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As of 8:33 AM CST today (1-3-07) my Camaro is officially registered in Texas as an antique!

I prepared to make 3 claims, if anyone can dispute any of them please let me know.

Claim #1 First 3rd-Gen registered as an antique. (Does any other state allow cars newer than 25 years to be registered as antiques?)

Claim #2 First 3rd-Gen registered as an Antique in Texas (This is a backup Claim in case I'm proven wrong on #1)

Claim #3 First single owner 3rd gen registered as an antique.



Three benefits of being registered as an antique in Texas are:
1. Inspection exempt (safety and emission)
2. No front license plate required.
3. 5 year registration only costs $50.00.

RPM WOT L 98

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Sweet, congratulations! I was waiting for my Formula to turn 25 but then sold it and bought a car 3 years newer so the wait begins again!

92fbodylover

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in Pa you can do it at 20 if the car make is not longer being made. But I can get a history tag if then then bring the camaro back. That is only thing you may want to look into.

scottmoyer

In Minnesota, the car is a collector at 20 years. My car is now officially a collector , however, I now live in FL. Oh well, another 5 years!

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I guess what I am trying to get at is if anyone else has a car that was officially registered as an "Antique". Not "My state has something like that only different" like collector, classic, street rod, etc.

My license plate has the word "Antique" written on it. Does anyone else have a license plate (or registration sticker) that says "Antique"?

Midwest Muscle

I was just graduating high school when the IROC came out ... Your thread is making me feel like an antique!

Mike M

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I was too! Well, I actually graduated in '84, but the '85 IROC was probable released a couple of months later.

I got my '82 on my 16th birthday, it was my first car.

ZONES89RS

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You got an 82 @ 16 years old! Man i wasnt born till 83, I guess my life isnt over, my 82 ta is older than me, so i must sell it.

92fbodylover

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why work you sell a car just on that fact that the car is older than you. THat has to be one of the stuipest ideas I have heard lately. I guess then I have to sell my 69 then cause it's 9 years old than me

scottmoyer

No need to get pissy about it!

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Pissy? I'm just trying to be specific about my question. I wanted to clarify what I ment by "Official" in the title of this thread. Maybe I have been hanging out with too many lawyers.

I'm really trying to find out if anyone disputes my "bragging rights" to the claims I made at the beginning of this thread.

92fbodylover

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DOes getting "Antique" plates limit the mile you can put on the car? Unless you have a rare limited edition f-body I think getting antique plates for a 3rd gen is one of the stuipest idea I have heard

buffaloman

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In Ohio if the car is 1974 or older you can reg. that year plate and run it. So on my 1974 vette I have 1974 Ohio plates and can drive on the streets. You do need to fined good 1974 plates.

firebirdjosh

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Antique plates means no inspection (no more emissions checks), cheaper registration (no need to renew every year and it's like 1/5 the cost), and cheaper insurance. Yeah, he sounds REALLY dumb.

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In Texas, if you are registered as an antique, you can do the same, assuming you can find a plate in decent condition.


My thoughts exactly, especially since it is not my daily driver and the "Restrictions" will allow for 99% of the driving I do now anyway. BTW, I just got a quote of $100.00 a year for full coverage insurance.

92fbodylover

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just got off the phone with my uncle that Sell insurance, Good like trying to get it fixed if you get into an accident with it. Most insurance company will not repair the car if the damage is over 1000.00 dollars. The only way around that is to have the car appeal and it most be done with 1 year before the accident and in most of the state IT DOES LIMIT the miles you can put on the car in 1 year, and if you go over that miliage most compnay will make you change the car to regular registration

Confuzed1

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That and a buck might get you a cup of coffee.

-Not that it really matters, but I happen to be running "Collector" plates.
In most states, the requirement is 30 years or older before a car is considered "antique".

But I had an actual reason for getting "collector" plates (in my state) - a ONE TIME SMOG CHECK, plus ONE TIME REGISTRATION FEE!! If you pass, no more emissions or new plates. Allows me to pull my 305 out and put a more performace oriented engine in for those highway entrance ramps.

And if my state didn't have collectors plates, I'd just wait till the 30 year mark, get "antique" plates (again, no more emissions) - and be a star!!.....

But feel free to brag..

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In Texas even antiques are required to have liability insurance. Can you get minimum liability anywhere near $100.00 a year for a normally registered car? I'm sure you couldn't around here.

No thanks, I don't want any coffee.

Reid Fleming

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BC has some pretty good rules about antiques. There are two categories. "Collector" and "Vintage."

Collector plates are 25 years....or 15 years old and less than 1500 made that year. This means that if I had a 1990 or 1992 GTA, I could register it as a collector car and pay cheap insurance on it.

Vintage plates are 30 years old.

Collector plates are pretty good. Basically you can't take the car to work/school. It's for pleasure use only. Vintage is more strict in that it can only be used for car club activities, parades, car shows etc.

So basically, it I had a newer GTA, I could buy collector plates. But my car is currently too old to buy them while at the same time not old enough.

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OK, since no one has disproved any of my claims, I'm going to stick with them. If anyone eventually DOES have a dispute with any of them please PM me about it.

1991L98G92

My problem lies with claim #3, first single owner. I would misconscrew first single owner as the original owner. If you are the original owner, then, original plates would be more prefered. Why would you lower the value with non-original plates. But, also since your car description doesn't meet the criteria of antique, it doesn't really coincide with antique, so it's not that big a deal. If bragging rights is all that's needed to fullfil YOUR criteria, then hey, you must be on top of the world.

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I am the origional owner. But I don't have the origional plates. When they expired 24 years ago I wasn't thinking this far ahead. I MAY get some other '82 plate but only if I can find one I like.

BTW, Texas does not define antique as "All Origional". MY criteria are the official, legal criteria for the state in which I live.

Midwest Muscle

I guess I just don't understand why that would be 'bragging rights' ... Unless there were hundreds/thousands of other people clammering for the same thing. That doesn't appear to be the case.

Having an original '69 ZL1 Camaro would be bragging rights. Having the only regular '69 Camaro with a license plate that read "1STGEN" wouldn't be. But honestly, if you feel happy about the claim, that's all that matters.

Mike M

1982TA

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not to be rude, but I don't really consider having the first thirdgen with "antique" plates something to be considered so special as to be bragging about it. Eventually many of these cars will probably have the same type of plate and no one will really care. just my

That being said, I have thought about putting them on my car just for the fact that here in Ohio, like most other states I would assume, there is a one time registration fee. However the car CANNOT be used for general transportation. In Ohio it states:

"To qualify, motor vehicles must be at least 25 years old. They are solely collector's items and are used for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, etc. They are NOT for general transportation."

I think there is also a limit to the amount of miles that can be put on the car as well, but I'm still checking on that.

Our plates are white and say "HISTORICAL" at the top. You can also get year specific plates like the previous person posted about his Corvette.

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Yes, but I was first!

Seriously, there are not a lot of ways differentiate my car from the other 300,000 just like it. I don't see what the problem is with making a claim based on a technicality. My claim doesn't mean much to you? Thats OK, I don't mind.

roadthrills

My MSE is officially an Antique too!! My plates are good 'til August, at that time I'll buy a black "Antique" tag. Here in Arkansas there are no mileage limitations, but the car must remain as it was from the factory. I believe it's $25 and then NEVER worry about it again.

rideon1200

I dont know whats with these guys today. Evryone on this board must be pms ing. Congrats! I have to agree to some extent. Doesnt that limit usage. Looks like a nice car to be sitting in the driveway.

chris86sc

I have had my 86 SC registered as a "Classic Car" for at least 3 years.

Magsls1

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I followed this and I really just felt the need to post now because peoples responses got me going. I completely understand what he was trying to claim and I respect it. Coming from MA I believe you can get a car registered as a "classic" or "antique", I forget which, after 25 years and he was trying to see if anyone has beat him to it since he did it within the first few days of 2007, 25 years from 82.

My brother in law collects license plates and has his 66 Malibu registered as one with a 66 plate (it would say antique or something if he didn't have that) and he can only drive it on weekends, in parades, or "to get it repaired".

From the e-mail list I think we found out other states had different rules, 20 maybe, so someone beat him but had every state been 25 years I respect the fact that he may have been the first to register his this way with a 3rd gen.