On Mar 4, 2006, at 11:43 PM, Carl Dershem wrote:
Noel Stoutenburg wrote:
Actually the '68 bug is probably illegal because it does not and can
not meet current emission standards. Yugo, anyone?
But my understanding is that under U.S. law, vehicles need only meet
the emission standards in place in the year in which they were built,
so that a 68 Beetle is still legal to drive, without any added
controls.
Not here in California. Cars over a certain age, if properly
maintained, can have "grandfather clauses" applied to them, but in
general, modern emissions standards must be applied. So a 1927
Duesenberg (drool!) would be OK as-is, but a 1965 VW Bug would not
pass.
Here in PA, the '65 VW would have to have at least $140.00 of work done
trying to bring it up to standard after each failed inspection--but if
it then still flunked (as of course it would) it would be legal to
drive in that condition, at least until the next mandated inspection.
Amounts to a $140 annual tax on old fume-belchers. My mother's '83
Volvo wagon falls into this category...
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/
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