John, are you saying that this is a government program designed to encourage
the restoration of classic cars and to discourage the customization and
personalization of same? Or does it just have that de facto effect? I hope
the term "excessive" milage was your term and doesn't appear in legislation
anywhere.
Terrence N. Banbury
1967 SPITFIRE MK III
1988 Honda Accord lX
1998 Ford Expedition EB
2000 Ford Mustang GT
1973 Honda CB350G
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> From: John & Judy Tones[SMTP:jtones@home.com]
> Reply To: John & Judy Tones
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:15 PM
> To: Spitfires Listserv
> Subject: Collector Plates - kind of long
>
>
> First of all you have to understand that we here in British Columbia are
> "favored" with having a gov't run auto insurance/licensing group. In their
> wisdom they managed to come up with one good scheme for the likes of some
> of
> us and our cars.
> If you are content to not drive the car to/from work or general everyday
> "excessive" mileage driving you can apply for "Collector" plates.
> The insurance rate for these is MUCH lower than your regular car but I
> guess
> they had to put out some sort of guidelines for qualifying. The general
> issue is;
> - you must have another car licensed for regular use or have a company car
> - the car must be 25 years or older - 15 years if it is a limited
> production
> (less than1500 produced)
> - must be in stock configuration as from the factory
> - must be in very good overall condition/appearance
> In answer to the question about radial tires - yes you can use them
> provided
> "they are kept in the spirit of original issue"
> I agree that there are a lot of "rules" but man the end result for someone
> who takes care of his car and wants to keep it stock are substantial, even
> to the point of some "parts" places giving discounts if the parts are for
> a
> "Collector"car.
> John Tones
> (working on a MKIII GT6 so as to get Collector plates)
>
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