, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 5051, and the motor
vehicle is used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions, and
historical exhibitions for display, maintenance, and preservation, and is not
used primarily for transportation."
If an owner chooses to use this definition for their vehicle for any reason,
i.e. insurances purposes, they still have the right to drive it, just not as
their primary source of transportation or daily driver.
As our collector vehicles get older, more valuable and used more exclusively
for collector purposes, we must get separated from the "Older Car" image, which
is subject to confiscation through abatement, scrapage programs, being
identified as a gross polluter, and subject to the "All motor vehicles will..."
laws.
At the time of this flyer, SB 1784 has passed the Senate Trans Committee, and
is headed for the full Senate to be voted on. Then it will go to the Assembly
side for the same process.
PLEASE HELP BY CONTACTING YOUR SENATOR AND ASSEMBLYPERSON.
(You can find the CA Vehicle Code by going to www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html and
checking the Vehicle Code box. LJH)
(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA
1967 3000 MKIII HBJ8L39031
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