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I've been researching the California Vehicle Code (CVC). You can find the index at: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm
Pay particular attention to Section 5050.
"The Legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure pursuits by California citizens is most important. This article is intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of historic and special interest, which hobby contributes to the enjoyment of the citizen and the preservation of California's automotive memorabilia."
Further, you will find that any vehicle over 25 years old qualifies for "historical vehicle" plates, and the driving restrictions are the same as most collector car insurance policies.
Do you see where I am going here? One strategy to get the emission control boogieman off our backs is to find a solon who will support adding an emission test exemption to the "historical vehicle" license plate.
Thoughts? Comments?
The following are relevant CVC extracts. I also have them on a one page Word document. E-mail me if you would like the file.
California Vehicle Code Extracts
Index at: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm
Article 8.0 Special Plates
Vehicles of Historic Value
5004. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any owner of a vehicle described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) which is operated or moved over the highway primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition or other similar purpose shall, upon application in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department, be issued special identification plates for the vehicle:
(1) A motor vehicle with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965.
(2) A motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 or prior thereto.
(3) A vehicle which was manufactured after 1922, is at least 25 years old, and is of historic interest.
(b) The special identification plates assigned to motor vehicles with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965 and to any motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 and prior thereto shall run in a separate numerical series, commencing with "Horseless Carriage No. 1".
The special identification plates assigned to vehicles specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall run in a separate numerical series, commencing with "Historical Vehicle No. 1".
Each series of plates shall have different and distinguishing colors.
(c) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged for the initial issuance of the special identification plates. Such plates shall be permanent and shall not be required to be replaced. If such special identification plates become damaged or unserviceable in any manner, replacement for the plates may be obtained from the department upon proper application and upon payment of such fee as is provided for in Section 9265.
(d) All funds received by the department in payment for such identification plates or the replacement thereof shall be deposited in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.
(e) These vehicles shall not be exempt from the equipment provisions of Sections 26709, 27150, and 27600.
(f) As used in this section, a vehicle is of historic interest if it is collected, restored, maintained, and operated by a collector or hobbyist principally for purposes of exhibition and historic vehicle club activities.
Amended Ch. 918, Stats. 1984. Effective January 1, 1985.
Article 8.3 Historic and Special Interest Vehicles
Legislative Findings
5050. The Legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure pursuits by California citizens is most important. This article is intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of historic and special interest, which hobby contributes to the enjoyment of the citizen and the preservation of California's automotive memorabilia.
Added Ch. 753, Stats. 1975. Effective January 1, 1976.
Definitions
5051. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Collector" is the owner of one or more vehicles described in Section 5004 or of one or more special interest vehicles, as defined in this article, who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of such vehicle, or parts thereof, for his or her own use, in order to preserve, restore, and maintain such vehicle for hobby or historical purposes.
(b) "Special interest vehicle" is a vehicle of any age which is unaltered from the manufacturer's original specifications and, because of its significance, such as an out-of-production vehicle, or a model of less than 2,000 sold in California in any model year, is being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a hobbyist as a leisure pursuit.
(c) "Parts car" is a motor vehicle which is owned by a collector to furnish parts for restoration or maintenance of a special interest vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6, thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore, and maintain a special interest vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6.
(d) "Street rod vehicle" is a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, manufactured in or prior to 1948 which has been individually modified in its body style or design, including through the use of nonoriginal or reproduction components, and which may include additional modifications to other components, including, but not limited to, the engine, drive train, suspension, and brakes in a manner that does not adversely affect its safe performance as a motor vehicle or render it unlawful for highway use.
Amended Ch. 929, Stats. 1990. Effective January 1, 1991.
Storage: Manner of Maintenance
5052. Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, a collector may maintain one or more vehicles described in Section 5051, whether currently licensed or unlicensed, or whether operable or inoperable, in outdoor storage on private property, if every such vehicle and outdoor storage area is maintained in such manner as not to constitute a health hazard and is located away from public view, or screened from ordinary public view, by means of a suitable fence, trees, shrubbery, opaque covering, or other appropriate means.
Added Ch. 753, Stats. 1975. Effective January 1, 1976.
Pay particular attention to Section 5050.
"The Legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure pursuits by California citizens is most important. This article is intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of historic and special interest, which hobby contributes to the enjoyment of the citizen and the preservation of California's automotive memorabilia."
Further, you will find that any vehicle over 25 years old qualifies for "historical vehicle" plates, and the driving restrictions are the same as most collector car insurance policies.
Do you see where I am going here? One strategy to get the emission control boogieman off our backs is to find a solon who will support adding an emission test exemption to the "historical vehicle" license plate.
Thoughts? Comments?
The following are relevant CVC extracts. I also have them on a one page Word document. E-mail me if you would like the file.
California Vehicle Code Extracts
Index at: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vctoc.htm
Article 8.0 Special Plates
Vehicles of Historic Value
5004. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any owner of a vehicle described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) which is operated or moved over the highway primarily for the purpose of historical exhibition or other similar purpose shall, upon application in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department, be issued special identification plates for the vehicle:
(1) A motor vehicle with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965.
(2) A motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 or prior thereto.
(3) A vehicle which was manufactured after 1922, is at least 25 years old, and is of historic interest.
(b) The special identification plates assigned to motor vehicles with an engine of 16 or more cylinders manufactured prior to 1965 and to any motor vehicle manufactured in the year 1922 and prior thereto shall run in a separate numerical series, commencing with "Horseless Carriage No. 1".
The special identification plates assigned to vehicles specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall run in a separate numerical series, commencing with "Historical Vehicle No. 1".
Each series of plates shall have different and distinguishing colors.
(c) A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged for the initial issuance of the special identification plates. Such plates shall be permanent and shall not be required to be replaced. If such special identification plates become damaged or unserviceable in any manner, replacement for the plates may be obtained from the department upon proper application and upon payment of such fee as is provided for in Section 9265.
(d) All funds received by the department in payment for such identification plates or the replacement thereof shall be deposited in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.
(e) These vehicles shall not be exempt from the equipment provisions of Sections 26709, 27150, and 27600.
(f) As used in this section, a vehicle is of historic interest if it is collected, restored, maintained, and operated by a collector or hobbyist principally for purposes of exhibition and historic vehicle club activities.
Amended Ch. 918, Stats. 1984. Effective January 1, 1985.
Article 8.3 Historic and Special Interest Vehicles
Legislative Findings
5050. The Legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure pursuits by California citizens is most important. This article is intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of historic and special interest, which hobby contributes to the enjoyment of the citizen and the preservation of California's automotive memorabilia.
Added Ch. 753, Stats. 1975. Effective January 1, 1976.
Definitions
5051. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Collector" is the owner of one or more vehicles described in Section 5004 or of one or more special interest vehicles, as defined in this article, who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of such vehicle, or parts thereof, for his or her own use, in order to preserve, restore, and maintain such vehicle for hobby or historical purposes.
(b) "Special interest vehicle" is a vehicle of any age which is unaltered from the manufacturer's original specifications and, because of its significance, such as an out-of-production vehicle, or a model of less than 2,000 sold in California in any model year, is being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a hobbyist as a leisure pursuit.
(c) "Parts car" is a motor vehicle which is owned by a collector to furnish parts for restoration or maintenance of a special interest vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6, thus enabling a collector to preserve, restore, and maintain a special interest vehicle or a vehicle described in Section 5004 or 5004.6.
(d) "Street rod vehicle" is a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, manufactured in or prior to 1948 which has been individually modified in its body style or design, including through the use of nonoriginal or reproduction components, and which may include additional modifications to other components, including, but not limited to, the engine, drive train, suspension, and brakes in a manner that does not adversely affect its safe performance as a motor vehicle or render it unlawful for highway use.
Amended Ch. 929, Stats. 1990. Effective January 1, 1991.
Storage: Manner of Maintenance
5052. Except as otherwise provided by local ordinance, a collector may maintain one or more vehicles described in Section 5051, whether currently licensed or unlicensed, or whether operable or inoperable, in outdoor storage on private property, if every such vehicle and outdoor storage area is maintained in such manner as not to constitute a health hazard and is located away from public view, or screened from ordinary public view, by means of a suitable fence, trees, shrubbery, opaque covering, or other appropriate means.
Added Ch. 753, Stats. 1975. Effective January 1, 1976.
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