Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the House on November 27, 2007, to define and authorize a separate registration category for street rods and custom vehicles, which would include certain vehicles over 25 years old owned solely as a collector's item and which are not used for general daily transportation, but only for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, and similar use. The cars would be exempt from certain vehicle regulations, but would have to meet safety standards developed by the street rod and custom vehicle communities and acceptable to the Secretary of State. They would be subject to the same flat $30 annual registration fee that “historic vehicles” must pay under current law

The vote was 107 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting

(House Roll Call 105 at House Journal 19)

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I have a 33 year old car that is registered as Original Plate Non-Expiring. I paid for this registration years ago and will not pay $100 more to the State of michigan under this Bill. What can they do if I already have this registration? If this bill is passed it should apply to vehicles registered after it's effective date

Does this include motorcycles?

This bill is explicitly written for custom built vehicles and should not change your current or new registration of a production built classic or antique vehicle. I have two vehicles registered similarly as the above poster. Example - This bill relates to someone who would build a 69 Camaro clone using a Dynacorn replacement body / chassis. If you are registering an original 69 Camaro with a Chevrolet VIN this bill does not apply to you.

why? why have a 'special' category for 'custom' custom cars unless you plan on taxing them at a higher (different)rate? this is unfair and unnecesary. folk are alredy registeringa their vehicles, so no 'enforcement' issues exist, they are legally driving them, so no 'hazards' exist. the vehicles are not 'unsafe' per se, so no 'safety' issues exist. there is no other reason, other than to pay lansing more money to pass this bill.

You are right. This law will raise the "fees" for these "special" vehicles because everybody knows that only the evil rich own these things. A good dem/socialist will always seek to punish success. This will give the behemouth state slug more money with which to buy votes from idiots.

This bill has been changed quite a bit since introduction, and its defects have been remedied. It clarifies the issuing of titles for street rods, custom cars, and most especially kit and replica cars. It also allows these cars to be registered, at the owner's option, in the same manner as historic vehicles, and at the same price: $30 for 10 years. Such registrations are usable only for parades, shows, and car-club and similar events. This is a massive discount from usual registration taxes which are around a third of a percent of the new-vehicle price per year. If a kit-car owner wishes to use his vehicle for daily transportation, he or she may buy an ordinary plate at the usual price. This was not possible under this bill as introduced. I don't know why SEMA did not see that this bill was written properly at introduction, but as far as I can see, it's okay now. Kit-car and street-rod builders should make sure the Senate passes this before December.