BBR's 83GT - 552 BBF version 3.0 (at least)

[Tazracing]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Wow, Hagerty Insurance and Texas Antique Vehicle plates FTW!

Hagerty Insurance is only $139/yr for this thing.

Texas Antique Vehicle plates = no state inspection/registration and no front plate.

;D ;D

read the fine print.

[BBR]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

I did.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

some states (like Washington) say you can have collector plates if the car is for parades only (and commuting to and from the parade). There is an exception that allows people to drive their cars to "tune" their cars in situations outside of parades.... I guess it depends on your definition of honesty that would say whether or not you use the loophole.


nope, my moral compass says no; so I pay the 45/ year rather than the one-time $75 fee .... but then again, we know where my moral compass bends (after all, I'm a lawyer).

[BBR]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

These are limited use plates, parades, club meetings, maintenance, etc, but the general consensus is they are fine as long as you don't use it for a daily driver.

[BetterWithBoost]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

I've heard of insurers requesting a photo of the odometer with date/time stamp
for verification of "limited use"... My 'limited use' vehicle has a non-working ODO,
so i could care less. NC doesn't work like TX, unfortunately. There's only 3 stages
of vehicle use: Over 12K/yr, 3-12K/yr, under 3K/yr. I wish we had the true limited
use like MI and WA had... CHEAP insurance for the toys ;D

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

These are limited use plates, parades, club meetings, maintenance, etc, but the general consensus is they are fine as long as you don't use it for a daily driver.

lol... let's analyze this for a moment..... you'll never drive that beast in a parade unless you plan on a power push or a power tow when it loads up and won't restart; I see club meetings at the local dragstrip; maintenance (see 1st comment and next comment); the general consensus won't pay your ticket (or bail you out of jail) when a cop sees your car and decides you're going to be the example for weekly news...

did I mention that last week I had a cop getting all excited while driving the other direction until he saw my licence plate on the dash? she actually looked disappointed (which is 5 shades of awesome in my book) and my car only looks like a racecar, only slower.

[Tom Slick]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

I'm guessing all the boxes are unpacked by now and we should be hearing more soon?

How's the new garage?

[BBR]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Haha. Negative.

Painter is still painting, and I am still doing home upgrades. Garage is still full of furniture, etc. Bought all new appliances on Saturday. Still licking my wounds from that one and will be for a while. Yikes.

Got my fuel pressure regulator in to do the quickie replumb the fuel system. After that, it needs exhaust because it is waaaaay LOUD.

;D

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Life getting in the way of projects (or in this case, furniture). However, making wife happy first is like banking happiness for future needs.

[Tazracing]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Wow, Hagerty Insurance and Texas Antique Vehicle plates FTW!

Hagerty Insurance is only $139/yr for this thing.

Texas Antique Vehicle plates = no state inspection/registration and no front plate.

;D ;D

whats the agreed value you insuring it at..
my 7-10 is with grundy..
normal plate, no mile limits, must have another car d.d. in your name and garaged..

racing is not covered..
I have 10k agreed value at 298.oo a year..
questions they asked was ,, engine family as stock..
h.p. as stock
I'd go back and ask more questions..
my putting a 454 in my truck was o.k because the trucks came with 402's .
my monty SS dropping a bbc in was a big ????? mark on what it cost to the same type coverage..

[BBR]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Agreed value was $5k.

I told them it had a big block, a roll bar and was going to be raced occasionally. Even sent them pics of the car and motor.

Buickguy -> It not only makes the wife happy, but having a nice house makes me happy. I'll probably own the house far longer than any project car.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Kind of a shocker on the Goliath end, but I didn't even do specialty insurance. Went right to the "normal" insurance company and stated the value of the thing at $5k. I'm in for $275 per year. They did raise an eyebrow when getting the quote after asking the model and I said C50.

I'll have real live plates in my hand tomorrow.

[/hijack] :D

Brian

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

Brian - there is a huge difference between big insurance company "stated" value, and Hagerty "agreed" value.

with stated what you tell the insurance company what you think it's worth; and they rate the policy based on that number... if you wreck, they will pay you no more than the stated value.

Agreed value, the cost to fix exceeds the agreed value, that is the check amount they cut to you.

Run away from stated value, it's a scam.

[mike343sharpstick]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

It is interesting how each state has different "occasional" use plates.
In WI we have a few, but what I have is called a collector plate, no yearly renewal fee and the only limitations are that it can't be used from Dec to March (or something like that), and needs to be a minimum of 20 years old.

[Tom Slick]

Re: BBR's 545 83GT..... it is alive

25 years old here buys Antique plates and inspection immunity. I read it pretty close and it's pretty ambiguous. I'd be iffy on the antique plates myself, but that's just me. The biggest issue would "interpretation"... I think if you're not on the way to work, most cases you are okay. Even then, it's a matter of if's.

Honestly, it gets down to the money. You pay your taxes, and the cops know what neighborhood you live in. Judging from the quality of build, James' general attitude, and the neighborhood he's in, he's probably okay unless he just whipped the judges kid's 'vette in a street race.

:-\

Ultimately, as with everything, it is still up to the fuzz.