In NJ I paid $ 38.00 for 3 years that is automatically renewed if you still
own the car with no fee. Carl E. On the 73 BGT
Bob Howard wrote:
> Mark,
> It all depends on the State's rules. In CT, the plate is called Early
> American officially, though everyone knows it as an antique plate. To go
> with the EA them, there is an ugly picture of a Dureya (sp?) on the
> plate. There is no restriction on the use of the car. The benefit to the
> EA registration here is that it limits the taxible value of the car to
> $500. Each town taxes the cars in it, and they have started to figure out
> that not all 25 year old cars are scrap. Your $25 lifetime tag is a good
> deal. For us, the fee is $75 for two years.
> Bob
>
> On Sun, 14 Feb 1999 20:59:41 -0600 Mark Endicott <endicott@nashville.com>
> writes:
> >
> >
> >It is about that time again to renew the license tags on my Midget.
> >Last year the "nice lady" at the license branch suggested that I could
> >save a lot of money ($25 for a lifetime tag) if I purchased "Antique"
> >plates. As I understand the law, cars licensed as antique are to be
> >driven only in parades and other special events. I asked a couple of
> >Cop friends about it and they said that they never stop antique cars
> >for tag violations, since they don't have any way of knowing where the
> >car is going, and have way too many other things to do. I know the
> >law will be different from state to state but what are others doing
> >for plates? My car is not a commuter or grocery getter (well,
> >sometimes for beer runs) but does go our for a drive four or five
> >times a week. What do you think, can I get away with it?
> >
> >--
> >Mark
> >1970 Midget
> >Nashville, Tennessee
> >
> >http://members.home.net/mendicott/midget.html
> >
> >
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