rWhile tripping merrily through the mail, John Zima was overheard
 JZ> What are the ramifications (if any) of having your car designated
 JZ> as a "historical" vehicle?  Is there any limitation to the type of
 JZ> driving, or mileage.  How about insurance considerations and problems
 JZ> at selling time?
 JZ> I remember reading something, somewhere that going historical wasn't
 JZ> a good idea.  I have a 62 Lincoln and wan't to put original 1962
 JZ> plates on it.  NY DMV requires that the registration have the
 JZ> historical designation.
It will vary from state to state.  Your local DMV can tell you exactly
what the restrictions are. (For example, here in Wisconsin, they're fairly
liberal.  You must have another vehicle with regular plates, the "collector
car" cannot be your only vehicle.  You cannnot drive it during the month
of January (a way of enforcing the first provision) and, if it's a truck
you cannot haul for "hire" nor haul any load over 1000 lbs.  Other than
that, there's no real restrictions, the plate costs twice what a regular
plate does, but does not have to be renewed annually, so a hundred bucks
covers you for as long as you own the vehicle.)
Even if you put the 1962 plates on your car here, you would still have to 
display a current "collector" plate also.  I don't believe there's any
notation on the title, as I do know of people who have taken their
"collector" vehicles and replated them back to "daily drivers" with no
problem.
As far as insurance, many people I know do not carry collision or 
comprehensive insurance since special "collector car" insurance will
often cost more than the car is worth, and there are so many restrictions
placed by the insurance company that you may as well not own the car.
Don
... Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.
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