Everyone,
Well I don't need to worry about the dreaded Maryland inspection.
Thanks
to Ree Gurley's suggestion I registered my 1980 Spitfire as historic. It
took a bit of convincing with the supervisor. She continually insisted that
I needed a letter from the manufacturer stating that the line/model was no
longer produced. I reiterated the fact that Leyland, BL ltd., and then BL
plc. no longer existed so the "letter" could not be obtained. I came armed
with production figures from the web and from a number of catalogs and,
luckily, a Time magazine article from Dec. 7, 1981 that detailed BL's woes.
She read the article, then talked to another supervisor and everything was
approved. The approval was accompanied by a stern warning about keeping the
car for a few years, which I plan to do. Thanks to Ree and Nolan Penney
(for the MD code website) for their help and suggestions. It saved me the
inspection fees and hassle and about $60 in tag fees. Most of my outlay was
the 5% sales tax on the purchase price of the car. I was honest because I
didn't was that to come back and haunt me if I ever, God forbid, get into an
accident.
Slanté,
Sean Twigg
'80 Spitfire (with bright, new, historic plates)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of derek evans
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:13 AM
To: Sean & Shannon Twigg
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Maryland Vehicle Inspection
i don't think my car had that many inspections done at the factory!
cheers
derek
1960 herald (dubious legalality in maryland)
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