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Don that really really looks great! I would never have picked that color in a million years but it just seems to fit the car.



“…..I have often wondered how difficult it was to purchase cars from across states…..”

Mark, that’s a question that really takes about 50 volumes to answer and continually changes. Each state makes its own rules and none of them are exactly the same. Depending on where a person lives there can be up to 3 major hoops a person may have to jump thru to be able to register/get plates for the vehicle and be able to drive it.

Title Transfer: All states have their own unique title. Even if you currently own the car, if you move to a different state, when you establish a new residence there you are required to transfer title to that state and meet their requirements just as if you had bought a car from out of state. There are some states however that after a car reaches a certain age only required you to have a bill of sale or registration certificate to transfer ownership. When transferring a title on a vehicle coming out of state, most states require a VIN inspection. Depending on how the state law is written this is where problems can arise if there has been a frame change and the paperwork doesn’t match.

Safety Inspection: Some states require a minimal one time only safety inspection when transferring when a car in from out of state (lights, tires, glass, brakes etc). Other states still require an annual (or other time frame) safety inspection. Again depending on the state and the inspector modified cars can run into issues in this area as some states require fenders and other don’t, some states still enforce bumper height laws and on and on. Some states don’t require the inspection at all.

Emissions inspections: Finally there is the dreaded emission inspection. This requirement not only varies from state to state but can also vary within the state itself. In Arizona for instance, in you live in the Phoenix or Tucson areas annual/Bi-annual emissions testing is required, but if you live outside those areas it is not. Many states drop the emission testing requirement based on the age of the vehicle, which is where how a vehicle is titled can become a major issue i.e. is it a 1933 Ford (exempt) or a 2014 Ford (requires emission testing).

A lesson I learned long ago is if you have a question actually go down to DMV and ask the inspector before you buy the car (and be prepared for an answer you don’t want to hear). That being said I have personally found it not really too bad where I’m at…..no safety or emission testing and title transfers reasonably easy to do…..as long as you know what’s expected.


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Originally Posted by Scooting

Ride better than your roadsters? You need a rainstorm blowing sideways at the windows to really enjoy it. I bet it is nice.

Of course with the longer wheelbase and ind f/e, it does Ray.
But it still doesn't give ya the "Smiles per Mile" of a roadster
Too cushy 4 me

That color reminds me of an "old skool" Maple Candy that my Grandfather loved so much. Vive la Difference.

Very Nice!!!

Thank you so much for your indepth reply Mike. My Mum will be enjoying her eightieth on the 23 rd of this month and her Doctor was so pleased with how I'm caring for her that I only have to take her to the Doc bi-annually now instead of every three months so I pray she has many years in her yet but my intentions of selling up and coming across to LA to purchase a Hot Rod to travel up,down and across your amazing country is still at the top of my bucket list so wondered about the difficulties I may have in driving a fenderless car across the State lines etc.
Sorry to high jack your thread Don with my ramblings.

Too cushy 4 me Don, Tuff old Dude, aren't you?
wondered about the difficulties I may have in driving a fenderless car across the State lines Mark, who you gonna ask if not the old Dude that has gone coast to coast flipping rain 20 feet in the air and laughing all the time.

Well Henry went through the Virginia routine and so did I about two years ago. Basically the states seem to use the Federal Laws to generate revenue taxes for the state. In my case I had Rodger Spears on my case and now I understand he had a rough experience in Kansas but actually I went through all the hoops and paid almost $700 for taxes on parts purchased out of Virginia (mostly Speedway) and then when the State Trooper came to look at the car and attached the special vehicle plate he was quite friendly. His comment was that he was mainly experienced in checking out retitled wrecks pieced together in the D.C. area so he was friendly and courteous and liked my car.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

".....wondered about the difficulties I may have in driving a fenderless car across the State lines......"

Generally speaking if a car is legally titled/registered and legal in one state it is granted the right of pass thru and won't be bothered going thru other states.

That being said every once in a while you run into an overzealous cop who just don't like hot rods ........ask me how I know


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Have driven fenderless cars in all of the 48 states in my years of travelin across the U S and never had a problem.
Except for a few who would stop me in the middle of no where just to talk and look @ the car, with a reminder to slow it down a little.
What's wrong with cruzin @ 85 when there isn't another car in sight for miles/ Guess they were just bored !!!!!!!!!

I agree with Don and Mike. With a street rod, the chances of having problems with the law for a fenderless care are pretty remote. Unfortunately, here are some officers who are very picky, having a bad day, or are working in a jurisdiction that's after the revenue.

The most common issue in some states seems to be to be window tint.

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

I agree with Don and Mike. With a street rod, the chances of having problems with the law for a fenderless care are pretty remote. Unfortunately, here are some officers who are very picky, having a bad day, or are working in a jurisdiction that's after the revenue.

The most common issue in some states seems to be to be window tint.

Here in Kansas we had a State Trooper pull over a nice '34 Ford Pickup running Antique tags, but very obviously a street rod with modern power train and tasteful bling. He claimed "failure to signal a lane change" as justification for the stop (bogus), but then wrote a ticket for "improper registration" and told the fellow he had 30 days to go to the DMV and get his registration straightened out, and new "non-Antique" tags. The times are changing, guys, whether you believe it or not....

Originally Posted by rspears

Here in Kansas we had a State Trooper pull over a nice '34 Ford Pickup running Antique tags, but very obviously a street rod with modern power train and tasteful bling. He claimed "failure to signal a lane change" as justification for the stop (bogus), but then wrote a ticket for "improper registration" and told the fellow he had 30 days to go to the DMV and get his registration straightened out, and new "non-Antique" tags. The times are changing, guys, whether you believe it or not....

Roger,

I'm sure that ticket and new registration cost him a pretty penny. Kansas is absolutely one of the worst for street rodders. I think I suggested you move before you started a project.

Only sure of Misery laws, but around here with antique plates you are only allowed Holiday and weekends with only 1500 miles per year and you must keep your log book up to date.

Originally Posted by rspears

Here in Kansas we had a State Trooper pull over a nice '34 Ford Pickup running Antique tags, but very obviously a street rod with modern power train and tasteful bling. He claimed "failure to signal a lane change" as justification for the stop (bogus), but then wrote a ticket for "improper registration" and told the fellow he had 30 days to go to the DMV and get his registration straightened out, and new "non-Antique" tags. The times are changing, guys, whether you believe it or not....

Like they say @ the Auctions "SOLD< SOLD<SOLD "

Originally Posted by HWORRELL

Only sure of Misery laws, but around here with antique plates you are only allowed Holiday and weekends with only 1500 miles per year and you must keep your log book up to date.

In Kansas, antiques must be antiques, period. From the Dept. of Revenue: "Vehicle must be at least 35 model years old or older, and not be altered or modified from the original manufacturer’s model, except for safety components. (Vehicles which are 35 years old and have been made into street rods and/or hot rods are no longer antique vehicles)."