don't understand the problem so many have with the situation - registering any vehicle for use on the road is simply a process subject to regulation [a "privlege", not a "right"] - the "antique" designation is a special case of that process, and so is subject to special rules, which are bound to vary by state/province/country - it was pretty much invented for collectors and hobbyists, specifically to make insurance cheaper on rarely used showpieces - what's the motivation for wanting "antique plates" on a vehicle that
looks like it was just drug outta the trees? isn't that self-evident?
up here there are 2 categories, antique and collector, and each have different restrictions - neither can be used to/from work or school ever, either requires that you have at least one regular plated vehicle as well - but either is a fraction of regular for insurance cost, because of the restrictions, such as type of use and time of day, and part of the requirements of condition are because of that - my daily drivers have mostly all been over 25 years old, but I use'em, so get regular plates .... there's tons of over-25-year-old vehicles running around in daily use, do they all deserve cheap insurance cuz they're "survivors"? maybe you should lobby your DMV to create an "heirloom" category, where the vehicle can look as rotten as any farm field derelict .... of course the restriction would be it could only be used on the farm
and Denny, in the furniture world, 25 years old is "used" not antique
Bill
