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Washington Makes Life Easier For Hot Rodders
May 16, 2011
Washington State has enacted a law that creates new registration classifications for hot rods, custom cars, and replica automobiles. The sponsor of the bill, State Senator Michael Carrell, is a hot rod enthusiast, and the goal is to clarify and expedite the registration and title procedures for custom vehicles.
The problem arises because every state's Department of Motor Vehicles is set up to process standard cars from standard automakers. When someone brings in a custom creation, there's no standard Vehicle ID number and the car needs to be inspected to make sure it's safe to operate on the roads. For example, does the car have seat belts? If the car is based on a 1932 Ford chassis, but someone has dropped in a modern fuel-injected engine, what emissions standards apply to the car? The new law creates several classifications for custom and one-off automobiles. The classifications generally break down so that a car is classed as the year and model that it is intended to represent. So, to pick a popular example, a kit car that resembles a 1965 Ford Shelby Cobra will be titled and registered and treated just like a 1965 Ford Shelby Cobra. The practical effect of this law is to smooth out the headaches and paperwork hassles for collectors and automotive artists in Washington and provide some guidance for DMV officials - and that's a good thing for everyone concerned.
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The problem arises because every state's Department of Motor Vehicles is set up to process standard cars from standard automakers. When someone brings in a custom creation, there's no standard Vehicle ID number and the car needs to be inspected to make sure it's safe to operate on the roads. For example, does the car have seat belts? If the car is based on a 1932 Ford chassis, but someone has dropped in a modern fuel-injected engine, what emissions standards apply to the car? The new law creates several classifications for custom and one-off automobiles. The classifications generally break down so that a car is classed as the year and model that it is intended to represent. So, to pick a popular example, a kit car that resembles a 1965 Ford Shelby Cobra will be titled and registered and treated just like a 1965 Ford Shelby Cobra. The practical effect of this law is to smooth out the headaches and paperwork hassles for collectors and automotive artists in Washington and provide some guidance for DMV officials - and that's a good thing for everyone concerned.
