Antique plates November 26, 2011, 11:32:45 PM Any one else excited about being able to put antique plates on their cars? Here in Virginia we have to wait for 25 years before we can get them. 2012 marks the year i can get the black and white tags for my car. I plan to be at DMV on the Jan 2nd to pick mine up. How does eveyone feel about our cars reaching these milestones?For me i think its great when people ask me what my car is and are amazed at how old it is. The design and style of these cars has really held up over the years. Most people i run into think my car isnt half as old as it truely is. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #1 – November 27, 2011, 12:02:40 AM I was excited when I was able to get classic plates for my T-Bird. It only had to be 15 years old to get them. And like you, as soon as I could get them I did. The ins. is cheaper and I was able to set the value on my car. I'd like to up the value on it but I'd have to get it appraised and I just haven't gotten around to it. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #2 – November 27, 2011, 12:09:02 AM in jersey, they're called QQ tags because the first 2 letters are QQ.. i don't know about VA, but in jersey, they limit your yearly mileage, you're only allowed to drive at a certain time or for certain occasions(as per some insurance companies) and it really sucks.. i'd rather pay for full coverage with a regular insurance company and drive whenever i like and however many miles i feel like driving..as for the milestone, i love it.. my TC's are all 1 year younger than me, so it makes me feel old all at the same time.. lol Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #3 – November 27, 2011, 03:06:21 AM Yes! I have to wait till 2013, but I can't wait. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #4 – November 27, 2011, 06:53:45 AM Technically, the Sport turns 25 in July. I have to check and see what Oklahoma has as far as those plates go. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #5 – November 27, 2011, 07:26:02 AM Ohio is much like New Jersey. If I get the antique plates I can't drive the car to work. I am E-check exempt next year, though! Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #6 – November 27, 2011, 07:57:51 AM no one is emissions exempt in jersey, except legitimate antiques.. i'm hoping DE is different Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #7 – November 27, 2011, 09:09:34 AM Quote from: Shadow;373927.. i don't know about VA, but in jersey, they limit your yearly mileage, you're only allowed to drive at a certain time or for certain occasions(as per some insurance companies) and it really sucks.. i'd rather pay for full coverage with a regular insurance company and drive whenever i like and however many miles i feel like driving..as for the milestone, i love it.. my TC's are all 1 year younger than me, so it makes me feel old all at the same time.. lolVa also has slot of restrictions on antique tags. So I'm not at all interested in antique tags, I don't want the state telling me when I can drive my car or how many miles I can put on it. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #8 – November 27, 2011, 09:14:21 AM Quote from: flylear45;373940Ohio is much like New Jersey. If I get the antique plates I can't drive the car to work. I am E-check exempt next year, though! Ah, E-Check...(un)lucky you. We don't have that in my county but I still had to adhere to parts of its regulations, in that a Collector's plate became much more difficult to obtain.I got my classic plates for the convertible in the spring of '11. It does restrict for shows only, for the most part, but that's all I ever do with the car anyway, so no big deal for me.Now the '84, OTOH, remains regular-plated in case I ever need to drive it at any time. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #9 – November 27, 2011, 09:23:40 AM Quote from: EricCoolCats;373945Now the '84, OTOH, remains regular-plated in case I ever need to drive it at any time. that's why i don't register anything with QQ tags.. i like the option to drive whatever, whenever.. the restrictions just aren't worth the reduced cost of insurance to me Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #11 – November 27, 2011, 10:38:30 AM I have to wait for the 30 year mark, which is beyond rediculous. Kansas is lame in that respect, but we don't have emissions laws thankfully. I have 2 years to go from this coming January. They used to let people order customized Antique plates, when they stopped doing that, my Dad said the hell with it, and ordered a personalized normal plate for his Chevelle. We have no driving restrictions with them, only limited use insurance can restrict that. Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #12 – November 27, 2011, 10:42:17 AM wow.. what the hell? they tax you for the vehicles you have registered that are 20+ years old? CT is more money hungry than NJ.. all we have to pay is annual registration fees and insurance payments.. some people have to pay for inspection, if they go to a privately owned shop that does inspections (like me, it's the ONLY way it can 'pass').. most people just go to the state-owned inspection stations, which is free Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #13 – November 27, 2011, 11:05:32 AM Quote from: Weasle;373924Any one else excited about being able to put antique plates on their cars? Here in Virginia we have to wait for 25 years before we can get them. 2012 marks the year i can get the black and white tags for my car. I plan to be at DMV on the Jan 2nd to pick mine up. How does eveyone feel about our cars reaching these milestones?For me i think its great when people ask me what my car is and are amazed at how old it is. The design and style of these cars has really held up over the years. Most people i run into think my car isnt half as old as it truely is.VA's B&W tag sucks, designed to look as if it belongs on a model T... The other choice, a God-Awful yellow with blue numbers plate is just as bad... I'd be happy with the Y&B style plate if it were B&W... I'd thought I may get a set of B&W 1968 plates and alter the 6 into a 8(would be easy), but VA won't register year of manufacture plates for newer than 1972 vehicles... I know a few people have painted the Y&B plates B&W and not had a issue, anyway I have a year yet to think about it... Quote Selected
Antique plates Reply #14 – November 27, 2011, 12:48:20 PM Speaking of antique tags, here is one I got from my brother-in-law's Dad's garage. Quote Selected
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