Question for PA stangers

[GT89Mustang]

I also posted this in the regional forums but i figured i woulld get more views here.

Im moving from NJ to PA this summer and im planning to try and get my 89 registered as a classic. Ive been reading the state dmv website and basically it says the car has to be in good condition and mostly stock. Right now it has shorty headers and still has cats. Before i move out there im putting on Lt's and an o/r h-pipe. My main questions are:

Should I have any problems getting it registered with some mods.

The site says that cars registered as classics are emission exempt for visual and the sniffer test but, will it have to be tested before it is given the registration?

Thanks :SNSign:

 

[red89stanggt]

What part of pa are you moving to? In order to get those tags the car has to appear to be completely stock from the exterior, no different tail pipes, hoods, wheels, stickers, etc.

 

[GT89Mustang]

Im moving to union county. The only thing not stock about the exterior is a set of draglites, think ill have a problem?

 

[red89stanggt]

You might.. Unless the person does not know what the stock wheels looked like..

 

[Rick 91GT]

They look like 10 holes to me

 

[RsStanG1987]

Your car has to be more then 20years old.. so dont count on it in pA.. And i belive you can only put x number of miles on it a year also..

 

[BlownStangGT]

Yeah there is millage restrictions and stuff like that also

 

[GT89Mustang]

Your car has to be more then 20years old.. so dont count on it in pA.. And i belive you can only put x number of miles on it a year also..

I think its 15yrs old for classical, and your only allowed to put 5k or so on it per year, which in no big deal thats about all i drive it anyway.

 

[87GTSnake]

All the info you need.... click

 

[GT89Mustang]

All the info you need.... click

Thanks, ive read most of what I could find, was trying to get feedback from people who have gone through the process, what mods they had etc.

 

[RsStanG1987]

I think its 15yrs old for classical, and your only allowed to put 5k or so on it per year, which in no big deal thats about all i drive it anyway.

No Im pretty sure its 20 or i would of had one last year.. And they check your car out pretty good and you have to mail pictures and whatnot..

 

[89-notchback]

i think its 20 for classic and 25 for antique, i might get a collectable tag for mine, but then it puts the title as and R title which is reconstructed title, which doesn't bother me cuase i will have the car for a long time, pretty sure with colectable tag you do not need emissions, but you have to take all kinds of pictures and they are very picky.

 

[GT89Mustang]

If you look under the definition for classic it says 15 years.

http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/fact_sheets/fs-ant.pdf

 

[87lc2]

Not worth it if you drive the car at all...I have one of my Buicks under classic here in Bucks County, and i can basically never drive the damn thing. The actual rules(from what i was told when i got the tags) is that it can only be driven to and from shows or cruises, MUST be stored in a garage in order to get classic insurance, and cannot be driven at night. Other people may have heard different, but this is what i was told by my insurance company and from what i hear they stick to it pretty strictly. So you can lie and drive it whenever, store it wherever, but if something happens, like a theft or hit and run, they WILL NOT COVER IT!! I have friends that have been screwed by this, its reall not worth it in the long run, especially if you like to drive and enjoy the car. btw, i use Grundy classic insurance

 

[Shorti2]

Also, if u register it as an antique or classic, you cannot drive it to work, lol. Not sure how they would find out if you did. But its just one of PA's silly conditions.

-short

 

[RsStanG1987]

If you look under the definition for classic it says 15 years.

http://www.dot10.state.pa.us/pdotforms/fact_sheets/fs-ant.pdf

You read that al you want and go try to get the tag.. They wouldnt give them to me and told me that it had to be 20years maybe they changed it but i doubt it..

 

[GT89Mustang]

I might just say forget it then, insurance is supposedly going to be only $25 a month, the only real upside to the classic registration is no visual emissions inspection. I guess ill just run cats.

 

[gcwh02]

So you have to have a completely stock body? thats sucks. Aren't there old hot rods with antique/classic insurance with cowl hoods and draglites? Correct me if I'm wrong. Is there any other alternative to getting cheap insurance without going this route?

 

[GT89Mustang]

I might just say forget it then, insurance is supposedly going to be only $25 a month, the only real upside to the classic registration is no visual emissions inspection. I guess ill just run cats.