<VV> Re: Collector Plates - sort of Corvair

[Tim Verthein]

Actually, the law requires one plate for a car with various collector
plates, or even it's it's only ELIGIBLE for collector plates, but has
regular plates. I've had year of orgin plates on my Edsel for 8 years
with no problem, with one plate on the back.  This according to the
local DMV and MSRA inspectors.....part of the statute follows:

(d) If the vehicle is (1) a collector's vehicle with a pioneer, classic
car, collector, or street rod license; (2) a vehicle that meets the
requirements of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle except that
the vehicle is used for general transportation purposes; or (3) a
vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier, not registered under
section 168.10, subdivision 1c, and is used for general transportation
purposes, one plate shall be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, or
one plate on the front and one on the rear, at the discretion of the
owner. 

Tim

--- Dave Keillor <dkeillor at ultrex.com> wrote:
> A major issue here in Rochester, Minnesota is being a kid.  My
> grandson had
> a 67 Pontiac Tempest for which the DMV gave him only one plate.  He
> was
> always getting stopped for no front plate.  His grandmother (my
> wife), on
> the other hand, has never had a front plate on her Miata, and has
> never
> gotten a ticket or a warning for it -- even after being stopped for
> speeding
> (she doesn't usually get a ticket, then, either).  He had the same
> problem
> with his blue dots and ended up taking them out.
> 
> My '66 Corvair and my wife's '73 Nova both have year-of-origin plates
> and
> I've been tailed while cruising at night, but the cop has always
> broken it
> off when he/she saw I was an old geezer.  Technically, however, in
> Minnesota
> year-of-origin plates have to be displayed on front and rear, but not
> collector plates or regular plates.  Is it any wonder the cops can't
> keep it
> all straight and just target the "trouble makers".
> 
> Dave Keillor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Verthein [mailto:minoxphotographer at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:00 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Re: VA antique vehicle plates-minimal Corvair
> 
> 
> This talk about the police not being aware of the law has haunted us
> here in Minnesota as well.  Two examples come to mind, one we have
> first hand experience with.  State law allows 'blue dot" tail light
> lenses on collectors cars, cars eligible to be registered as
> collector
> cars, etc. My son Ryan had a 1949 Chevrolet with blue dots.  He got
> pulled over and picked on a bit by the local cop (we live in a town
> of
> 600 people).  no ticket, but he told him he'd better get rid of those
> illegal tail lights.Ryan trie dto explain they WERE legal on his car,
> but the cop would not believe it.  I know the police chief a bit, so
> I
> wrote a very polite letter to him, with a copy of the Minnesota state
> statute allowing blue dots.  And know what? Ryan got stopped again,
> hassled again, but no ticket. Before I bothered persuing it any
> further, he sold that car and bought his Corvair.
> 
> I've been thinking about putting blue dots on MY Corvair just until I
> can manage to get him to pull ME over, insist he give me a ticket, so
> I
> can go to court.  This is one of the laws that the Minnesota Street
> Rod
> Association fought for, along with the one license plate exemption
> (collector cars, cars eligible to be, etc.. only need a rear plate),
> AND the exemption to be able to buy non-alchohol gas for old cars.
> Everyone else HAS to buy gasohol (10% right now, but they're lobbying
> to make it 20% soon).  The MSRA urges everyone to carry a copy of the
> statue in their cars.  
> 
> The police chief claimed it's nearly impossible for a local cop to
> keep
> all the laws straight. Kinda like how the IRS can't understand it's
> own
> rules, but enforces them anyway.
> 
> Just another one for the books.
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
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