[6pack] [TR] Emissions in the future-is retrofitting possible?

[Blake J. Discher]

Hi Jody,

This sort of legislation is constantly underway in many, many States  
across the country.  Fortunately, in almost every case, it is defeated  
(or a compromise is reached softening the bill's reach), sometimes at  
the last possible minute, as the bill moves through the legislative  
process.

In my role as President of The Vintage Triumph Register (VTR), I am in  
contact with the folks at the SEMA Action Network (SEMASAN), which is  
an arm of SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association).  SEMA is a  
trade association for manufacturers which produce parts for the motor  
vehicle aftermarket.  A big portion of their member's customer base  
are the hot-rodders, street-rodders and antique/classic car enthusiasts.

During 2007, their efforts helped win legislative victories in issues  
effecting old car enthusiasts in Arizona, Arkansas, California,  
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,  
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,  
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West  
Virginia and Wyoming.  Colorado is on their radar, their last success  
there was in 2006 in a bill concerning vehicle smog inspections for  
kit cars.

VTR will continue to work with SEMASAN in their efforts, assisting in  
any way it can.   I encourage everyone to join SEMASAN, it's free to  
join as a hobbyist.  Get involved.

http://www.semasan.com
(Home page of their site with lots of information, a valuable resource  
including drop down menus for zeroing in on issues you may be  
concerned about by State and instructions about how to contact your  
legislators.)

Cheers and Happy New Year,

Blake J. Discher, President
Vintage Triumph Register
http://www.vtr.org


> JODY A MORRISON wrote:
>> Hello to all...
>> There is a movement afoot here in Colorado instigated by the Colorado
>> Automobile Dealers (read, new car dealers) to get all pre-1990  
>> cars  off the
>> roads here in Colorado.