COLORADO
I too have the 5 year antique plates..
I get them cause that way I do not have to get an emissions test
every year..
The lady at the license bureau told me to get them..RON
FLORIDA
You may find something within this site that can be added to your
excellent compilation of
antique license
plates.
http://www.freewebs.com/aaplates/fl.htm
Also, there is an
Antique tag. All cars must
be 30 years or older to qualify.
No
RVs. We tried to get GMCs ok'd as an exception but no go.
In addition you can apply 'Year Of Issue' tags such as on my Packard.
David Lee Greenberg
GEORGIA
here in georgia I was able to get the antique plate, which is nice
because it has a picture of a model-t ford on it. The green Pickle
NEBRASKA
I got today a set of Nebraska Historic plates for the GMC. $70
and
they don't expire. No questions or problems getting them from the state
DMV office in Lincoln. The rules as of July 2009 from the DMV website
at
http://www.dmv.ne.gov/dvr/restrictplt/hist.html
"Historical plates are provided by the State of Nebraska to
vehicles thirty (30) years old or older that are essentially unaltered
from the original manufacturer's specifications. Two plates are
required and must be displayed on the front and back of the vehicle.
A vehicle licensed with Historical license plates may only be
used
for test drives, parades and hobby-related activities. Vehicles
registered with Historical license plates may not be used for normal
transportation to and from work, driven on a daily basis, or used for
hire"
Thanks for posting this on the net and getting me going on it.
Wally Anderson
http://wallyandsue.blogspot.com/
NORTH CROLINA
I just received an email from Mike Morton with a copy of the law
in NC
that regulates County taxing using a antique license. I had a
problem
with the county I live in when I changes my 70 Monte Carlo to Antique
License. They increased the value by a factor of 10 because they
said
it was required by law since it was a "collector item". I called
the
State Bureau and they laughed about it and said it was not part of the
law. When I faced them again they agreed to reduce the tax, but
doubled it instead. This year they doubled it again. The NC
law that
was adopted in 1995 states "Antique automobiles shall be assessed for
Taxation at a lower of its true value or five hundred dollars($500.00)."
I intend to revisit the tax office again and show this to them and
relicense my GMC as antique and reduce the tax on the Monte Carlo.
My
GMC is licensed as a van and if any NC person wants to get antique
license you can do it and probably lower your tax base. There are
some
qualifications but I think most people would qualify. I suspect
there
are other states that have a similar law so if you are interested,it
might be worth checking out.
Gene Dotson
MICHIGAN
I have historic plates on our coach. It was a one time $35
fee.
Most of the GMC Greatlakers have this type of plate on their coaches.
J.R. Wright
I just checked the Michigan SOS website.
The deal in Michigan now is:
"Historical vehicle plates are available for $30, and are valid for 10
years.
A Historical vehicle must be:
. 26 or more years old -- based on model year
. Owned solely as a collector's item
. Used only for events such as historical club activities, parades, and
car shows.
Note: A designated historical vehicle cannot be used for routine
transportation."
The part about "used only for historical club activities" etc. is what
keeps me from doing it, since going to rallies is about 10% of my GMC
driving. Plus, I'm too chicken to take a chance on getting stopped on
my way to my cottage or some other non club activity and having to lie
to the officer about where I'm headed.
Richard
Ohio
- historic plates - one time fee for 50 years - $10.00
John
The listing for Ohio is accurate but
thought you might like more information. Ohio Revised Code allows for
the issuance of historic plates for vehicles (including motorhomes)
that are 25 years of age or older, the two plates issued must be
displayed on the front and rear of the vehicle. The use of the vehicle
is restricted to special events and is not for daily transportation,
according to the Ohio Highway Patrol any travel to rallies and for
service qualify as legitimate uses of historic plates.
You are allowed to attach and display at least
one state-issued license plate from the year of manufacture and it
must be attached to the rear of the vehicle. If the owner chooses to
display the "year" plate(s) the state-issued historic plates must be
carried in the vehicle to be shown to a law enforcement officer upon
request.
In my case I have a single "House
Vehicle" plate displayed on the rear and carry the historic plates in
the coach per the ORC requirement. "Year" plates are easy to find at
auto swap meets, the going price here is about $10 a pair.
Jim Wagner is the GMCer who put me onto
this deal, the usual annual fee for a motorhome is about $62 per year
so a one-time fee of $10 is a real savings.
OREGON
It
was about $81 and
they NEVER EXPIRE! The plate (only 1)
does not have any dates or stickers.
They actually sent me two plates with different numbers but the
registration for only one.
"Vehicles
may only be used for exhibitions, parades, club activities and similar
uses."
Good
reason to join a GMC club.... There is
almost always something going on SOMEWHERE.
if you have collector plates, no
emissions is required regardless of the vehicles age or location.
You can
find the forms here:
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/forms/vehicle.shtml
Antique
Special Interest Vehicle Declaration for Registration, Form 6577
As our
rigs are all over 25 years old, just Fill in the top row, check box
"B"; and sign/date it.
Section 2
is for Special Interest Vehicles LESS than 25 years old.
If
already titled in Oregon, you can mail it...But if you get it person,
at the
DMV office, they will give you a temporary registration. I think it was
$81
total... it is not on the paperwork I have. Mike Miller
Tennessee
Knoxville Tenn. today I changed from Handicap tag to permanent Antique tag.
$27.75 registration fee
2.50 issuance fee
36.00 wheel tax (Knox Co)
$66.25 total
If I had used Mothers address in Anderson Co. next door (6 miles) it
would have been $29.75
C. Boyd.
TEXAS
On May 15, 2009 I registered The Colonel here in San Antonio
using a
value of $3000 and it cost me $273.30 for an
antique
plate.
My registration indicates expiration of 3/2013. I did not have to
have mine weighed as I had with me the paper label from Coachmen
Industries Inc dated 5/77 indicating GVWR of 11,700.
Raef
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Here are the rules for Texas:
http://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdotrts/SpecialPlateOrderServlet?grpid=10&pltid=1
It's $50.53 for 5 years with the cost being prorated out to the year
2013 (all Texas
antique plates expire in the
same year).
If you make this a webpage, I would just make it a bunk of links to
each states DOT website rules page.
When I got mine, the person I worked with first wasn't convinced that
RVs were allowed. I had to be a little insistent and got someone
with
a little more experience to let them know it was OK
eugene.
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Go here for the application:
http://tinyurl.com/ycmcyl7 For "body style", use
"grand touring vehicle". GM used that term in some of its promotions
and I used it on my application.
No questions asked. Alternatively, it can be a "1 ton truck" as
some of the bodies were used in commercial service as "trucks".
Further, the vehicle was made by the GMC Truck and Coach Division of
General Motors.
The clerk in Smith County, TX just perfunctorily issued the plate for
my '78 Royale when I applied in 2003. 'Took maybe 3 minutes. Fred
Hudspeth
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I registered Double Trouble as an antique vehicle on 5/20/2009 at the
tax office at:
7710 Will Clayton Parkway
Humble, TX 77338-5801
As I was transferring it from an out of state registration / title (New
Jersey) I got One Trip Permit and had it:
1) inspected by a garage holding a TDOT license to do so
2) weighed at a public weighbridge (Interstate Scales)
I didn't have any problems.
The Texas Application Receipt notes:
Registration Class: Antique
Plate Type: Antique PLT
Vehicle Identification No: TZE000V000000 Vehicle Classification: PASS
Yr/Make: 1975 GMC Model: AVN Body Style: MH Unit No:
Blank
Empty wt: 11100 Carrying Capacity: 0 Gross Weight: 11100
I'd take the easy way out and go to a different office. ROB
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VIRGINIA
As the proud owner of the Virginia
Antique
plate number "GMCMH", it was a piece of cake. $50 for lifetime
registration fee, and $10 per year for the "GMCMH". It works for
me.
No annual inspection or emissions. No property tax.
What's not to
love?
Tom Phipps'
Washington
I got a lifetime clasic plate for my '76 GMC
and it cost me $45. WAHOO!! never buy plates
again.<VBG>............Terry
WISCONSIN
to register it as a Collector vehicle.
Issued for vehicles 20 years or
older that have not been altered or modified from
manufacturer's specifications. Must have another vehicle
currently registered. Cannot be operated during the month of January
without a temporary plate.
Cost of the Collector plate is, Non-expiring
one-time $50 application fee plus twice the annual registration fee for
the vehicle type being registered. So, if you already have a
classic
car registered, the cost is 2 X $85 or $170.
If you don't have another
vehicle registered, it is $170 plus the $50 one time fee...or
$220.00...and you never have to register it again. IMO a "good deal"..
Larry :)
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