<VV> Corvairs with 'Antique' plates

[Lonny Clark]

If you were on the way to a car show, or a tour of car shows, then I say you
are within the letter of the law. If you were just going on vacation, maybe
not. It's not high on the list of things the police generally look to ticket
(with some exceptions, I'm sure). In Oregon, you can get an
"antique/collector" tag that goes on the original plates (plates must be
period-correct) instead of the yearly tag. These tags have similar
restrictions. The tags are good for life. (and I knew there was a reason I
kept the original Pacific Wonderland plates, my wife said I was just a
pack-rat)

Lonny

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Arlette Carl <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Hi everyone,
>
> About 4 or 5 years ago my wife and I purchased our 1965 Corvair Monza
> convertible over ebay from Australia. We then travelled from Australia to
> the the USA (Wheeling West Virginia to be exact), took deliver of our 65'
> Monza convertible, drove it across the USA to Los Angeles from where we
> shipped it back to Australia and we are now well advanced with its ground
> restoration to probably better than brand new condition.
>
> The seller was not easy to deal with in that his knowledge of Corvairs and
> selling cars generally seemed limited. Maybe this limited knowledge was
> genuine or there were other reasons, but I think he was simply lacking any
> real understanding of handling these transitions, particular when the buyer
> was from another country.
>
> When I collected our Corvair it had a single West Virginian Antique number
> plate mounted in on the rear but no plate at the front. The seller assured
> me that the Corvair was registered for road use, and I guess 5 years on it
> no longer really matters much if it was or was not registered.
>
> Looking back I am now of the view that my wife and I (without realising it
> at the time) drove our 1965 Corvair a total 5,500 miles across the USA
> 'unregistered'. I say this because it is now my understanding that with
> these West Virginia Antique plates:
>
> The vehicle:
> 1. Must primarily be used for antique exhibitions, parades, and related
> activities.
> 2. May be used for general transportation needs from 4 p.m. on Fridays
> through the end of the weekend, and on holidays.
> 3. Cannot be transferred to another owner.
> 4. Antique plates carry a one-time $35 fee, which covers 10 years.
>
> We did have extensive personal & property insurance cover for ourselves and
> the Corvair, but I am nevertheless happy we were not involved in an
> accident.
>
> What does everyone think? Am I right in believing that we probably drove
> this Corvair unregistered through numerous states across the United States
> before shipping it back to Australia?
>
> Just wondered.
>
> Carl L. Kelsen
> 1965 RHD Monza convertible
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>
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