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[bullitA9X]

Hi wildwogz for a car in s.a to be passed on historic registration you must be a member of a car club that has historic registration laws!! it must be the way it came from factory with a few exceptions stereo cd player is fine,period mags are now ok but different paint colour and different gearbox is a no go!! it must match the compliance plates in every way from paint colour,engine size,to gearbox, even the trim colour must match so our torana club HTC would not pass it hard it may seem but we are only enforcing the laws that are given to us!! now people say join a different car club ect,ect true some other club may pass it but you will be driving around in a car thats not legal and the club that passes it can cop a big fine and loose there historic licence rights!! also your insurance will be void if they find your car is on historic but its been modified and you make a claim!! now there is a movement between s.a car clubs to get modified historic registration which means modified cars will have the same rights of historic registration as standard cars how far away this new modified scheme is nobody knows for sure!! hope this helps you understand the historic laws here in s.a

[kingsly]

bullitljv8 what about seasonal? What do the conditions of the seasonal mean?

regards

[bullitA9X]

bomber you may be able to do whatever you want to your car but you can only drive them on club sanctioned runs is that right??? in s.a on historic we can drive 90 times a year where ever and when ever we want just fill your log book out and away you go we can drive anywhere in australia no other state has that we have the best historic registration in australia imho!!

kingsly seasonal registration only means you can rego it for three months or more leave it unregistered for 3 months or more and next time you rego it you wont be charged a late fee thats all but if you rego it within the 3 month period you will be charged a late fee!!

Edited by bullitljv8, 22 November 2010 - 03:37 PM.

[bullitA9X]

Needing to have the original colour is a bit harsh. But they need to draw the line somewhere.

exactly chopper they need to draw the line somewhere if you where to pass a car that wasnt the right colour then you would open up a whole can of worms as the next person will want different engine passed the next will want a b&m shifter passed and so on and so on which goes against the whole priciple it was introduced for!!

now dont get me wrong i would love to be able to pass modified cars as my LJ GTR 5 LITRE gets regoed 6 months of the year and i get to drive it roughly 7 to 8 times in that period and at $450 for 6 months rego and only drive it 7 or 8 times that sucks but thats tough luck!! and if the modified law that there trying to get passed here in s.a jepordises the current historic in any way then i hope they just leave it alone!!

Edited by bullitljv8, 22 November 2010 - 04:29 PM.

[rexy]

Victoria allows "period era modifications". This has allowed some pretty wild things to appear on CH plates.
Even better, if you are polite and dont behave like a tool you can get a wildly modified torana accepted to the street rod program.
Lots of grey zone in the usage rules and the reality is as long as you arent being stupid you are left alone by the fuzz.
R

[bullitA9X]

rexy how do the laws in vic work in relation to how many times you can drive it each year and does it have to be a club run??

Edited by bullitljv8, 22 November 2010 - 04:41 PM.

[rexy]

You are allowed use for organised activities and (the big grey zone) preparation of the vehicle/servicing/similar. Use is essentially unlimited. As above, if you act sensibly you dont get hassled regardless of where and when you are driving. Behave like a tool and you are gone.
The street rod program in particular is very discretionary and if they think you look like an idiot or are a "bit young" in your attitude you dont get in. Just as it should be in my opinion.
Vic is looking (STILL!) at going to the SA style 45 or 90 day unrestricted use logbook as they recognise the difficulty for all of the grey zone described above.

How does a big tunnel ram on your hatch sound - there is at least one on CH plates in vic!

[bullitA9X]

thanks for the reply rexy you would love the s.a style rego in vic i think it should be australia wide im with you though on people acting like tools but unfortunately we dont know until its too late sometimes!! but i dont know of anybody thats had there historic cancelled!!

as i said above if your a member of a club and your car fits the criteria your on club rego its that simple!!


as for the modified historic i wont be holding my breath as its been in the pipeline for years!!

[Potta]

Good luck mate would hate to see you have to sell it.

[bullitA9X]

original colour??? how is that possible when original paint had lead in it and the colour is visibly different to whats available now?
for instance bermuda green old style is different to new.

here in s.a we tip the lead in m8 to keep it original paint ROTFLMAO

we mean the original plate coulour of the car not what the paint is made from jesus as if that were a requirement there would be 5 cars on historic very few have there original lead paint

Edited by bullitljv8, 25 November 2010 - 08:34 AM.

[bullitA9X]

I know its a old thread, but I thought I should update. I ended up getting registration approved through the Holden Torana Club here in SA. The only 2 things in the car I was recommended to change was the chrome shifter and the chrome air cleaner. The process was amazing smooth (even ended up getting the rego before Christmas), and I'm looking forward to a HTC cruise

hey wildwogz who was it that came and did your historic mate???