John,
As we looked at areas to retire to (think warmer climate) I also checked the
various state's DMV rules with regard to registering classic cars. My car
came with emissions equipment which is now long gone but the irony is that
my car runs cleaner with TBI then it ever did with the stock emissions
stuff.....I actually had it tested last year. What I found is that the half
dozen southeastern states that I looked at are all over the place on
registering classic cars and emissions. One state even varied by county.
Some states require no testing for cars over "X" years of age, with "X"
being a variable based on state. Some states required that the original
emissions stuff be on the car even though they don't test emissions on old
cars. So not only don't we have a Historic Vehicle Club to lobby for us but
we don't even have consistent standards across the states.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Macartney
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:15 AM
To: Randall; 'list Triumph'
Subject: Re: [TR] emission standards?
Randall wrote:
> My point was simply that if we don't pay attention, and squawk loudly
> when necessary, we will be easy targets for any politician trying to
> score brownie points with the "green" crowd.
I find it worrying that in a country with such a strong historic vehicle
interest base, there isn't some form of central 'power base' - or is there
one I've not heard of?
In the UK, we have The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs to which
the vast majority of clubs representing the many different makes and models
all belong. Collectively, the FBHVC represents some thirty thousand old car
enthusiasts in the UK and it's also an integral part of a similar and much
larger European organisation that brings together similar FBHVC functions in
all the other countries.. This enables the various organisations throughout
the EU (European Union) to be vigilant about pending legislation in our own
backyards, while at the same time, making a very powerful lobby to campaign
against the 'green' ideas that come out of the European Parliament.
The bottom line is that it's a very powerful voice that national governments
and the controlling Parliament listens to and usually accommodates when new
legislation is in the review process.
Surely something of that sort exists in the US?
Jonmac
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