Antique plates Pennsylvania

[stupidboy]

Thinking maybe getting antique plate on my bronco,
whats the good the bad and the ugly about them?

 

[Bitch'nBronco]

I skipped them because most states antique plates limit milage or usage types or both. If you want to just drive your bronco to events/maintenance appointments then they're the way to go but if you want to drive it all the time then I'd go with regular plates. They're cheaper because they expect you to use the public roads less frequently than a regular plate.

 

[BGBronco]

I had them in KY. Mine is a daily driver and wasn't worried about the mileage / restricted usage limitation. Cheaper but the tag was so ugly I went back to the standard plates.

 

[jmhend]

Thinking maybe getting antique plate on my bronco,
whats the good the bad and the ugly about them?

Pat, I think the issues that you may have are the minimal miles that you can drive per year.


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[abn373]

If your Bronco is the one in your icon, it won't qualify for antique plates in PA unless they have changed the law. It used to be you had to send all 4 sides photos and it had to be very much stock, it is possible it has changed since I lived there. Also there was no night driving, etc

 

[Dude 713]

I run antique plates on my 70 Bronco here in Pa. If you go to Pa Department of transportation website you can read the rules to running antique plates. It says nothing about not being able to drive at night, nothing about how many miles you can drive it and how would they know when you don't ever have to renew your registration and they don't require state inspection? The only draw back I can think of is that you are only supposed to drive to car events and can drive once a week for pleasure. I drive the shit out of mine and have never been questioned. They can't stop you from driving it to body shop or for service so if you are stopped you can always say you are taking it to have it looked at for whatever reason.
As far as sending pictures you don't have to do that anymore. My Bronco is far from stock and I have two buddies that are running pro street cars with antique plates. If you drive sensible I don't think you will have any problems.

 

[stupidboy]

I went with the standard pa registration.

 

[jmhend]

I went with the standard pa registration.

I did the same thing. Pretty boring. Sorry

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[amfw]

Not sure what state you are in, but some states (like MA where I am at) offer "year of manufacture" plates. They don't limit usage or mileage. Basically you buy a vintage plate from your state and for the year of your vehicle and get them approved at the RMV. I think you have to renew them every year and pay an extra 25 bucks or something. Its worth looking into. My amazing girlfriend heard me talking about it and got me some sweet 1974 MA plates for my bronco. Im working on my inspection sticker first, then I will tackle those

https://www.mass.gov/doc/applicatio...ar-of-manufacture-registration-plate/download

 

[amfw]

Not sure what state you are in,

lol, just saw the topic again and I see you're in PA. coffee isn't kicked in yet! Looks like PA offers something similar.
https://www.dmv.pa.gov/VEHICLE-SERVICES/Registration Plates/Pages/Vintage.aspx

 

[myclsic69]

Pa. is not as strict as before, the night deal was for cars like model T's and such that did not have adequate lighting,
Unless it's a daily driver,( my 2 cents,) go with the antique tags, It's a 1 time cost, no yearly registration or inspection.
works well for what I do.

 

[svastano]

I went with Classic plates in PA on my 77. No restrictions but still have to get inspection each year,