My advice would be (1) Register your vehicle with antique plates. Any
vehicle over 25 years old qualifies. Plates are $50 for 5 years. (2)
Get antique insurance. (3) Get it inspected. (4) Park it where it can't
be seen and put a car cover over it, if possible.
Royce
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On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 23:30:19 -0700 (PDT) Jumpmaster
<the_real_jumpmaster@yahoo.com> writes:
> Need your opinions, folks...
>
> While this particular situation doesn't specifically
> apply to a military vehicle, it can. It almost did
> before when the city was harassing me about my M38A1.
> Now, they're trying to harass me about my '68 Mustang.
> My theory is that someone in the city government has
> seen it and is trying to confiscate it for their own
> personal use.
>
> I would like opinions on the interpretation of the
> following definition of "junk motor vehicle". The way
> I read it is apparently contrary to what the city
> believes it says. The code enforcement goon that has
> been continually harassing me over the past 5 years
> has asked me to demonstrate the vehicle is operational
> and I have done so. This time, she said she didn't
> care if it was operational and that it needed to have
> either a valid inspection sticker or registration or
> they would tag and tow it.
>
> SNIP>
> > T. Bloxom
> 1985 M1009 CUCV
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> (1) Junked Motor Vehicle means any motor vehicle as
> defined in Article 4477-9a, Texas Revised Civil
> Statutes, as amended:
>
> (a) that is inoperative; and
>
> (b) that does not have lawfully affixed to it either
> an unexpired license plate or a valid motor vehicle
> safety inspection certificate, that is wrecked,
> dismantled, partially dismantled, or discarded, or
> that remains inoperable for a continuous period of
> more than forty-five (45) days.
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