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

[Joe Burlein]

I am missing something here? Aren't they cutting their own throats by 
pushing useless crusades? Oh, and what did the pass here in Florida? I 
missed that. Nothing has changed for my Triumph. It is still listed as 
Historical.

Joe

Nolan wrote:
> Huh, wonder which things SEMA is claiming victory on in Maryland.
>
> We had a bill (HB1267)  to allow cars 25 years old and more to be exempted 
> from testing.  Current law requires testing for anything after 1976.  That 
> bill didn't make it out of committee.  Is SEMA claiming that as a victory?
>
> In previous years, SEMA submitted bills to eliminate our existing exemptions 
> for historic cars and such, and to completely eliminate the streetrod 
> category of license plates.  Thankfully, SEMA lost those, with some lobbying 
> help from me and others against SEMAs attempt to restrict the heck out of 
> hotrods and such.
>
> Keep your eyes open with SEMA.  They don't seem to research things much when 
> they go off on a crusade.  And once they are crusading, no facts or existing 
> laws will sway them from their course.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> 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.