If you have a historic plate on your car in Arizona, i thought it would not have to be smog inspected I got the plate because my 68 chevy truck, that is in progress, and a hassel to get it ready for the test each year, to keep it regestered and insured, bring it home and take it apart again, to continue working on it. (I always passed by the way) Just wondering if enyone else with the historic plate has had to get the test. just wondering.............
That's unusual that AZ goes so far back for smog testing. Even California changed their requirement for '66 to '75 a few years ago.
You can get classic insurance for it, so long as you meet the insurance requirements, and bypass the smog stuff that way. New law that was enacted last year.
Yes...Collector Car Insurance is your answer....I have a 70 Chevy C-10 and got tired of the same crap...Hagarty, Grundy..etc...reach an agreed value with the company and your set....
The collector insurance angle is great. I've got it on my o/t '93 Mustang Cobra, and now I don't have to watch some klutzy kid fight the five speed and nearly drive the 500HP car off the rollers. So cool. -KK
Thanks for the advice, I knew you guys would give the stright skinny....... From what I have been told by my insurance lady, is that it has to be in the finished state, before they will call it a "collector car" Im almost there, getting close to paint. but the interior is out of it and to smog it will have to install the seats and windows.....than take them back out to finish the paint prep
If its not done, why don't you de-register it for now? Its easy, and you can register it later real easy. You don't have to surrender the plate or the title
Parts of Pima county, and parts of Maricopa county. I'm a licensed state inspector here in Pima county.
1965 and newer have to go through emissions. At least here in Maricopa County. Historic plates aren't much different from personalized plates if I remember correctly. I think its $25 bucks a year for personal or copper plates. I have the new style AZ plate with tags showing good until June of 2011 just to satisfy the HOA. DMV will de-register your ride and as long as you don't operate it on pubic roads the insurance requirment is waived. Its a simple form that takes about eight seconds to fill out and like 50Chev said, its easy to get it legal when its ready. If you keep your project in the driveway like I do, I would recommend letting your insurance agent know its there and they can include it in your homeowners policy, my guy said it was covered already, but its smart to check into it.
Did that change recently? I have had several 65/66 Fords that I never had to take in when I lived in Phx.
I can't quote the law, but over the years a few DMV employees and Police officers have made 1964 stick in my head as the "cut of year". I remember being mad as Hell when my turbo'd '66 bug couldn't pass the sniffer back around 98 or 99. I'm sure any minute someone will throw down a link to the exact statute.
1967 is the cutoff, '67 and newer have to get smogged. http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/vei/tested.html -KK
Wouldn't that be nice! I have my two trucks covered under collector insurance. One needs to be smog checked due to its year, but is exempt due to the collector insurance. The other is exempt due to year. Only one is currently drivable, most 'home' insurances do not cover any damage to your car if it is damaged while in garage (fire etc), so keeping them covered is a neccesary evil IMO. My collector insurance only wanted an estimate of value and a few photos to get my policy going. I pay just under 200 per year for great comp coverage.
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