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Comment by defrost

5 days ago

1990 AU Ford Falcon family here - still in near showroom condition (well, looks good but has a scratch and a minor ding) with ~ 600,000 km on the clock.

> when the antique needs maintenance.

You're talking about all the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, et al cars, tracks and tractors that litter our district? Yeah - there are a lot of them in this part of the world.

All the farmers love the bleeding edge gear and are getting into AgBot boom sprayers, etc - but they still can't shake a love of keeping the really old stuff going - pimped up rat-trucks abound and we rebuilt an old Alice Chambers tractor ourselves two years back.

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AlotOfReading  5 days ago

"Antique" is a term for any vehicle that meets the local criteria for antique vehicle registration [0], usually older than 25-30 years. Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique_vehicle_registration

  • defrost  5 days ago

    > Your falcon is in the same club as those older vehicles now.

    No, it isn't - you missed:

      In Australia, the rules for antique vehicle registration vary between states.

    I am well aware that the vehicle I own and drive is normally registered as a normal vehicle and is not treated as an antique.

    What we do have, here in W.Australia, is a limited usage "Classics" rego for vehicles 30 years or older.

    Reduced rates for enforced (but how??) reduced usage:

      The owners must also be a financial member of a Department of Transport (DoT) approved motoring club.

  a 1991 Holden Commodore would drop from $867.55 to $171.30 per year

  Vehicles in the scheme are only able to be driven on public roads for a maximum of 90 days per annum.

    Classics (not antiques!) are beloved cars kept road ready but only occassionally used on public roads.

    * https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Cook-Labor...

    * https://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/concessions/classi...