[Rmc-list] Pre 1973 "Hot Rod" list by state.....

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Folks -
I got this interesting article from "Corvair" Jack Pinard, a member of 
Ventura (CA) Corvair Club and CORSA West.  For those of you who just love love 
talking old car trivia, this should keep you entertained for hours.
- HB

Classic Car Registrations 
It is important to look at how many classic cars, hot rods, street rods and 
musclecars are currently registered in the United States. Unfortunately, not 
every state keeps this kind of information; each state classifies passenger 
vehicles differently. For many of the states, we were unable to obtain make and 
model data. The problem is that pre-1973 vehicles would include models that are 
not considered hot rods. For example, a 1957 Toyota would fall into the model 
years we specified, but would not be classified as a hot rod. Of course, there 
are also probably many pre-1973 vehicles throughout the United States, which 
are stored in garages or barns and are not even registered. California, the 
birthplace of hot rodding, has 2,775,004 registered automobiles from model years 
1871 through 1972. This represents 5.99% of the total number of registered 
vehicles in the state. The following chart shows the breakdown of registered 
vehicles of model years 1972 and older. SEMA was able to obtain the registration 
data from 26 states. The process proved much more difficult than anticipated. 
Most of the state DMVs claimed that they do not keep such records. This 
statement does not seem possible, because in order to register a vehicle one must 
indicate the make, model and year of the vehicle in order to pay the proper 
fees. Many of the DMVs would not even respond to voicemails, e-mails or formal 
request letters. Of the states that participated, many charged fees from anywhere 
between $35–$1,000 for the data; others had the data available for free.
The table below breaks the totals down by state. California represents the 
highest percentage of pre-1973 vehicles with 2,775,004, followed by North 
Carolina with 1,033,224. The state with the least number of pre-1973 registered 
vehicles is Vermont with 1,331.

SEMA members can receive a complimentary copy of the full-length “2006 Hot 
Rod Industry Report” as another benefit to being a SEMA member.  The report 
contains detailed analysis of the hot rod registration data presented above, 
including a deeper look at which years and vehicle makes are most popular.  In 
addition, the report is filled with valuable facts and figures about the hot rod 
industry, and SEMA members can download the report by visiting 
www.sema.org/research.  This and several other recently published reports are all now 
conveniently housed on the new 2006 Market Research CD. SEMA members can obtain a copy 
of the CD by contacting Shirley Presecan at shirleyp at sema.org.
Source: SEMA Research and Information Cente
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