O.K. Nate, I lied. :rolleyes: You got me curious as to just how I registered my truck. I just found my registration form and this is how I registered, along with the fees I was charged.
I was lucky on the sales tax part, because my truck was owned by a previous family member, therefore considered a "gift", because no money exchanged hands. It's registered as 1948 Chev. 2-ton truck. (I can't believe I told them 2-ton, I don't remember that.) It has "YOM" (year of manufacture) plates, and because of the year falls into the catagory of "classic". The fees are as follows:
-plate reg. fee $25.00
-s.p.v. fee $ 3.50
-transfer fee $ 5.50
-m.v.transfer fee $10.00
-county fee $ 8.50
The collector/classic/pioneer class of vehicles are to be operated solely as collector items, and not used for general trasportation. That is taken right from the MN-DMV website. The only problem I see is that you want to be able to operate out of state. I have a '67 1/2 ton w/collector plates, I've pulled a trailer full of scrap to Mankato with it, and hauled materials from Menards, and used it as a daily driver for about a year, and was never qustioned about it once. But, I've never hauled anything out of state with it. I guess I've never heard of anyone being hassled about over using a collector vehicle. I don't think this is one of the laws that is strictly enforced here in our land of 10,000 lakes. But you might get questioned out of state.
What I would do is call a liscense office, other than the one you plan on doing your registration at, and ask them what is best. Keep in mind that farm plates can be paid for quarterly if that better suits your needs. That's just my thoughts.
