Don, sing praises. PA changed their streetrod rules last year, no need for a hood, fenders or bumpers! I have been running bumperless (front) for so long I had forgotten that I was illegal. Never had a problem with state inspection, though! Thanks to the great group of rodders working with PennDot to get things changed


Wow, this is absolutely unbelievable. Pennsylvania has now accepted cars with no fenders and hoods? I'm floored. When I lived there (up until 1982) you could get pulled over for ANY modification, if the cop wanted to be a p*****.

I had Olds Fiesta spinners on a '56 Ford, and the cop was debating whether to ticket me because they looked like "those things Ben Hur had on his Chariot wheels, and are probably dangerous to bystanders." I kid you not. Pa. was full of Barney Fife types, especially in the small borourghs.

I considered setting up a phoney residence in Ohio because they had no fender laws, but I was told I could be ticketed once I drove back across the State line, so I passed on that idea.

I'm really happy for you rodders still living there.


Don