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> they waive certain modern safety regulations That's not how replica cars work. It's not like anyone in Nascar actually races a stock Toyota Camry -- those ar
by Rumudiez 6y ago
> they waive certain modern safety regulations
That's not how replica cars work. It's not like anyone in Nascar actually races a stock Toyota Camry -- those are just silhouettes and that's how replicas turn out as well. Visually similar, but completely gutted as soon as you open it up.
- dmurray 6y agoAnd yet...that is what the NHTSA are doing here, and that's what Congress explicitly directed them to do. They decided to "exempt from section 30112(a) of this [safety regulation] not more than 500 replica motor vehicles per year that are manufactured or imported by a low volume manufacturer" [0] so long as the manufacturer registers correctly for the program, affixes the correct stickers, etc. Some classic "silhouettes" will just be incompatible with modern safety regulations: perhaps there's no room for a side airbag, or the shape of the grille is more lethal to pedestrians than modern cars are allowed. [0] https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2675/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2675...