Washington Classic/collector plates are LIFETIME and no smog or inspection.

Todd Sullivan

Sully
77 royale
Seattle

> On Dec 30, 2014, at 3:14 PM, "Robert Mueller" wrote:
>
> Emery,
>
> Texas beats Colorado!
>
> Texas antique plates are $50.30 for five years, no smog, no inspection, NADA!
>
> Texas Antique Vehicle Provisions:
> Antique license plates are issued for cars, trucks or motorcycles that are at least 25 years old and are a collector's item. The
> vehicle must be used exclusively for exhibitions, club activities, parades or other functions of public interest. Vehicles
> displaying Antique plates may not be used for regular transportation or carry advertising. The vehicle may be driven to and from a
> location for routine maintenance.
>
> Antique plates are issued for five-year periods. The registration fee for the five-year period is $50.30 ($10 per year, plus an
> additional 30 cents for the registration insignia) for vehicles manufactured in 1921 and subsequent years and $40.30 ($8 per year,
> plus an additional 30 cents for the registration insignia) for vehicles manufactured in 1920 and prior years. Fees are reduced
> $10/$8 for each year of the period that has elapsed at the time the application is filed.
>
> For us it is easy to meet the "club activities" requirement as when we are in the USA for the summers there's always a GMC rally or
> convention on somewhere and we note that so if we get stopped (hasn't happened in seven years of touring) we can show the officer
> we're on the way to . . . . . . . . . rally / convention. Once we're out of Texas it doesn't matter.
>
> Other Texas owners might consider this as well.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> Sydney, Australia
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emery Stora
>
> Colorado used to have a Collector Plate registration available for any vehicle 25 years of order. That also meant that they would
> not have to be smog tested. That was changed on 9/1/09 prior to my moving to Colorado. The new law said only vehicles 1975 or
> older would qualify. That meant that my 1977 would not qualify.
>
> However I learned that the law changed again on 8/7/2013 to allow vehicles 32 years old or older to get the Collector Plate.
> I wish that I had known this last year. I just registered my GMC yesterday as a collector vehicle.
>
> Although the law says that you have to restrict your annual mileage to 4500 (but they don't ask for odometer readings).
>
> The advantage is that you only have to renew your plates every 5th year and you only have to get a smog test every 5 years.
>
> My cost would have been $124 per year plus $15 per year for the smog test for a total of $695 for the five years. But the collector
> plate was $359.14 plus smog of $15 for a cost of $374.14 for 5 years. That is a savings of $320 over the 5 years plus saving the
> hassle of getting the annual smog test and waiting in line at the DVM for the annual registration.
>
> Other Colorado owners might want to consider this.
>
> Emery
>
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