[Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules

Sun Jan 24 11:09:59 MST 2010

I have vintage plates on my 61 MGA in Iron County.  The car was originally
titled and plated with Illinois vintage plates.  I was told when I got the UT
vintage plates that there were driving restrictions for the vintage plates.
It can't be a regular driver, if so, you need regular plates.  Driving is
limited to club events, shows, pleasure driving, etc., but excludes regular
everyday driving.  Renewal is $10 annually in January, and safety inspection
is not required for annual renewal.  However, if you are out on a cruise, and
accosted by the local or state constabulary, you can be asked to show that the
car is safe to drive, so an annual safety inspection receipt with your
registration and insurance certificate was recommended as prudent.  In some UT
counties, 1968 and newer cars are required to pass emissions testing; it was
the same in the Chicago area.  I am not familiar with UT county emissions
testing, but in the Chicago area, the car was required to pass the emissions
requirements for the year produced.  I had a 69 Sprite that wouldn't pass
because the air pump had been removed by the previous owner that lived outside
the Chicago area.  For the 69 Sprite, it was more hassle and cost to find,
purchase, reinstall and retune the car for emissions than it was worth, and it
was more valuable to someone outside the Chicago area than it was to me.
Traded it.

If you don't intend to use the car as a daily driver, UT vintage plates are a
good deal.

Bill Adams - Supercharged 5-speed 61 MGA - Cedar City

-----Original Message-----
From: wbeech at flash.net
To: jeremiah at curryclan.net; 'Keri Bruce' <KBruce at lifetime.com>;
bmcu at autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 4:45 pm
Subject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules

Jeremiah,
Yeah, it is kind of a catch-22 to get a license plate for the first time.  I
ould call your local sheriff and ask them how to best handle it, one upon a
ime I was told that if you called the inspection station and made an
ppointment to drive the car directly to them you would be OK because if you
ere stopped in transit they could confirm your intentions.  Of course, the
ther option is to trailer it.
IMHO, I wouldn't worry about the front bumper as long as all the lights &
ignals work.
Bill
Bill Beecher
58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
ourse, some times it is difficult to make it go"

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rom: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net] On
ehalf Of jeremiah at curryclan.net
ent: Friday, January 22, 2010 1:46 PM
o: Keri Bruce; bmcu at autox.team.net
ubject: Re: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules
My Car is a 1957 TR3, so I won't need emissions either way.B  However, not
eeding a safety inspection to get the plate would be nice...that way I
ould get it to the shop to get the inspection and fix anything needed.B  I
m very wary of inspections.B  The last car I bought, a modified 1992 MR2
urbo needed a lot of work before it would pass, despite none of them
ctually being unsafe.B Windows were too dark, exhaust didn't have a cat
ok, that was eimmisions), front side marker lights had been blacked out, no
eflector on the side, brake lights not red enough, no rear side marker
ights, etc.
I am afraid that the bumper missin is pretty obvouse, since there are gaping
holes where it is supposed to attach. . . the problem is they aren't lining
p well enought to actually attach the bumper yet :(
thanks for the info,
eremiah
On January 22, 2010 at 3:59 PM Keri Bruce <KBruce at lifetime.com> wrote:
> Is your car a 1970 or earlier?B  If it is 40 years or older you can
 get the "vintage" car plates.B  You only need to go to the DMV and
 apply for the plates.B  You can download the forms before you go in.B
 You do not have to
how
 or even have the safety inspection when you get the process started.B
 It
an
 take up to 60 days to get the plates.B  I think I paid $68.00 for the
vintage"
 plates which included personalized letters (allowed only 5). The cost
 for
heB
 regular registration (2009) would have been $63.00 + safety + emission
osts.B
 I received the plates and they sent an expired sticker?B  I had to go
 back
n
 and pay the $10.00 renewal (my plates came after my original regular
 plates had expired which is why I got the expired sticker).B  The
 renewal is
upposed
 to be only $10.00 per year from now on (I will have to do the first (I
uess
 really the second) renewal this fall.B  I asked about the extra cost
ormally
 charged for personalized plates, I was told that until someone from
 the
tate
 catches on to the fact they are missing a fee, there is no extra
 charge for the personalized "vintage" plates.B  When you get the
 "vintage" plates you
o
 longer have to do any emission testing on you car.B  I live in Davis
 County
nd
 this is a state regulation that you no longer need the emission after
 your
ar
 is registered as a "vintage" car.B  You do not have to show the DMV
 any
roof
 of safety inspection.B  They just said you need to have one if you get
ulled
 over.B  As to your question about needing a front bumper, I really
 don't
hink
 most of the inspection stations would know if it was on the car
riginally.B
 The only place I would not take the car is to the a State inspection
tation.B
 Ours is in Kaysville.B  I remember either last year or the year before
itch
 ran into a slew of issues taking his Spitfire to the one in Kaysville
tires
 to wide, wrong color bulb in the front turn signal and I think there
 was something else?B  Any questions please feel free to call me.
 Keri Bruce
 1969 Triumph TR6
 801-725-1508

 -----Original Message-----
 From: bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:bmcu-bounces at autox.team.net]
 On Behalf Of Jeremiah Curry
 Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:00 PM
 To: bmcu at autox.team.net
 Subject: [Bmcu] Utah vintage car inspection rules

 Anyone out there know what, if anything is different on a safety
 inspection for a vintage car?B  I looked at the manual at
 http://publicsafety.utah.gov/safetyinspections/safetyinspection.html
 and it defined what a vintage car was, but I couldn't find anywhere
 where it
isted
 different rules for them.B  I was wondering if I needed a front bumper
 for instance.

B

 Thanks,

 Jeremiah
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