Oh yeah...Maryland also allows me to run 1970 tags on my historic car (1970
GT6+) as long as I keep the historic tags in the car.
ken shapiro
baltimore
1970 GT6+ KC81872L
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Newell <steven@cravetechnology.com>
To: Ken & Beth <bethken@erols.com>; Triumph Mailing List
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Emmission... in Colorado
>
> Here's an update from the west AFA emissions and salt. Someone should make
these
> into a FAQ for the SOL site, but don't mistake my suggestion for me
> volunteering. ;-)
>
> Emissions: Colorado
>
> Colorado also has historic tags, but they don't exempt you from all
inspections
> like Virginia. With the tags, you only get inspected for emissions (and
VIN
> verification) every five years. You pay for the five year registration up
front,
> so you'd only want historic tags on a "keeper", but it's a pretty good
deal for
> classic cars -- and apparently rusted old pickups. Only downside is no
custom
> tags if you care about that.
>
> Also, for cars '82 (I think) and older, you don't have to pass the dyno,
just a
> tailpipe sniffer at idle and moderate revs (900 and 2500 was the target as
I
> recall). It's pretty easy to tune your carb to pass -- to which I can
attest.
> And they don't seem to care what smog equipment you do or don't have, no
visual
> inspection. Um, at least where I went they don't care. ;-)
>
> Year Round Driving: Colorado
>
> Also, in most of Colorado, they don't salt the roads (sand, and a scary
new
> de-icing chemical in downtown Denver and over the Divide, but no salt).
And we
> have 300 days of sun a year. So you can pretty much drive your TR
year-round --
> with a beater for snowy days, something like an old BMW 2002 -- to keep
your
> seals from drying up and falling out (or whatever). We also have mountain
roads
> to drive -- though in the winter they do feature snow.
>
> But hey, don't start thinking about moving out here, cause the cost of
living is
> terrible, and traffic is worse, and I just checked and we're full. And I'm
not
> just saying that to keep the mountain roads to myself. Really. ;-)
>
> --
>
> Steven Newell
> Crave Technology, Denver, CO
> 303.675.0777 / 303.675.0999 (fax)
>
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